Gex
Gex, A Town Of Eastern France, Chief Town Of The Arrondisse Ment Of Nantua, In The Department Of Ain; Formerly It Was The Chief Town Of The Arrondissement Of Gex Which Has Since Been Included In That Of Nantua; Io M. N.n.w. Of Geneva And 3 M. From The Swiss ...
Geyser
Geyser, A Natural Spring Or Fountain Which Discharges Into The Air, At More Or Less Regular Intervals Of Time, A Column Of Heated Water And Steam; It May Consequently Be Regarded As An Intermittent Hot Spring. The Word Is The Icelandic Geysir, Gusher Or Rager, But In Native Usage It ...
Gezer
Gezer, A Royal Canaanite City Described In The Old Testa Mqnt As On The Boundary Of Ephraim, In The Maritime Plain, And Near The Philistine Border. According To Jerome, Gezer Was Four Roman Miles North Of Nicopolio (`amwas). At This Point, Near The Village Of Abu Shusheh, Stands Tell Jezar, ...
Gharcha Ghalcha
Ghalcha, Gharcha, A Name Applied By The Turki Slpeaking Population To The Group Of Tribes About The Sources Of The Oxus And The Mountainous Regions Near Them. These Fall Into Three Parts: (i) Yhdghah, Held By The Yidakh Tribes, South Of The Dorah Pass Over The Hindu Kush, In The ...
Gharial
Gharial (gavialis Gangeticus), Also Called The Gavial, A Relative Of The Crocodile (q.v.), Inhabiting Northern India. The Snout Is Very Long And Slender And The Reptile Feeds On Fishes. The False Gharial (tomistoma) Of Borneo And Sumatra Is Very Similar, But Has Fewer Teeth (20 Or 21, Instead Of 27 ...
Ghazali Or Algazel
Ghazali Or Algazel [mohammed Ibn Mohammed Abu Hamid Al-ghazali] (1o58-1111), Arabian Philosopher And Theologian, Was Born At Tus, And Was Educated In His Native Town, In Jorjan And In Nishapur. In 1091 The Celebrated Vizier Nizam Ul-mulk Appointed Him Professor In His College At Baghdad. Here He Was Engaged In ...
Ghazi
Ghazi (arabic "warrior") . A Mohammedan Who Has Vowed To Exterminate Unbelievers By The Sword. It Is Also Used By The Turks As A Title Of Honour, Generally Translated "the Victorious," For Military Officers Of High Rank, Who Have Distinguished Them Selves In The Field Against Non-muslim Enemies ; Thus ...
Ghaziabad
Ghaziabad, A Town Of British India In The Meerut District Of The United Provinces. Pop. (1 931) 18,831. The Town Was Founded In 1740 By Ghazi-ud-din, Son Of Azaf Jah, First Nizam Of The Deccan, And Takes Its Name From Its Founder. It Has Con Siderably Risen In Importance As ...
Ghazipur
Ghazipur, A Town And District Of British India, In The Benares Division Of The United Provinces. The Town Stands On The Left Bank Of The Ganges, 44 M. E. Of Benares. It Is The Head Quarters Of The Dwindling Opium Department, Where All The Opium Grown Under Licence From Government ...
Ghazni
Ghazni, A Famous City In Afghanistan, The Seat Of An Exten Sive Empire Under Two Mediaeval Dynasties, And Interesting In The Modern History Of British India. Ghazni Stands On The High Table Land Of Central Afghanistan, In 68° 18' E. 44' N., At A Height Of 7,280 Ft., And On ...
Ghee
Ghee, Clarified Butter Used In India (hindu, Ghi). The Best Is Prepared From Butter Of The Milk Of Cows, The Less Esteemed From That Of Buffaloes. The Butter Is Melted Over A Slow Fire And Set Aside To Cool; The Thick, Opaque, Whitish, And More Fluid Por Tion, Or Ghee, ...
Gheel Or Geel
Gheel Or Geel, A Town Of Belgium, About 3o M. E. Of Antwerp And In The Same Province. Pop. (193o) 18,638. It Is Remarkable On Account Of Its Colony Of Insane Persons. The Legend Reads That In The Year 600 Dymphna, An Irish Princess, Was Exe Cuted Here By Her ...
Ghent
Ghent, The Capital Of East Flanders, Belgium, At The Junc Tion Of The Scheldt And The Lys (ley). Pop. (1930) 170,358. The City Is Divided By The Rivers (including The Small Streams Lieve And Moere) And By Canals, Some Navigable, Into Numerous Islands Connected By Over 200 Bridges Of Various ...
Ghetto
Ghetto, Formerly The Street Or Quarter Of A City In Which The Jews Were Compelled To Live. The Term Is Now Used Loosely Of Any Locality Where They Congregate. The Mediaeval Jewry (juiverie, Juderia, Etc.) Was The Inev Itable Social Expression Of Jewish Solidarity And Gentile Aversion, And Did Not ...
Ghika Or Ghyka Ghica
Ghica, Ghika Or Ghyka, A Family Which Played A Great Part In The Modern Development Of Rumania, Many Of Its Members Being Princes Of Moldavia And Walachia. According To Rumanian Historians The Ghicas Were Of Humble Origin, And Came From Kiupru In Albania. ...
Ghilzai
Ghilzai, A Large And Widespread Afghan Tribe, Who Extend From Kalat-i-ghilzai On The S. To The Kabul River On The N., And From The Gul Koh Range On The W. To The Indian Border On The E., In Many Places Overflowing These Boundaries. They Are Of The Same Stock As ...
Ghor Or Ghur
Ghor Or Ghur, An Ancient Kingdom In The Southern Portion Of That Great Peninsula Of Strong Mountain Country Which Forms The Western Part Of Modern Afghanistan. Ghor Is Mentioned In The Shahnama Of Firdousi (a.d. Ioio), And In The Arab Geographies Of That Time, But The People And Princes Of ...
Ghost Dance
Ghost Dance. In 187o There Started Among The Paiute (paviotso) Of Western Nevada A New Faith—the Ghost Dance Religion—which In Most Cases Spread Rapidly Because Of The Wide Feeling, Founded On Solid Fact. That The Westward Movement Of White Culture Was Destined To Destroy The Native Culture. In Some Cases ...
Ghost
Ghost, The Spirit Of A Dead Person Considered As Appearing In Some Visible Or Sensible Form To The Living (o.e. Goest) (see Apparitions; Psychical Research; Spiritualism). The Lan Guage Of The Authorized Version Of The Bible Has Preserved The Phrase "to Give Up The Ghost," Still Sometimes Used Of Dying. ...
Giambattista Giuliani
Giuliani, Giambattista An Italian Dante Scholar, Was Born At Canelli, Near Asti, On June 4, 1818. He Was Originally A Professor Of Mathematics, But From Onwards Devoted Himself Exclusively To The Study Of Dante. In 186o He Became Professor Of Literature At Florence, Where He Gave A Famous Series Of ...
Giambono Michele Di Taddeo
Giambono (michele Di Taddeo Bono) (fl. 1420-1462), Italian Painter And Mosaicist, Active In Venice From 1420-62. His Grandfather Was A Painter Of Treviso Called Giam Bono (also Zambono) And He Himself Is Generally Called By This Name. He Was The Most Distinguished Member Of A Large Family Of Artists Working ...
Giant Order Or Colossal
Giant Order Or Colossal Order, In Architec Ture, An Order Used Decoratively On The Face Of A Building Whose Columns Or Pilasters Extend Through Two Or More Storeys In Height. ...
Giant
Giant. In Classic Mythology The Word Meant Beings More Or Less Manlike, But Monstrous In Size And Strength, Like The Titans And The Giants Sung By Hesiod In The Theogony, Who Can Heap Up Mountains To Scale The Sky And War Beside Or Against The Gods. (o.e. Geant Through Fr. ...
Giants Cauldron Giants Kettle
Giant's Kettle, Giant's Cauldron, A Glacial Pot-hole, I.e., A Deep Cylindrical Hole In Solid Rock Drilled Out By Eddying Currents Of Water Of Sub-glacial Streams, Bearing Stones, Gravel And Other Detrital Matter. The Size Varies From A Few Inches To Several Feet In Depth And Diameter And Upon The Retreat ...
Giants Causeway
Giant's Causeway, A Promontory Of Columnar Basalt, On The North Coast Of Co. Antrim, Ireland. It Is Divided By Whin Dykes Into The Little Causeway, The Middle Causeway And The Larger Or Grand Causeway. The Pillars Composing It Are For The Most Part Irregular Hexagons. In Diameter They Vary From ...
Giaour
Giaour, A Word Used By The Turks To Describe All Who Are Not Mohammedans, Especially Christians. The Word, First Em Ployed As A Term Of Contempt, Has Become So General That In Most Cases No Insult Is Intended In Its Use. It Is A Turkish Adaptation Of The Persian Gaur. ...
Gibara Or Jibara
Gibara Or Jibara (once Punta Del Yarey And Yarey De Gibara), A North-coast City Of Oriente Province, Cuba, 8o M. N.w. Of Santiago De Cuba. Pop. (1931) 30,705. It Is Served By Railway To The South-south-west, To Holguin And Cacocum (where It Connects With The Main Line Between Santiago And ...
Gibbet
Gibbet, A Primitive Form Of Gallows. It Was A Custom At One Time—though Not Part Of The Legal Sentence—to Hang The Body In Chains, This Being Knova N As Gibbeting. See Hanging And Gal Lows. ...
Gibbon
Gibbon, The Collective Title Of The Smaller Man-like Apes Of The Indo-malay Countries, All Belonging To The Genus Hylobates (see Primates), Which Consti Tutes The Family Hylobatidae. One Of The Distinctive Features Of This Family Is The Presence Of Small Naked Callosities On The But Tocks. The Extreme Length Of ...
Gibeon
Gibeon, An Ancient City Of Palestine, Whose Inhabitants Successfully Tricked Joshua Into A Truce (josh. Ix.). David's Select Warriors Fought With The Chosen Of Ishbosheth At The "pool Of Gibeon" (2 Sam. Ii.), And Here Joab Treacherously Slew Amasa (2 Sam. Xx.). But Gibeon Was More Renowned For Its "high ...
Gibraltar
Gibraltar. A British Fortress And Crown Colony At The Western Entrance To The Mediterranean. The Best Description Is By Ramsay And Geikie (quart. Journ. Geol. Soc., London, 1878, P. 505) :—"the Rock . . . Forms A Well Marked Promontory That Trends In A Direction South By West Into The ...
Gideon
Gideon, A Liberator, Reformer And "judge" Of Israel Who Delivered Israel From Hordes Of Desert Raiders—midianites And Others (jud. Vi.–viii.) . He Is Called Jerubbaal Also In The Narra Tive, And It Is Possible That The Exploits Of Two Heroes Have Been Combined In The Passage. There Are, As A ...
Giessen
Giessen, A Town Of Germany, Capital Of The Province Of Upper Hesse In The Land Of Hesse. It Is Situated At The Conflu Ence Of The Wieseck With The Lahn, 41 M. N.n.w. Of Frankfort On-main On The Railway To Cassel. Pop. 35,898. Giessen Was Formed In The 12th Century ...
Gift
Gift, A General English Term For A Present Or Thing Bestowed, I.e., An Alienation Of Property Otherwise Than For A Legal Considera Tion. Formerly In English Law Property In Land Could Be Conveyed By One Person To Another By A Verbal Gift Of The Estate Accom Panied By Delivery Of ...
Gifu
Gifu, A City Of Japan, Capital Of The Ken (government) Of Central Japan, Which Comprises The Two Provinces Of Mino And Hida. Pop. C. Ioo,000. It Lies E. By N. Of Lake Biwa, On The Cen Tral Railway, On A Tributary Of The River Kiso, Which Flows To The Bay ...
Gig
Gig, An Onomatopoeic Word For Any Light Whirling Object; E.g., A Top, Or A Revolving Lure Made Of Feathers For Snaring Birds; But Now Chiefly Used Of A Light Two-wheeled Cart Or Carriage For One Horse; Of A Narrow, Light, Ship's Boat For Oars Or Sails; And Of A Clinker-built ...
Giglio Gregorio Lilius Gregorius
Giraldi, Giglio Gregorio (lilius Gregorius Gyraldus) (1479-1552), Italian Scholar And Poet Was Born At Ferrara. Later He Removed To Naples, Where He Lived On Familiar Terms With Jovianus Pontanus And Sannazaro ; And Subsequently To Lombardy, Where He Enjoyed The Favour Of The Mirandola Family. At Milan In 1507 He ...
Giglio
Giglio, An Island Of Italy (anc. Igilium), Off The Southwest Coast Of Italy, In The Province Of Grosseto, Ii M. To The West Of Monte Argentario. It Measures About 5 M. By 3 And Its Highest Point Is 1,634 Ft. Above Sea-level. Pop. (1931) Of Giglio Castello, The Village At ...
Gigthi
Gigthi, A Roman City Of North Africa, Near The West Coast Of The Little Syrtis (gulf Of Gabes). It Lies About 20 M. N.e. Of The Modern Medenine. The Ruins Are Considerable, Especially Those Of The Forum, Surrounded On Three Sides By Corinthian Porticos; Here Were The Capitolium, Curia And ...
Gijon
Gijon, A Seaport Of Northern Spain, Province Of Oviedo ; On The Bay Of Biscay, And The Terminus Of Railways From Aviles, Oviedo And Langreo. Pop. (193o), 78,239. The Older Parts Of Gijon Occupy The Slopes Of A Rocky Peninsula, Santa Catalina Point, While Its More Modern Suburbs Extend East ...
Gila Cliff Dwellings
Gila Cliff Dwellings, A National Monument (reser Vation) Situated About 35 M. North Of Silver City In The South Eastern Part Of Catron County, New Mexico, U.s.a. The Reser Vation (16o Ac. In Area) Was Established On Nov. 16, 1907 To Pro Tect A Group Of Four Cliff Dwellings Still ...
Gila Monster
Gila Monster (heloderma Suspectum), The Only Lizard Known To Be Poisonous. It Inhabits Deserts In The South-western United States, Chiefly In The Valley Of The Gila River In Arizona And New Mexico. The Gila Monster Is Usually About 2 Ft. In Length And Has A Thick Body Covered With Small ...
Gilan
Gilan, The Westernmost Of The Three Caspian Provinces Of Persia, Lying Between 37° And 38° N. With A Breadth Varying From 15 To 6o M. Separated On The North From Russia By The Little River Of Astara, It Is Bounded On The West By The Province Of Azerbaijan, On The ...
Gilbert De Clare Gloucester
Gloucester, Gilbert De Clare, Earl Of (i 243 8th Earl Of Gloucester And 9th Earl Of Clare, Was Born At Christchurch, Hampshire, On Sept. 2, 1243. He Married Alice Of Angouleme, Niece Of King Henry Iii., Succeeded His Father In July 1262, And Joined The Baronial Party Led By Simon ...
Gilbert De La Porree
Gilbert De La Porree (c. Scholastic Logician And Theologian, Was Born At Poitiers, And Educated Under Bernard Of Chartres And Anselm Of Laon. After Teaching For Some 12 Years In Chartres, He Lectured In Paris (from 1137), And In 1142 Became Bishop Of Poitiers. Gilbert's Association With Abelard, And His ...
Gilbert Foliot
Gilbert Foliot (d. 1187), Bishop Of Hereford, And Of London, Is First Mentioned As A Monk Of Cluny, Whence He Was Called In 1136 To Plead The Cause Of The Empress Matilda Against Stephen At The Roman Court. Shortly Afterwards He Became Prior Of Cluny; Then Prior Of Abbeville, A ...
Gilbert Islands
Gilbert Islands, An Extensive Archipelago Belonging To Great Britain In The Mid-western Pacific Ocean, Lying North And South Of The Equator. The Principal Islands Are Butaritary, Makin, Tarawa, Abaiang, Marakei, Maiana, Abemama, Kuria, Aranuka, Nonouti, Tabitever, Beru, Nukunau, Onotoa, Tamana And Arorae. Area, 166 Sq. Miles. Pop. The Principal Crops ...
Gilbert William Gaul
Gaul, Gilbert William American Artist, Was Born In Jersey City (n. J.), On March 31. 18j5. He Was A Pupil Of J. G. Brown And L. E. Wilmarth, And He Became A Painter Of Military Pictures, Portraying Incidents Of The American Civil War. He Was Elected An Associate Of The ...
Gilbert
Gilbert (or Gylberde), William The Most Distinguished Man Of Science In England During The Reign Of Queen Elizabeth, Was A Member Of An Ancient Suffolk Family, Long Resident In Clare, And Was Born On May At Colchester, Where His Father, Hierome Gilbert, Became Recorder. Educated At Colchester School, He Entered ...
Gildas Or Gildus
Gildas Or Gildus (516?–s7o), The Earliest Of British Historians (see Celtic Literature, "welsh"), Surnamed By Some Sapiens, And By Others Badonicus. Two Short Treatises Exist, Pur Porting To Be Lives Of Gildas, And Ascribed Respectively To The 1lth And 12th Centuries; But They Seem To Confuse Two, If Not More, ...
Gilding
Gilding, The Art Of Spreading Gold, Either By Mechanical Or Chemical Means, Over The Surface Of A Body For The Purposes Of Protection Or Ornament. The Art Of Gilding Was Known To The Ancients. According To Herodotus, The Egyptians Were Accus Tomed To Gild Wood And Metals ; And Gilding ...
Gilead
Gilead, A Name Used To Denote The Whole Of The Territory Occupied By The Israelites Between The Plateaus Of Moab And The Hauran, And Sometimes In A Wider And More General Sense To Denote The Region Extending From The River Arnon, To The Base Of Hermon. It Is A Country ...
Gilgal
Gilgal (i.e., "circle" Of Sacred Stones), The Name Of Sev Eral Places In Western Palestine Mentioned In The Old Testament. The Most Important Is That Situated Near Jericho (josh. Iv. 19: Xv. 7). Josephus Has Recorded That It Was Io Stadia, And Jerome That It Was 2 Roman Miles, From ...
Gilgit
Gilgit, An Outlying Province In The Extreme North-west Of India, Over Which Kashmir Has Reasserted Her Sovereignty. Only A Part Of The Basin Of The River Gilgit Is Included Within Its Political Boundaries. There Is An Intervening Width Of Mountain Ous Country, Represented Chiefly By Glaciers And Ice-fields, And Intersected ...
Gill Or Branchia
Gill Or Branchia, The Name Given To Any Structure Specially Adapted For Aquatic Respiration. Gills Are Found In Some Annelida; Most Mollusca; Crustacea; The Aquatic Arachnida, Such As The King-crab ; The Larvae Of Many Aquatic Insects ; And In Protochordates, Fishes And Most Larval And A Few Adult Amphibia. ...
Gilles De Rope Or
Gilles De Rope Or Egidius De Roya (d. 1478), Flemish Cistercian Chronicler, Was Born Probably At Montdidier, And Became Professor Of Theology In Paris And Abbot Of The Monas Tery Of Royaumont At Asnieres-sur-oise, Retiring About 1458 To The Convent Of Notre Dame Des Dunes, Near Furnes. Gilles Wrote The ...
Gilles Li Muisis Or
Gilles Li Muisis Or Le Muiset (c. 1272-1352), French Chronicler, Was Born Probably At Tournai, And In 1289 En Tered The Benedictine Abbey Of St. Martin In His Native City, Be Coming Prior Of This House In 1327, And Abbot Four Years Later. Gilles Wrote Two Latin Chronicles, Chronicon Majus ...
Gillespie
Gillespie, A City Of Macoupin County, Ill., U.s.a., 45m. N.e. Of Saint Louis, In A Rich Agricultural And Coal-mining Dis Trict. It Is Served By The Big Four And The Illinois Traction (elec Tric) Railways. The Population Was 5,111 In 193o. ...
Gillie
Gillie, An Attendant On A Gaelic Chieftain (from Irish Gille Or Giolla, A Servant Or Boy). The Name Is Now Applied In The Highlands Of Scotland To The Man-servant Who Attends A Sports Man In Shooting Or Fishing. A Gillie-wet F Oot, A Term Now Obsolete, Was The Gillie Whose ...
Gillingham
Gillingham, A Market Town Of Dorsetshire, England, On The River Stour, 105 M. W.s.w. From London By The S.r. Pop. , 3,274. The Church Of St. Mary The Virgin Has A Decorated Chancel. The Rich Undulating District In Which Gillingham Is Situated Was A Forest Preserved By King John And ...
Gillingham_2
Gillingham, A Municipal Borough Of Kent, England, On The Medway. Pop. (1931) 60.983. Its Population Is Largely In Dustrial, Employed In The Chatham Dockyards. The Church Of St. Mary Magdalene Ranges In Date From Early English To Perpen Dicular, Retaining Also Traces Of Norman Work And Some Early Brasses. A ...
Gillyflower
Gillyflower, A Name Applied To Various Flowers, But Most Commonly To The Clove Pink, Dianthus Caryophyllus, Of Which The Carnation Is A Cultivated Variety, And To The Stock, Matthiola Incana, A Well-known Garden Favourite. The Word Is Sometimes Written Gilliflower Or Gilloflower, And Is Reputedly A Corruption Of July-flower, "so ...
Gilsonite
Gilsonite, An Asphaltite Found In Eastern Utah And Western Colorado Mainly In The Uinta Basin (whence Its Alternative Names, Uintahite Or Uintaite), Where It Occurs In Vertical Veins Up To I8ft. In Thickness Which Can Be Traced For Several Miles. It Is Black In Colour With Conchoidal Fracture And Lustrous ...
Gilyaks
Gilyaks, A Palaeo-asiatic People Originally Widespread Throughout The Lower Amur And The North Of Sakhalin. The Clan Forms A Society Based On Common Rights And Marital Duties. The Men In One Class, A, Had To Take Wives From Another Class, B. The Women In Class A Had To Marry Men—not ...
Gimbal
Gimbal, A Mechanical Device For Hanging Some Object So That It Should Keep A Horizontal And Constant Position, While The Body From Which It Is Suspended Is In Free Motion, So That The Motion Of The Supporting Body Is Not Communicated To It. It Is Thus Used Particularly For The ...
Gimlet
Gimlet, A Tool Used For Boring Small Holes. It Is Made Of Steel, With A Shaft Having A Hollow Side, And A Screw At The End For Boring The Wood; The Handle Of Wood Is Fixed Transversely To The Shaft. A Gimlet Is Always A Small Tool. A Similar Tool ...
Gimli
Gimli, In Scandinavian Mythology, The Great Hall Of Heaven Whither The Righteous Will Go To Spend Eternity. ...
Gimp Or Gymp I
Gimp Or Gymp. (i) Probably A Nasal Form Of The Fr. Guipure, From Guiper, To Cover Or "whip" A Cord Over With Silk, A Stiff Trimming Made Of Silk Or Cotton Woven Around A Firm Cord, Often Further Ornamented By A Metal Cord Running Through It. It Is Also Sometimes ...
Gin
Gin. A Potable Spirituous Liquor Which Derives Its Character Istic Flavour Principally From The Juniper Berry. The Term Is An Abbreviation Of "geneva"—a Corruption Of "genievre" Or "june Ver," The French And Dutch Equivalents Respectively For Juniper. For Many Centuries Juniper Has Been Used In The Preparation Of Alcoholic Beverages ...
Gingee
Gingee, A Rock Fortress Of Southern India, In The South Arcot District Of Madras. It Consists Of Three Hills, Connected By Walls Enclosing An Area Of 7 Sq.m. The Origin Of The Fortress Is Shrouded In Legend. When Occupied By The Mahrattas At The End Of The 17th Century, It ...
Ginger Ale
Ginger Ale. A Sweetened, Carbonated, Non-excisable Beverage, The Predominating Flavour And Pleasant Warmth Of Which Are Derived Mainly From The Rhizome Zingiber Officinale. The Aeration Of The Beverage May Be Due To Fermentation Or To Artificial Saturation With Carbon Dioxide Gas. The Jamaican Variety Of Ginger Rhizome Yields The Finest-flavoured ...
Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer. A Fermented, Non-excisable Beverage Brewed From A Mixture Of Ginger, Other Spices And Bitter Vege Table Substances. Sometimes, However, The Name Ginger Beer Is Applied To Artificially Carbonated Liquor Which Is Flavoured With Compounded Ginger Beer Flavour Or Extract. The Principal Differ Ences Between Ginger Ale And Ginger ...
Ginger
Ginger, The Rhizome Or Underground Stem Of Zingiber Offi Cinale (family Zingiberaceae) , A Perennial Reed-like Plant Growing From 3 To 4f T. High. The Flowers And Leaves Are Borne On Separate Stems, Those Of The Former Being Shorter Than Those Of The Latter And Averaging From 6 To Rain. ...
Gingham
Gingham, Cotton Or Linen Cloth, Woven Of Dyed Or White Yarns Either In A Single Colour Or Different Colours, And In Stripes, Checks Or Plaids. It Is Made In Lancashire And In Glasgow, And Also To A Large Extent In The United States. Imitations Of It Are Obtained By Calico-printing. ...
Ginkgo Or Maidenhair Tree
Ginkgo Or Maidenhair Tree (ginkgo Biloba), A Remarkable Tree Grown Since Ancient Times About Temples In China Where It Is Considered A Sacred Plant. Although Reported As Native In Western China, It Is Not Positively Known To Occur In A Truly Wild State. It Is A Smooth, Sparingly Branched Tree, ...
Ginseng
Ginseng, The Root Of A Species Of Panax (p. Ginseng), Na Tive Of Manchuria And Korea, Be Longing To The Family Araliaceae, Which Is Used In China As A Medi Cine. Other Roots Are Substituted For It, Notably That Of Panax Quinque F Olium, Distinguished As American Ginseng, And Imported ...
Giorgione
Giorgione (c. 1478-1510), Italian Painter, Was Born At Castelfranco. In Contemporary Documents He Is Always Called (according To The Venetian Manner Of Pronunciation And Spelling) Zorzi, Zorzo Or Zorzon Of Castelfranco. A Tradition, Having Its Origin In The 17th Century, Represented Him As The Natural Son Of Some Member Of ...
Giottino Or Giotto Di
Giottino Or Giotto Di Maestro Di Stefano, An Early Florentine Painter, Whose Name Occurs In 1368 In The Records Of The Guild. In 1369 He Was -called To Rome To Assist In Paintings In The Vatican. His Father Is Sometimes Identified With A Pupil Of Giotto, Who Attained Some Fame. ...
Giotto
Giotto (giott0 Di Bondone) (i267?-1337), Italian Painter (not To Be Confused With Giotto Di Buondone, A Contem Porary Citizen And Politician Of Siena), Was Born At Vespignano In The Mugello, A Few Miles North Of Florence, According To One Account In 1276, And According To Another, Which From The Few ...
Giovanni Battista Giraldi
Giraldi, Giovanni Battista (1504-1573 ) , Sur Named Cynthius, Cinthio Or Cintio, Italian Novelist And Poet, Born At Ferrara In Nov. 1504, Was Educated At The University Of His Native Town, Where In 1525 He Became Professor Of Natural Philosophy, And, 12 Years Afterwards, Succeeded Celio Calcagnini In The Chair ...
Giovanni Gentile
Gentile, Giovanni (1875– ), Italian Philosopher And Politician, Was Born At Castelvetrano (trapani) On May 29, 1875. He Studied Literature And Philosophy At The University Of Palermo, And After A Series Of University Appointments Became In 1918 Professor Of The History Of Philosophy In The University Of Rome. Two Years ...
Giovanni Giolitti
Giolitti, Giovanni (1842-1928), Italian Statesman, Was Born At Mondovi, Province Of Cuneo, On Oct. 27, 1842, And Educated At The Lycee And At Turin University, Where He Gradu Ated In Law In 1861. After Working In An Advocate's Office For Some Years, He Was Appointed King's Procurator In Turin, And ...
Giovanni Giraud
Giraud, Giovanni, Count (1776-1834), Italian Dram Atist, Of French Origin, A Native Of Rome, Produced His First Play, L'onesta Non Si Vince, In 1798. In 1809 He Became Director-general Of The Italian Theatres. His Comedies, The Best Of Which Are Gelosie Per Equivoco (1807) And L'ajo Nell' Imbarazzo (1824) , ...
Giraffe
Giraffe, The Tallest Of All Mammals, Reaching I8ft. Tin. In Height, The Type Of The Family Giraffidae. The Classic Term "camelopard" Has Fallen Into Disuse. Skin-covered Horns Are Present In Both Sexes, And There Is Often An Unpaired One In Advance Of The Pair On The Forehead. Among Other Characteristics ...
Giraldus Cambrensis Gerald De
Giraldus Cambrensis (gerald De Barri) (c. 1146-1220), Mediaeval Historian, Was Born At Manorbier Castle, Pembrokeshire, The Son Of William De Barri. He Studied At Paris Until 1172 When He Was Appointed To Collect Tithe In Wales. In 1175 He Became Archdeacon Of Brecon, And On The Death Of His Uncle ...
Girandole
Girandole [from The Ital. Girandola], An Ornamental And Luxurious Candle-holder That Came Into Use About The Second Half Of The 17th Century, And Was Commonly Made And Used In Pairs. In The Great 18th-century Period Of French House Decora Tion The Famous Ciseleurs Designed Some Exceedingly Beautiful Exam Ples. Various ...
Girard
Girard, A City Of Russell County, Alabama, U.s.a., On The Chattahoochee River, Opposite Columbus, Ga. It Is On Federal Highway 11, And Is Served By The Central Of Georgia Railway. The Population Was 4,942 In 192o. It Is A Shipping Point For Lumber And Cotton. It Was Consolidated With Phenix ...
Girardon
Girardon, Francois (1628-1715), French Sculptor, Was Born At Troyes On March 17, 16 28. As A Boy He Had For Master A Joiner And Wood-carver, Named Baudesson, Under Whom He Is Said To Have Worked At The Chateau Of Liebault, Where He Attracted The Notice Of Chancellor Seguier. By The ...
Girard_2
Girard, A City Of Trumbull County, 0., U.s.a., 5m. N.w. Of Youngstown, On The Mahoning River. It Is Served By The Balti More And Ohio, The Erie, The Pennsylvania, And The Youngstown And Northern Railways. The Population Was 6,556 In 192o (23% Foreign-born White) And Was 9,859 In 193o By ...
Girart De Roussillon
Girart De Roussillon, An Epic Figure Of The Caro Lingian Cycle Of Romance. In The Genealogy Of Romance He Is A Son Of Doon De Mayence. His Legend Is Contained In A Vita Girardi De Roussillon, Dating From The Early 12th Century And Written Probably By A Monk Of The ...
Girder
Girder, A Main Beam Of Wood Employed To Support The Joisting Of A Floor, Or A Latticed Framework Of Steel Forming The Span Of A Bridge. See Bridges And Structural Engineering. ...
Girdle
Girdle, A Band Of Leather Or Other Material Worn Round The Waist, Either To Confine The Loose And Flowing Outer Robes So As To Allow Freedom Of Movement, Or To Fasten And Support The Garments Of The Wearer. Among The Romans It Was Used To Confine The Tunica, And It ...
Girga Or Girgeh
Girga Or Girgeh, A Town Of Upper Egypt On The West Bank Of The Nile, 313 M. S.s.e. Of Cairo By Rail And About Io M. N.n.e. Of The Ruins Of Abydos. Pop. 19,893, Of Whom About One-third Are Copts. The Town Stands On A Sharp Bend Of The Nile. ...
Girishk
Girishk, A Village And Fort In Afghanistan, On The Right Bank Of The Helmund 78 M. W. Of Kandahar On The Road To Herat ; 3,641 Ft. Above The Sea. The Fort Is The Residence Of The Governor Of The District (pusht-i-rud). It Commands The Fords Of The Helmund And ...
Girl Guides
Girl Guides. The Object Of The Girl Guide Movement Is To Promote Among Girls The Elements Of Good Citizenship, And The Sense Of Service To Others. These Are Inculcated Through Means Which Appeal To The Girl And Lead Her To Train Herself. Member Ship Is Extended To All Girls, Irrespective ...
Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts Is A United States Organization For Girls Be Tween The Ages Of 1 O And 18 Years Of Age, With A Programme Of Home-making, Health, Citizenship And Out-of-door Activity. The "scout Way" Devised By Sir Robert Baden-powell, The Founder Of All Scouting, Is Followed By The Girl Scouts: ...
Girnar
Girnar, A Sacred Hill In Western India, In The Peninsula Of Kathiawar, Io M. E. Of Junagarh. Five Peaks Rise About 3,500 Ft. Above The Sea; On Them Are Numerous Jain Temples, Frequented By Pilgrims. At The Foot Of The Hill Is A Rock, With An Inscription Of Asoka (2nd ...
Girolamo Genga
Genga, Girolamo 1476-1551), Italian Architect And Painter Of The Umbrian School, Was Born In Urbino About 1476. He Studied With Luca Signorelli And Then With Pietro Perugino. According To Vasari, Who Knew Him Personally, He Decorated The Hall Of Pandolfo Petrucci's Palace At Siena With A Series Of Frescoes. Six ...
Gironde
Gironde, A Maritime Department Of South-western France, Formed From Parts Of The Old Province Of Guyenne, Viz., Bordelais, Bazadais, And Parts Of Perigord And Agenais. Area, 4,14o Sq.m. Pop. (1931) 85 2,768. It Is Bounded North By The Department Of Charente-inferieure, East By Those Of Dordogne And Lot-et-gar Onne, South ...
Girondists
Girondists, The Name Given To A Political Party In The Legislative Assembly And National Convention During The French Revolution (1791-93) (fr. Girondins). The Name Was First Given Them Because The Most Brilliant Exponents Of Their Point Of View Gensonne, Guadet—were Deputies From The Gironde. In The Legislative Assembly These Represented ...