- gréot
- n (-es/-) grit, sand, earth
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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greot — greot(e obs. form of grit n.1 … Useful english dictionary
greote — greot(e obs. form of grit n.1 … Useful english dictionary
GRÈS — Les grès (de la racine indo européenne gr : bruit d’une pierre qu’on désagrège en menus morceaux durs) sont des roches sédimentaires détritiques provenant de la consolidation d’un sable, généralement quartzeux, par un ciment naturel. Les éléments … Encyclopédie Universelle
Grit — Grit, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre[ o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.] 1. Sand or gravel;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gritrock — Grit Grit, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre[ o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.] 1. Sand or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gritstone — Grit Grit, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre[ o]t grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats, grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.] 1. Sand or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grits — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Etymology: perhaps partly from 1grit, partly from dialect grit coarse meal, from Old English grytt; akin to Old English grēot Date: 1579 coarsely ground hulled grain; especially ground hominy… … New Collegiate Dictionary
grit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grete, from Old English grēot; akin to Old High German grioz sand Date: before 12th century 1. a. sand, gravel b. a hard sharp granule (as of sand); also material (as many abrasives) composed of such granules 2.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
groat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grotes, plural, from Old English grotan, plural of grot; akin to Old English grēot grit Date: 12th century 1. usually plural but singular or plural in construction hulled grain broken into fragments larger than… … New Collegiate Dictionary
grout — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, coarse meal, from Old English grūt; akin to Old English grēot grit Date: 1638 1. a. thin mortar used for filling spaces (as the joints in masonry); also any of various other materials (as a mixture of cement and … New Collegiate Dictionary
