1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition. With all thy getting, get understanding. Prov. iv. 7.
2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
GET-UP
Get"-up, n.
Defn: General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; make-up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] H. Kingsley.
GEUSDISM
Geusd"ism (ged"iz'm), n.
Defn: The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules Basile Guesde (pron. ged) (1845- ). — Guesd"ist (#), n. & a.
GEWGAW Gew"gaw, n. Etym: [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and E. gaud, n. See Give, and cf. Giffgaff.]
Defn: A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but
worthless bauble.
A heavy gewgaw called a crown. Dryden.
GEWGAW
Gew"gaw, a.
Defn: Showy; unreal; pretentious.
Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson.