Guttus, R. (gutta, a drop). A vessel with a very narrow neck and mouth, by means of which liquids could be poured out drop by drop; whence its name. It was especially used in sacrifices, and is a common object upon coins of a religious character.
Gutty, Her. Charged or sprinkled with drops.
Gwerre, O. E. The choir of a church.
Gymmers, O. E. Hinges. (The word is still used.)
Gymnasium, Gr. (γυμνάσιον; γυμνὸς, stripped). A large building used by the Greeks, answering to the Roman palæstra, in which gymnastics were taught and practised. There were also attached to it assembly rooms for rhetoricians and philosophers.
Gynæceum, Gr. (from γυνὴ, a woman). That part of the Greek house which was set apart for the women. (See Domus.)
Gypsum (Gr. γύψος). The property of rapid consolidation renders gypsum very available for taking casts of works of art, &c. It is much employed in architectural ornaments. The gypsum of Paris is called Montmartrite, and forms the best Plaster of Paris, as it resists the weather better than purer sorts. It contains 17 per cent. of carbonate of lime. (See also Alabaster.)
Gyron, Her. A triangular figure, one of the subordinaries.
Fig. 375. Gyronny.