Greeze, subs. (Westminster School).—A crowd; a push (q.v.).
Gregorian, subs. (old).—A kind of wig worn in the 17th century. [After the inventor, one Gregory, a barber in the Strand.]
1658. Honest Ghost, p. 46. Pulling a little down his Gregorian.
Gregorian-tree, subs. (old).—The gallows. [After a sequence of three hangmen of the name.] For synonyms, see Nubbing-cheat.
1641. Mercurius Pragmaticus. This trembles under the black rod, and he Doth fear his fate from the Gregorian tree.
1785. Grose, Vulg. Tongue, s.v.
Gregorine, subs. (common).—A louse; specifically, head vermin. [From the Italian.] For synonyms, see Chates.
Greshamite, subs. (old).—A Fellow of the Royal Society.—B. E. [1690.]
Grey.—See Gray, passim. [[213]]
Griddle, subs. (streets’).—To sing in the streets. Whence, Griddling = street-singing; griddler = a street-singer.