v. t. [ OE. gasten, g&aemacr_;sten to frighten, akin to Goth. usgaisjan. See Aghast, Ghastly, and cf. Gaze. ] To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See Aghast. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To gast. [ Obs. ] Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; stomach + &unr_; a mushroom. ] (Bot.) An order of fungi, in which the spores are borne inside a sac called the peridium, as in the puffballs. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The type genus of the
n. (Zool.) Same as Gastropod. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. (Zool.) Same as Gastropoda. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Same as Gastropodous.
a. So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Ghastness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]