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noun
1.
something, as a glove, thrown down by a medieval knight in token of challenge to combat.
2.
Archaic. a challenge.
3.
Archaic. a pledge or pawn; security.
verb (used with object)
4.
Archaic. to pledge, stake, or wager.
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gage1 (ɡeɪdʒ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | something deposited as security against the fulfilment of an obligation; pledge |
| 2. | (formerly) a glove or other object thrown down to indicate a challenge to combat |
| —vb | |
| 3. | archaic (tr) to stake, pledge, or wager |
| [C14: from Old French gage, of Germanic origin; compare Gothic wadi pledge] | |
| gage2 (ɡeɪdʒ) | |
| —n | |
| short for greengage | |
| gage3 (ɡeɪdʒ) | |
| —n | |
| old-fashioned, slang (US) marijuana | |
| [C20: of uncertain origin; compare | |
| gage4 (ɡeɪdʒ) | |
| —n, —vb | |
| (US) a variant spelling (esp in technical senses) of gauge | |
| Gage (ɡeɪdʒ) | |
| —n | |
| Thomas. 1721--87, British general and governor in America; commander in chief of British forces at Bunker Hill (1775) | |
| gauge or gage (ɡeɪdʒ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to measure or determine the amount, quantity, size, condition, etc, of |
| 2. | to estimate or appraise; judge |
| 3. | to check for conformity or bring into conformity with a standard measurement, dimension, etc |
| —n | |
| 4. | a standard measurement, dimension, capacity, or quantity |
| 5. | any of various instruments for measuring a quantity: a pressure gauge |
| 6. | any of various devices used to check for conformity with a standard measurement |
| 7. | a standard or means for assessing; test; criterion |
| 8. | scope, capacity, or extent |
| 9. | the diameter of the barrel of a gun, esp a shotgun |
| 10. | the thickness of sheet metal or the diameter of wire |
| 11. | the distance between the rails of a railway track: in Britain 4 ft 8½ in. (1.435 m) |
| 12. | the distance between two wheels on the same axle of a vehicle, truck, etc |
| 13. | nautical the position of a vessel in relation to the wind and another vessel. One vessel may be windward (weather gauge) or leeward (lee gauge) of the other |
| 14. | the proportion of plaster of Paris added to mortar to accelerate its setting |
| 15. | the distance between the nails securing the slates, tiles, etc, of a roof |
| 16. | a measure of the fineness of woven or knitted fabric, usually expressed as the number of needles used per inch |
| 17. | the width of motion-picture film or magnetic tape |
| —adj | |
| 18. | See also absolute (of a pressure measurement) measured on a pressure gauge that registers zero at atmospheric pressure; above or below atmospheric pressure: 5 bar gauge |
| [C15: from Old Northern French, probably of Germanic origin] | |
| gage or gage | |
| —vb | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C15: from Old Northern French, probably of Germanic origin] | |
| 'gaugeable or gage | |
| —adj | |
| 'gageable or gage | |
| —adj | |
| 'gaugeably or gage | |
| —adv | |
| 'gageably or gage | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
gage
"pledge," c.1300, from O.Fr. gage, from Frank. *wadja-, related to Goth. wadi "pledge," from P.Gmc. *wadjon (see wed).
gage
see gauge. "The spelling variants gauge and gage have existed since the first recorded uses in Middle English, though in American English gage is found exclusively in technical uses" [Barnhart]. Related: Gaged; gaging.
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