a.
Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]
Why is my neighbor's wife so gay? Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
A bevy of fair women, richly gay
In gems and wanton dress! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An ornament [ Obs. ] L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Native name. ] (Zool.) A Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle (Bibos frontalis). [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. (Naut.) A vessel of Anam, with two or three masts, lofty triangular sails, and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese junk. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
. (Med.) The process of removing moisture from the blast of an iron blast furnace by reducing its temperature so far that it will not remain suspended as vapor in the blast current, but will be deposited as snow in the cooling apparatus. The resultant uniformly dehydrated blast effects great economy in fuel consumption, and promotes regularity of furnace operation, and certainty of furnace control. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Named after
adv.
v. i. [ See Gain. ] To avail. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Gayety; finery. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]