| Gnome (gnome) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Gnome |
| [F. gnome, prob.
fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that knows, a guardian, i. e.,
of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. (?)
intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai, gignw^skein, to
know. See Know |
An imaginary being,
supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth,
and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small
stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
A small owl
(Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
A brief reflection or
maxim.
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