Defn: A dipterous larva used as fish bait.
GENTLE
Gent"le, v. t.
1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble. [Obs.] Shak.
2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet.] To gentle life's descent, We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. Young.
3. To make kind and docile, as a horse. [Colloq.]
GENTLEFOLK; GENTLEFOLKS
Gen"tle*folk`, Gen"tle*folks` (, n. pl.
Defn: Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. Etym: [Generally in the United States in the plural form.] Shak.
GENTLE-HEARTED
Gen"tle-heart`ed, a.
Defn: Having a kind or gentle disposition. Shak.
— Gen"tle-heart`ed*ness, n.
GENTLEMAN Gen"tle*man, n.; pl. Gentlemen. Etym: [OE. gentilman nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]