GROPE
Grope, v. t.
1. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our way at midnight.
2. To examine; to test; to sound. [Obs.] Chaucer. Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe. Genevan Test. (Acts xxiv. ).
GROPER
Grop"er, n.
Defn: One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or searches by feeling.
GROPING-LY
Grop"ing-ly, adv.
Defn: In a groping manner.
GROS
Gros, n. Etym: [F. See Gross.]
Defn: A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de
Tours.
GROSBEAK
Gros"beak, n. Etym: [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.] (Zoöl.)