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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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eroliers, For dails caking the ACcOunES OF aII P.X-
pences ot che FTouthold, makins Provisions and Or-
dering Paymene For the Paine, for the so0d Govern
menc ofche Kinss Serrancss and parins che Wa
Ses oF those beloir Scaies.
GRFFN. WVAZ, in Law, Signisies che FArearS
ot Fines, Ilues and Amerciamenes in the Fxche
quer, under che Seal oF thac Courr made in Green.
ax, robe lerr d in the Couner. Sec Foreign A
eset
GREGORIAN-PEAR, The Nem Account, or
Nem-Stile, insticured uxon the Reformarion oF che
Calender by Pope. Grecory ZIII. (trom whom ie
takes the NTame) in che XCar 1582; Whereby ten
Dars beins caken our of the Month oF October, the
Daysof cheir Monchs 50 alvars ten Days betore
Ours: Asfor Instance, Their Flevench is our First
Day: Wrhich Nem. Stile, Or Account, is uled in most
Paris berond the Seas; and is called trom Pope
lirecory, the Grecorian Account.
GREHADO. Sec Grenado-Shell.
GRIPFE OE a Sthrip, is the Compass or Sharpness Ot
her sremunder Wacer, and chiessy romards the BOF
eom ot the stem: And the desien oF Maping her
(0, is ro make her Cripe che more, or keex a g00d
Wind; for which end somerimes a False Scem is
PuE On uxonthe true One.
GRIPE also is che Sea Phrale For a Strips beine
GDLES, (0 ihe Heralds cal
the Red Colour in che Arns oE
Genelemen; buc in thole oF che
Nobilier, chex call ic Ruby, and in
Sorereien Princes COatS, Mars
Tis expressed, ins Pngrarins, b
Perpendicular Strokes, Or Hac.
ches, ThuIS.
GVLF, in Geographr, is a ParE OF theOCean.
Or Grear Sea, Wrhich runs up ineo Land chro nar
ror Paltases, Which are cailed screishes; a5 che
Culf of Florida in America, che Arabian Gulf, 0)
Red Sea in Arica; ihc Persian Culs in Asia, and
the Ouls OF Venice, or the Adriarick Sea In Fu
rope.
GOMMa Callicum, is by Come, ihe Ferm FOF
cth catinq out of a Bone in che French POX.
GDNTERS.LINE, is che Common Line oL
Numbers, inrenced Arst by Mr. Gunter, and Po com
monss tnonn, chacchere is no necdot a Delerip.
apc co run her Flead or Nose 100 much inco che rion ot ic here; ic beins noc only done by che In
Wind, For chen cher CaY, Shc Cripes. And chere
are cruo Causes of chis tffect; cirher orer loadine
a Ship a head, che weiphr ot which presses her
Flead (0 donn, thac ic is noc ape ro fall OR trom
thic Wind; Or elle the Scarine or Setrine her Masts
e00 much ati, entrich vill alivars be a Fault in a
Mort Stiip ehac drans much Water, and will cause
her eo beconcinuallr runnins inco the Wind: BuE
in Floaty Ships, it che Macts Bemoc stayed very Far
ate, cher ill never keep a go0d Wind.
GROMLLS in a Stip, are sinall R ings Fasten-
ed ro the upper side ot ihe Xard oF a Shrip, by
Scaples, Ho cie uneo ic, or ro Fasten che Lastets.
GROVND-TACALE, is che Sca Term FOF
Strips Anchor, Cables, (90. in general; or What.
ever is necessary ro makie lier ride late ac AnchOr,
in proper Ground.
BRODND. TIMBERS in a Stip, are chose
Fimbers which lic on her Keel, and are Fastened
eo ic wich Bolcs rhro che Reclson; etiey are (0 cal
led, because che Ship sies or rests upon chem irtien
Me is a- ground.
GROONDINC oF a Strip, is bringins oF Het
on Cround ro becrimmed, made clean scrubbed, Or
nave lome L. eak AopF in her.
GRX, accordins IO NIF. L ock, is a Measure COn-
ventor in his Book oF the Sector, buc alsoby Lve-
rard, Bronn, Pareridee, in rheir Slidins Rules:
and almost everr onc char hach uricten ot Practi.
cal Marhematicks.
GONTERS OOADRANT, is an Instrument
made in Wood or Brals, curionsr concrired ro
Andche LTour ot cheDar, and Azimurh, wwich most
Propolicions of che Clobe, 25 also, Hleistes and
Distances.
Nou have a Full descriprion oF ic in NIr. Cunter S
B00koF the Sector; bur tis by no means [0 800d
o tind che FTour oE cheDay, 25ME. Collinss Qua-
Dranc. Sec Duadrant.
GONTERS-SCALE, called by the Common
Seamen ulually, The Cunter; i5 a larse plain Scale
Wwichche Lines oE Arrificia lSines and Tangents AE-
ced (0 10 a Line of Numbers, thac ther can byche
Compasses, Work aIl Onections in Plain Sailing, (9C
wich colerable exactnels it the Scale be large and
Sood: Ie hach irs Name For beins che invention of
the abore named MIF. Cunter, and is nO COm
monly pur on all our Scales, and on our Sectors;
here chex are uluals called, The Artificiat
Lines.
GONVALE, or Cunnet oF Ctrip, ischarpiece oF
Timiber which reaches on cicher side oF ehe Stip.
cainins = 5oF a Line, a Line is =3 oF an Tnch, an From chehale Deck ro the Fore-castle, beine che
Inch =S OF a Philo(ophical FOOL, and a Philosophi
cal Fooris : oF a Pendulum, wtrose Diadromes, Or
Vibrations in ehie Lacicude oF 45 Degrees, are each
equal to onc Second oF Time, Or 25 OF a Mi-
AuTC.
SUIrBCONS.
CClF.
Atllcte 617  ta ibo lt. o
uxpermost Bend irhich finishechthe upper NNorks ot
the FTuil in chac parr, and wherein chey pur che
Stanchions Which suppore che Waste Prees; and
this is called, etre Gunmale, Wherher chere BC CunS
in ehre Strip, Or no: And the lover part of any
Port ivhere any Ordnance are, is also rermed che
Cunmale.
GORGOTIO, the Tame wicti Cion, or the Fpi
slortis; whicti sec.
GVETA Rosacea, i5 a redness writh Pimplet,
Wherewich che Chceks, Note, ad irhole Face id
detormed; ds it iE vere sprinklea W ed OFopS.
These Piriples, or Wheals, otcen increale to chav
degree, chiai cher render che Pace roush and hor-
adi aue va Aete nonconas vie
Boac is kepetrom stecs,  fons 100 much in
vot a Ship.
GDESFROPE, Is chac Rove Br eotich ehe
and out, as Melles in rhe IC
GVLA, Or Cullet. Sec Desophazus.
GVLBE, in Archirecture, che lame vicle
Corge.
GRYPHVS, a For OF crooked Pincers uled b.
GVARDANT, ihe Ter in Hleraldry FOF 2
Eron, born in a Coac oF Arms, wten his Faco is
curned rowards che Spectaror, and he appears in :
Potture ot Cuard or Detence (as ll lvere) ot him
GVARD- COCK. Sec Cardecau
ODDOTONS, in a Ship, are che Pyes drove ul
20 che ste. L o e E Ll Ct E