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n. Same as Gayety. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A jailer. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖a. [ F. See Galliard. ] Gay; brisk; merry; galliard. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ See Galliard a dance. ] A lively French and Italian dance. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ From Gay. ] Merrily; showily. See gaily. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. W. gan a mortise. ] (Arch.) A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. gain, gein, ga&yogh_;hen, gain, advantage, Icel. gagn; akin to Sw. gagn, Dan. gavn, cf. Goth. gageigan to gain. The word was prob. influenced by F. gain gain, OF. gaain. Cf. Gain, v. t. ]
But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Phil. iii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]
Godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim. vi. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every one shall share in the gains. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. gein, gain, good, near, quick; cf. Icel. gegn ready, serviceable, and gegn, adv., against, opposite. Cf. Again. ] Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy; profitable; cheap; respectable. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]