Gourd of Noah. A piece of ancient blue faience from Asia Minor. According to the tradition current in the country, these vessels, which are in great veneration, would go back to such remote antiquity that it was by one of them that Noah was betrayed into the first act of inebriety recorded in history. (Jacquemart.)
Gouttée, Guttée, Her. Sprinkled over with drops of gold, silver, blue (tears), red (blood), or black (poix).
Gown (British gwn, Norman gunna). The men wore gowns in the Middle Ages, the women at all times.
Grabatus, R. (κράβατος). A sort of low framework, consisting of a network of cords, used to support a mattress; it was the least comfortable kind of bed; whence the French word grabat to denote a sorry kind of bed.
Gradient, Her. Walking.
Gradus, R. A flight of steps leading to a temple; the tiers of seats in a theatre or amphitheatre, &c.
Græcostasis. A part of the Roman forum, where the Greek ambassadors stood to hear the debates.
Graffiti, It. Lines drawn with a graver upon clay or plaster. (See Sgraffiti.)
Grafted, Her. Inserted and fixed.
Grand-garde, Plate armour to cover the breast and left shoulder, worn outside the usual armour in jousting at tournaments.