gush 
gush (gush), . [< gush, v.-} 1. A sudden and 
violent emission of a fluid from confinement; 
outpouring of or as of a liquid. 
The gush of springs 
And fall of lofty fountains. 
The last qu*h of sunset was brightening the tops of the 
savage fjeld when ">e hordes arrived.^^ ^ 
Every misk of dazzling light has associated with it a 
Jo? invisible radiant heat, which far transce nds the 
light in energy. Tynda.ll, Radiation, 10. 
2 Effusive display of sentiment. 3. [Prob. a 
var. of gusfl.'] A gust of wind. [Prov. Eng.] 
"Hisher (gush'er), . 1. That which gushes; 
specifically, in local (American) use, an oil-well 
which throws out a very large quantity ot c 
without having to be pumped. 
A ausher is a well which throws out large quantities of 
oillHecTrdof eleven thousand barrels a day has been 
reached by one well ! S. Nwholas, XIV. 47. 
To-day the People's Katural Gas i Company of Wttsburg, 
struck an immense gusher . . . at a depth of 1 feet. 
Philadelphia Times, March 11, 1886. 
2. One who is demonstratively emotional or 
sentimental. . , 
gushing (gush'ing), p. a. 1. Escaping with 
force, as a fluid; flowing copiously. 
Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use 
Of shades, and wanton winds, 
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Everybody knew that every girl in the place was always 
making, mending, cutting-out, basting, gussetmg, trim- 
minir turning, and contriving. 
1C. llesant, Fifty Years Ago, p. 91. 
eust 1 (gust), n. [< Icel. gustr, a gust, blast (cf. 
gjosta, a gust), = Norw. gust, a gust of wind, = 
Icel. mosa, gush, break out, as a furnace, vol- 
cano, and the like, Sw. dial, g&sa, blow, puff, 
reek : see gush. Cf . E. dial, gush, n., 3, a gust ot 
wind ] 1. A sudden squall or blast of wind; 
a sudden rushing or driving of the wind, ol 
short duration. 
And what at first was call'd a gust, the same 
Hath now a storm's, anon a tempest s name. 
Donne, The Storm. 
A fresher gale 
Begins to wave the wood, and stir the stream. 
Sweeping with shadowy ?*****& 1656 . 
2. A sudden outburst, as of passionate feeling. 
Any sudden gust of passion (as an.! xt ffL f JS V .t| l *" 
2. Emitting copiously: as, a gushing spring. 
Soon as thy letters trembling I unclose, . . . 
Line after line my gushing eyes o'erflow. 
Pope, Eloisa to Abelard, 1. 86. 
3 Exuberantly and demonstratively emotion- 
al; given to or characterized by gush: as, a 
gushing girl ; a gushing letter. 
To add to the atmosphere of danger which yunded 
this gushing young person, she is placed at the outset of 
the story in an odd, not to say false position She is a 
wife in nothing but name. Saturday Rev., Feb. 10, 1866. 
=Syn. 3. Sentimental, hysterical, etc. (in style). See 
gushingly (gush'ing-li), adv. 1. In a gushing 
manner. 
Rivers, which flow gushingly, 
With many windings through the vale. 
Byron, Childe Harold, iv. 71. 
2. With extravagant display of sentiment or 
fe'eling : as, to write or speak gushingly. 
gUShy (gush'i), a. [< gush + -yL] Displaying 
or characterized by gush; effusively sentimen- 
tal: as, a gushy description. [Colloq. and con- 
temptuous.] 
gusing-iron(gus'ing-I"ern),n. [Sc.; cf. Sc gusc 
= Ei goose, q. v.] A laundresses' smoothing- 
eusset (gus'et), . [Formerly also gushet; < OF. 
qousset, goucet, F. gousset, the armhole, a trian- 
gular space left between two joints of armor, 
a piece of plate used to cover such space, a tri- 
angular piece or gore of cloth, a bracket, also 
(mod. F. only) a fob or watch-pocket (cf. OF. 
*goussete, gossette, f., a little husk or hull), dim. 
of aousse = It. guscio, dial, gussa, gossa, gitss, 
goss, a husk, hull, pod, shell: of uncertain ori- 
gin, prob. Teut., being perhaps a var. ot the 
form which appears as F. housse, a covering, 
mat, mantel, etc. (see house?, housing), ult. re- 
lated with E. hull: see hulft.] A triangular 
plate or piece of cloth inserted or attached, to 
protect, strengthen, or fill out some part of a 
thing; agore. Specifically (a) The triangular space 
left at each joint of the body between two adjacent pieces 
of plate-armor. This was covered with chain-mail, and in 
addition many devices were tried, such as roundels and 
the like, ending in the elaborate pauldron, cubitiere, 
genouilliere, etc. (b) The filling, as of chain-mail of the 
above, (c) The defense of plate used to protect the gus- 
set (a). 
A horseman's mace, gushet-iurmom- for the armpits, leg- 
harness, and a gorget. Urquhart, tr. of Rabelais, i. 27. 
The oval pallet or gusset of plate which protects the left 
armpit. J - * "* 
In the preceding senses also guissette. 
Id) An angular piece of iron or a kind of bracket fastened 
in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness. 
(e) An angular piece of iron inserted in a boiler, tank, etc., 
where it changes from a cylindrical to a square form, as 
at the junction of the barrel and fire-box of a locomotive. 
(/) A triangular piece of cloth inserted in a garment to 
strengthen or enlarge some part. 
Seam and gusset and baud, 
Band and gusset and seam. 
Hood, Song of the Shirt. 
(a) In her., same as gore?, 1. 
gusset (gus'et), f. t. [< gusset, n.] To make 
with a gusset; insert a gusset into, as a gar- 
ment. 
Dryden, Essay on Dram. Poesy. 
Lord Dorset . . . was naturally very subject to Passion ; 
but the short Gust was soon over, and served only to 
off the Charms of his Temper. Prior, Poems, Ded. 
= Syn 1. Squall, etc. See winds, n. 
gust 2 (gust), n. [= OF. gost, F. gout(> E. 
gout*)= Sp. Pg. It. gusto (> E. gusto), < L. *- 
tus, a tasting, taste, > gustare, taste; allied to 
Gr. wvetv, taste, Skt. -^ jush, enjoy, AS. ceosan, 
E. choose, select: see choose.] 1. The sense 
or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto. 
Were they [sprats] as dear, they would be as toothesome 
as anchovies ; for then their price would give a high 
gust unto them in the judgment of pallat-men 
gut 
Gustatorv buds. See ta*te-bud.- Gustatory cell, In 
n ,7f une^f the inner fusiform cells of a taste-bud, with 
filamentous ends and a large spherical central part, su 
rounded by the cortical cells of the taste-bud.- Gusta- 
torv corpuscles See coryusd,: Gustatory nerve, a 
nerTo ^station, the lingual branch of the third divl- 
Son of the fifth cranial nerve, distributed to the tongue 
'ng to the sense of taste. It is more com- 
u the lingual nerve. 
iavian (gus-ta' vi-an), , Pertaining to 
any Swedish king of the name ot Gustavus; 
specifically, in Swedish literary history, per- 
taining to the reigns of Gustavus III. and Gus- 
tavus IV. (1771-1809), in which period the na- 
tional literature was especially flourishing. 
The poets of the Guttaman veM form iwogmaf sac- 
cording to the prevalence, respectively, of the French and 
the national element. ... 
R. Anderson, tr. of Horn s Scandinavian Lit., HI. 5. 
gUStful 1 (gust'fiil), a. [< gustl + -ful.] At- 
tended with gusts; gusty; squally. 
A gustful April morn 
That puff'd the swaying branches. .. 
Tennyson, Holy Grail. 
gustfu! 2 t (gust'ful), a. [< gusfi + -ful.] Taste- 
ful; palatable. 
The base Suds which Vice useth to leave behind it 
makes Virtue afterwards far more gustful. 
HoWCltf Jj6vtr6l*8, 11. o. 
The said season being passed, there is no danger or dif- 
ficulty to keep it 
The whole vegetable tribe have los 
Lamb, 
2 Gratification of any kind, especially that 
which is sensual ; pleasure ; enjoyment. 
The life of the spirit taMned and I impaired, ac- 
My sight, and smell, and hearing were employ'd, 
And all three senses in full gust enjoy'd . . . 
Dryaen, Flower and Leaf, 1. 139. 
One who courted contempt abroad, in order to feel with 
keener /just the pleasure of pre-eminence at home. 
Goldsmith, Citizen of the Worlil, In. 
3. Turn of fancy; intellectual taste. 
A choice of it may be made according to the gust and 
manner of the ancients. 
He . calls him a blockhead as well as an atheist 
one who had " as small a gust for the elegancies of expres- 
sion as the sacredness of the matter." 
Whipple, Ess. and Rev., II. 77. 
gust^t (gust), v. t. [< L. gustare, taste; from 
the noun.] To taste ; enjoy the taste of ; have 
a relish for. 
The palate of this age gusts nothing high. 
Sir R. L' Estrange, On Beaumont and 1 letcher s Plays. 
gustablet (gus'ta-bl), a. and. [< gusft + -able.] 
I. a. 1. Capable of being tasted ; tastable. 
(gust'ful-nes), n. The quality of 
"being gustful or full of savor. 
Then his divertisements and recreations have a lively 
g^f****. then his sleep is very^und^a^pleasant.^ 
gustlesst (gust'les), a. [<gusft + -less.] Taste- 
No austless or unsatisfying offal. 
Sir T. Browne, Misc. rracts, p. i. 
gusto (gus'to), . [< It. Pg. Sp. gusto = OF. 
(/oust, F. gout, < L. gustus, taste, relisn: si 
gusft.J Appreciative taste or enjoyment; kee: 
relish; zest. 
Set yourself on designing after the ancient Greeks ; 
because they are the rule of beauty and give us a good 
gusto. Uryden, tr. of Dufresnoy's Art of Painting, note. 
The royal supremacy is repeatedly insisted upon in 
terms one may almost say of gusto, such as Cranmer would 
have heartily approved. nt T (W 
It will be found true, I believe, in a majority of cases 
that the artist writes with more , gusto and effect ot those 
things which he has only wished to do, than of those 
which he has done. ^^ A HumWe Remon8t ranee. 
(gos-to'so), a. [It., < gtisto, taste: see 
" Tasty: used in music to direct 
. . . 
A blind man cannot conceive colours, but either as some 
audible, gustable, odorous, or tactile qualities. 
Glanville, Vanity of Dogmatizing, vii. 
2. Pleasant to the taste; having a pleasant 
Of so many thousand wels this only aflordeth gustable 
waters^andihat o excellent thaU^Bassa^^drinks 
H M That which is pleasant to the taste. 
The touch acknowledged no gustables, 
The taste 
a passage be rendered with taste. 
gusty 1 (gus'ti), . [= Sc. gousty; < L- 
-i/l.] 1 Marked by gusts or squalls of wind; 
fitfully windy or stormy. 
In which time wee had store of snowe with some , gusty 
weather. Hakluyts Voyages, III. 845. 
For once, upon a raw and gusty day, 
The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. 
Shak., J. C., i. 2. 
2. Given to sudden bursts of passion; excit- 
able; irritable. 
Little "brown girls" with gusty t em P, cram , en h t8 1n el 1 d R T 
do the sensible thing. Saturday Red., Feb. 10, 1866. 
r2 (gus'ti), a. [< gusP + -i.] Pleasant 
; savory; gustful. [Scotch.] 
gustation (gus-ta'shon), n. [= P. gustation = 
Sp. gustation = It. gustazione, < L. gustatto(n-), 
< mistare, taste : see gusfl, v.] The act of tast- 
ing; the sense of taste ; the gustatory function. 
Senses of taste and touch; gustati<m and taction. 
Coues, Key to N. A. Birds, p. 191. 
gUStative (gus'ta-tiv), a. [= F. gustatif= Sp. 
It. mtstativo, < KL. *gustativus, < L. gustare, 
taste : see gust*.] Of or pertaining to the sense 
of taste ; gustatory. 
The ninth pair, or gustative nerve, is organized for the 
appreciation of taste only. Le Conte, Sight, Int., p. 10. 
gustatory (gus'ta-to-ri), a. [< ytL.*gustatorius, 
< L. gustare, taste : see gust*.] Of or pertain- 
ing to gustation or tasting. 
In his first cautious sip of the wine, and the gustatory 
skill with which he gave his palate the full advantage of 
it it was impossible not to recognize the connoisseur. 
Uau'thorne, Blithedale Romance, xxi. 
How the gustatory faculty is exhausted for a time by a 
strong taste, daily experience teaches. 
H. Spencer, Prm. 
Ramsay, Prospect of Plenty. 
gut (gut), . [< ME. gut, gutte, gotte, < AS. gut 
(pi. guttas), intestine ; orig. a ' channel,' a sense 
found in E. dial, gut, also gate, goyt, gowt, Sc. 
not, goat, etc., < ME. gutte, gote, goote,& channel 
of water, a drain (= MD. gate, a channel, L>. 
noot = G. gosse, gutter, sewer, sink, water-pipe, 
rain-pipe, = Sw. gjuta, a leat, = Dan. gyde, a 
lane); < AS. gedtan (pret. pi. guton, pp. goten), 
pour out, intr. flow, stream, = D. gteten = G. 
te*en = Icel.a/dto,east,etc.,= Sw.a/i(to = Uan. 
m/de. pour: see gush.] 1. (a) Either the whole 
or a distinct division of that part of the ali- 
mentary canal of an animal which extends 
from the stomach to the anus; the intestinal 
canal, or any part of it; an intestine: as, the 
large gut; the small gut; the blind gut, or cee- 
cum. (6) In the plural, the bowels; the whole 
mass formed by the natural convolutions of 
the intestinal canal in the abdomen, (c) In 
Wo/., the whole intestinal tube, alimentary ca- 
nal, or digestive tract; the enteric tube, from 
mouth to anus. See rnteron, stomodd'um, proc- 
todceitm. 
