grazing angle

Fort.: The angle, of 10° or le , of a glacis, at which a shot will not penetrate, but will glance from the surface. grazing-fire, s. Fort .: A fire when the trajectory is low, and the projectile strikes the object, whether vertical or horizontal, at a grazing angle. Used in howitzer batteries in the third parallel, to enfilade the covered way; ricochet fire. grāz-ing (2), pr. par., a. & s. [GRAZE (2), υ.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip. adj.: (See the verb.) C. As substantive : grazioso gra-zi-ō-sō (zas ts), adv. [Ital.] Mus. A sign or direction that the notes or pa age to which it is prefixed must be played with grace and elegance. *grē, *gree, s. [O. Fr. gret , gre ; Fr. gré , from Lat. gratum , neut. sing. of grat us pleasing; Ital. grato.] That which is pleasing; will, pleasure, satisfaction. "Lene me thy grace, for to go at thi gre ." E. Eng. Allit . Poems ; Patience , 347. *gré-a-ble, a. [Mid. Eng. gre; -able .] Agreeable, willing, ready. grease, *grece, *grese, *grees, *gre e, subst . [O. Fr. gre e , grai e : Fr.grai e , from O. Fr. gras , cras; Lat. cra us = thick, fat; Sp. gras a ; Port. graxa ; Ital. gras so .] 1. Ord. Lang .: Animal fat in a soft state; the oily or unctuous part of animal matter of any kind, as tallow, lard, .; especially the fatty matter of land animals, as distinguished from the oily matter of marine animals. "Especially swine's grease , which in old time they used with great ceremonie in religion."- P . Holland: Plinie , bk. xxviii., ch. ix. 2. Min.: A term used in relation to luster; fat quartz has a greasy luster. 3. Farriery : A swelling and inflammation of the legs of a horse, attended with the secretion of oily matter and cracks in the skin. grease-box, 8. IMG:content-0726.png:[blocks in formation] 22. Burdensome, grievous, unfair. "If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?"-1 Corinth . ix. 11. 23. Denoting a step of ascending or descending consanguinity; as, great -grandfather, the father of a grandfather; great -grandson, the son of a grandson, and so on. "I dare not yet affirm for the antiquity of our language, Persiaurreander Rem that our great - great - great grandsire's tongue came out of *B. As adv.: Greatly, very much. ""Tis great like he will." C. As substantive : Shakesp.: Henry VI., Pt. II ., iii. 1. Pilgrim's Progre , pt. ii. 2. Large in number; numerous. "Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves." - Matt . xxvi. 47. 3. Large in amount, extent, or value. "By money and by having grete po e ions." -Chaucer: Tale of Melibeus. which contains the lubricating material. IMG:content-0727.png:[blocks in formation] grease. "Every gaping heir Would gladly grease the rich old bachelor." Dryden: Juvenal, sat. vi. II. Farriery.: To affect with the disease called * To grease in the hand or fist : To bribe. "He betrayed Scythopolis, having been well greased in the fist for his paines." -Usher: Annals (an. 3895). grēaş-er, s . [Eng. greas (e); -er.] 1. One who or that which greases; spec if., a man whose busine it is to see that the wheels of locomotives, carriages, wagons, ., are properly supplied with lubricants. 2. A contemptuous name for a Mexican. grēaş-i-lỹ, adv. [Eng. greasy; -ly.] 1. Lit.: In a greasy manner or state. "He hath followed your Court as faithfully as your spits and dripping-pans have done, and almost as greasily."- Beaum . & Flet.: Woman- Hater , i. 1. "He could make a small town a great city."- Bacon : 5. Large, extensive, or considerable in degree; beyond the common. tues: they naturally border on some imperfection." "But, after all, it is with great parts, as with vir Pope : Homer's Iliad . (Pref.) 6. Considerable or extended in length or duration; of long duration; long-continued. "Thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come."-2 Sam. vii. 19. 7. Marvelous, wonderful, extraordinary, surprising, remarkable. "The works of the Lord are great ."- Psalm cxi. 12. 8. Venerable, adorable, awful. " Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised."-1 Chron . xvi. 25. 9. High in rank or position; distinguished; holding an eminent position in respect of rank, position, mental endowments or requirements; eminent; illustrious. "He had been too great to sink into littlene without a struggle." -Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xxiv. 10. In a bad sense, notorious; as, a great liar. 11. Important; weighty; involving important interests or consequences; serious. "And though this be a great truth, if it be impartially considered, yet it is also a great paradox."- Til lots on . 12. Chief, principal. IMG:content-0728.png:[blocks in formation] 16. Sumptuous, expensive, costly; on an extensive IMG:content-0729.png:[blocks in formation] (2) Smeared or daubed with grease. "His griesie lockes long growen and unbound." Spenser: F. Q., I. ix. 35. (3) Like grease or oil; smooth, oily. "By this means contract a rancid offensive smell, and a greasy nastine ."-Cook: Third Voyage , bk. iv., ch. ii. 21. Hard, difficult. "Beneath the good how far-but far above the great." Gray: Progre of Poesy. 3. Pl .: The great-go, or final examination at Oxford for a degree. [Go, s., 1.] "Both smalls and greats are sufficiently distant to be altogether ignored, if we are that way inclined."-T. Hughes: Tom Brown at Oxford , ch. x. (1) Crabb thus discriminates between great , large, and big: "Large is properly applied to space, extent, and quantity; big denotes great as to expansion or capacity. A house, a room, a heap, a pile, an army, ., is great or large ; an animal or a mountain is great or big . Great is used generally occasionally.' in the improper sense; large and big are used only (2) He thus discriminates between great , grand , in the moral application. Great simply designates and sublime : "These terms are synonymous only extent; grand includes likewise the idea of excellence and superiority. Grand and sublime are both superior to great ; but the former marks the dimension of greatne , the latter designates that of height." ( Crabb : Eng . Synon.) (1) By the great : In the gro ; by the bulk. (2) Greatest common measure : (MEASURE.] great-anteater, s . Zool.: Myrmecophaga jubata. great-armadillo, s. Zool.: Dasypus gigas. great-bear, s. IMG:content-0730.png:[blocks in formation] Bot: The genus San gui sorb a.