Defn: Bread-gainer; — a term applied in the Middle Ages to the sword of a hired soldier.
GAINSAY
Gain`say" ( or ; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gainsaid ( or ); p. pr. &
vb. n. Gainsaying.] Etym: [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See Again, and
Say to utter.]
Defn: To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.
I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall
not be able to gainsay nor resist. Luke xxi. 15.
The just gods gainsay That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,
My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword Be drained. Shak.
GAINSAYER
Gain`say"er, n.
Defn: One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. "To convince the gainsayers." Tit. i. 9.
GAINSBOROUGH HAT
Gains"borough hat.
Defn: A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English artist (1727- 88).
GAINSOME
Gain"some, a.
1. Gainful.
2. Prepossessing; well-favored. [Obs.] Massinger.