| Gage (gage) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Gage |
| [F. gage, LL.
gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth.
wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed.
See Wed, and cf. Wage, ] |
A pledge or pawn; something laid down or
given as a security for the performance of some act by the person
depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.
A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the
ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter
of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance.
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| Gage (gage) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Gage |
| [So called because an
English family named Gage imported the greengage from France,
in the last century.] |
A variety of plum; as, the
greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage,
golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the
greengage. See Greengage.
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To give or
deposit as a pledge or security for some act] to wage or wager; to
pawn or pledge.
To bind by pledge, or security; to
engage.
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A measure or standard.
See Gauge, n.
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To measure. See
Gauge, v. t.
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