‖n. [ Native name. ] (Med.) A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Grommet. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) See Gromwell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr. gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma to curb. ]
n. [ Called also gromel, grommel, graymill, and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus
n. [ Gr. &unr_; wet, moist + -meter: cf. F. hygromètre. ] (Physics) An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]
Daniell's hygrometer,
n. [ Cf. F. hygrométrie. ] (Physics) That branch of physics which relates to the determination of the humidity of bodies, particularly of the atmosphere, with the theory and use of the instruments constructed for this purpose. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Necromancy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A necromancer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
These false enchanters or nigromanciens. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]