=Gallant=, _n._ 1. A man of fashion and pleasure; a fine gentleman. _Arch._ 1. 7. 27; 4. 4. 167. †2. Of a woman: A fashionably attired beauty. 3. 4. 8. =Gallant=, _a._ Loosely, as a general epithet of admiration or praise: Splendid. Cf. _Brave_. Now _rare_. 2. 1. 58. =Gallery=, _n._ 1. A long narrow platform or balcony on the outside of a building. 2. 2. 54. 2. A room for pictures. 2. 5. 13. =Galley-pot=, _n._ [Form of _gallipot_.] ‘A small earthen glazed pot, esp. one used by apothecaries for ointments and medicines.’ _NED._ 4. 4. 47. =Garnish=, _n._ _slang_. ‘Money extorted from a new prisoner, either as drink money for the other prisoners, or as a jailer’s fee. _Obs._ exc. _Hist._’ _NED._ 5. 6. 1 (see note). =Geere=, _n._ [Form of _gear_.] ?Discourse, talk; esp. in depreciatory sense, ‘stuff.’ Or possibly _obs._ form of _jeer_. 1. 6. 99 (see note). =Gentleman=, _n._ ‘A man of gentle birth, or having the same heraldic status as those of gentle birth; properly, one who is entitled to bear arms, though not ranking among the nobility. Now chiefly _Hist._’ _NED._ 3. 1. 1. =Gentleman huisher=, _n._ 3. 4. 43. Same as _Gentleman-vsher_, _q. v._ =Gentleman-vsher=, _n._ A gentleman acting as usher to a person of superior rank. 4. 4. 134. Gentleman huisher. 3. 4. 43. See note 4. 4. 134. =Gentlewoman=, _n._ 1. A woman of gentle birth. 3. 3. 164. 2. A female attendant upon a lady of rank. Now chiefly _Hist._ 5. 1. 26. =Gleeke=, _n._ ‘A game at cards, played by three persons: forty-four cards were used, twelve being dealt to each player, while the remaining eight formed a common “stock.”’ _NED._ Phr. _three peny Gleeke_. 5. 2. 31. =Glidder=, _v._ _Obs._ exc. _dial._ To glaze over. 4. 4. 47. =Globe=, _n._ The name of a play-house; hence, used as a generic term for a play-house. 3. 3. 26. =Go=, _v._ Phrases. 1. _Goe on_: as an expression of encouragement, Come along! advance! 3. 5. 27. 2. _Goe with_: Agree with. 4. 4. 133. =God b’w’you= [God be with you], _Phr._ Good-bye. 1. 6. 223. =Godwit=, _n._ A marsh-bird of the genus Limosa. Formerly in great repute, when fattened, for the table. 3. 3. 25. †=Gogs-nownes=, _n._ A corrupt form of ‘God’s wounds’ employed in oaths. 1. 1. 50. =Gold-smith=, _n._ A worker in gold, who (down to the 18th c.) acted as banker. 2. 8. 84. =Googe=, _v._ [Form of _gouge_.] To cut out. 2. 1. 94. =Gossip=, _n._ A familiar acquaintance, chum (applied to women). Somewhat _arch._ 1. 6. 219; 2. 8. 69. =Grandee=, _n._ A Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the highest rank; hence, †A term of polite address. P. 3. †=Grant-paroll= [Fr. _grande parole_], _n._ Full permission (?not found elsewhere). 5. 6. 19. ||=Grasso di serpe=, _n._ It. ?‘Snake’s †fat.’ _Stanford._ 4. 4. 34. =Gratulate=, _v._ Now _arch._ and _poet._ †1. To rejoice. Phr. _gratulate with_: rejoice with, felicitate. 4. 1. 14. 2. _tr._ To rejoice at. 5. 1. 51.