Garment

[O. Fr. garnement; Fr. garni ment-garnir, to deck, to furnish.] Any article of clothing, as a coat, gown, . -pl. Clothing in general; as, cast-off garments. Gar'mouth, a seaport of Scotland, co. Moray, at the mouth of the Spey, 35 m. N.W. of Aberdeen, and 7 N.Ε. of Elgin; pop . 897. Garnavil'lo, or Gar'naville, in Iowa , a post township of Clayton co., about 45 m. N. W. of Dubuque. Gar'ner, n. [Fr. grenier; Lat. granaria , a place where corn is kept, from granum , a grain, a small kernel: Sp. granéro . See GRANARY.] A granary; a place for storing grain. -r. a. To store for preservation, as in a garner or granary. Gar'net, n. [Fr. gren at ; It. granata , from the resemblance of its small red crystals to the seeds of the pomegranate.] ( Min ) A mineral, of which there are several varieties, all of which are silicates of different bases. Crystals, rhombic dodecahedra. Lustre, vitreous. Color, red, brown, yellow, white, green, black, varying with the compositions. The following varieties or sub-species are named: Gro ularite ( q . v.), or lime-alumina G.; Pyrope (q. v.), or magnesia-alumina G.; Almandite ( q . v.), or iron-alumina G .; Spe artite ( q . v.), or manganese alumina G .; Andradite, or lime-iron G.; Bredbergite, or lime-magnesia G.; and Ouvarovite ( q . v.), or lime chrome G. Sp. gr . 3-15-4-3. In jewelry, the lighter, clear garnets are often called hyacinths. The deep and 2 Fig . 1121.-GARNET. 1, a detached crystal; 2, portion of rock with imbedded crystals. clear red, like Burgundy wine in shade, is the true precious G , which is either pyrope or almandite. The Latin name cardunculus , from carbo , coal, alludes to the internal fire-like color and reflection. G. is found very common in mica-schist, gnei , chlorite-schist, syenitic gnei , and hornblende. Also in granite, syenite, and sometimes in other rocks. G. occurs in many localities in this country. Pulverized G. is sometimes used as a substitute for emery for cutting gems and polishing metals ard stone. See CARBUNCLE, CINNAMON-STONE. The mineral leucite (q. v.) is sometimes called white G. The G. can be produced artificially. (Naut.) On shipboard, a tackle depending from the mainstay, used in the hoisting in and out of the cargo. Garnetiferous, a . Productive of garnets. Garnetsville, in Ky . , a post-village of Meade co. Gar'nett, in Kansas , a city, cap. of Anderson co., on the A., T. & S. F. and Mo. Pac. R. Rs., 50 m. S. of Lawrence. Pop . (1895) 2,145. Gar'nier-Pagès, Louis ANTOINE, a French politician and historian, B. 1803. He was a commi ion-agent in Paris when the revolution of July, 1830, broke out, and played a conspicuous part at the barricades. Being subsequently elected a deputy, he took his seat in the Chamber on the "Left," occupying himself chiefly with financial and commercial subjects. G.-P. was one of the leaders in the organization of the reform banquets, which preceded the revolution of 1848, at which time he was appointed Mayor of Paris, and was Minister of Finance under the Provisional government. In the latter capacity he had to deal with a financial crisis, and introduced several important reforms; among others, the system of bonded warehouses and dock-warrants. He was elected a member of the Executive Commi ion, and of the Legislative A embly in 1864. G.-P. is the author of L'His to ire del a Revolution de 1848, 8 vols, pub. in 1860-2, and a continuation in 1867. D. 1878.