Note: See Graith.
GREMIAL
Gre"mi*al, a. Etym: [L. gremium lap, bosom.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom. [R.]
GREMIAL
Gre"mi*al, n.
1. A bosom friend. [Obs.] Fuller.
2. (Ecol.)
Defn: A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace, placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating mass, or in ordaining priests.
GRENADE Gre*nade", n. Etym: [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the resemblanse of its shape to a pomegranate. See Carnet, Grain a kernel, and cf. Pomegranate.] (Min.)
Defn: A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the hand among enemies. Hand grenade. (a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon besiegers mounting a breach. (b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames. Called also fire grenade. Rampart grenades, grenades of various sizes, which, when used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.
GRENADIER
Gren`a*dier", n. Etym: [F. grenadier. See Grenade.]