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10 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wire \Wire\, n. [OE. wir, AS wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG wir, wire; cf OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. ????.] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel. Note: Wire is made of any desired form as round, square, triangular, etc., by giving this shape to the hole in the drawplate, or between the rollers. 2. A telegraph wire or cable; hence an electric telegraph; as to send a message by wire. [Colloq.] {Wire bed}, {Wire mattress}, an elastic bed bottom or mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together in various ways. {Wire bridge}, a bridge suspended from wires, or cables made of wire. {Wire cartridge}, a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed in a wire cage. {Wire cloth}, a coarse cloth made of woven metallic wire, -- used for strainers, and for various other purposes. {Wire edge}, the thin, wirelike thread of metal sometimes formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening it {Wire fence}, a fence consisting of posts with strained horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework, between. {Wire gauge} or {gage}. a A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal plate with a series of notches of various widths in its edge. b A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the thickness of sheet metal in usually made and which is used in describing the size or thickness. There are many different standards for wire gauges, as in different countries, or for different kinds of metal, the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire gauge being often used and designated by the abbreviations B. W. G. and A. W. G. respectively. {Wire gauze}, a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling gauze. {Wire grass} (Bot.), either of the two common grasses {Eleusine Indica}, valuable for hay and pasture, and {Poa compressa}, or blue grass. See {Blue grass}. {Wire grub} (Zo["o]l.), a wireworm. {Wire iron}, wire rods of iron. {Wire lathing}, wire cloth or wire netting applied in the place of wooden lathing for holding plastering. {Wire mattress}. See {Wire bed}, above. {Wire micrometer}, a micrometer having spider lines, or fine wires, across the field of the instrument. {Wire nail}, a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed and pointed. {Wire netting}, a texture of woven wire coarser than ordinary wire gauze. {Wire rod}, a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing. {Wire rope}, a rope formed wholly, or in great part of wires. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Wedge gauge \Wedge gauge\ or gage \gage\ . A wedge with a graduated edge, to measure the width of a space into which it is thrust. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gage \Gage\, n. A measure or standard. See {Gauge}, n. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gage \Gage\, v. t. To measure. See {Gauge}, v. t. You shall not gage me By what we do to-night. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gage \Gage\, n. [F. gage, LL gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See {Wed}, and cf {Wage}, n.] 1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it and forfeited by nonperformance; security. Nor without gages to the needy lend. --Sandys. 2. A glove, cap, or the like cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. ``There I throw my gage.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gage \Gage\, n. [So called because an English family named Gage imported the greengage from France, in the last century.] A variety of plum; as the greengage; also the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See {Greengage}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gage \Gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gaged}; p. pr & vb n. {Gaging}.] [Cf. F. gager. See {Gage}, n., a pledge.] 1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.] A moiety competent Was gaged by our king. --Shak. 2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. Great debts Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal, Hath left me gaged. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gauge \Gauge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauged}; p. pr & vb n. {Gauging}] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf OF gauge gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh. fr an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a thing (see {Qualify}); but cf also F. jalon a measuring stake in surveying, and E. gallon.] [Written also {gage}.] 1. To measure or determine with a gauge. 2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. 3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of or to test the accuracy of the form of as of a part of a gunlock. The vanes nicely gauged on each side --Derham. 4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it as cloth or a garment. 5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of to estimate; to judge of You shall not gauge me By what we do to-night. --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gage n 1: an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity or for testing conformity with a standard [syn: {gauge}] 2: the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis}, {marijuana}, {ganja}, {pot}, {grass}, {marihuana}, {dope}, {weed}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {Mary Jane}] 3: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana}, {marihuana}, {ganja}, {pot}, {grass}, {dope}, {weed}, {sess}, {sens}, {skunk}, {Mary-Jane}, {Cannabis sativa}] v : place a bet on "Which horse are you backing?" "I'm betting on the new horse" [syn: {bet on}, {back}, {stake}, {game}, {punt}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Gage, OK (town, FIPS 28250) Location: 36.31808 N, 99.75665 W Population (1990): 473 (266 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73843
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