n. [ OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. greót grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel, OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grjōt, and to E. groats, grout. See Groats, Grout, and cf. Grail gravel. ]
v. i. To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to grate; to grind. [ 1913 Webster ]
The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. [ AS. grið peace; akin to Icel. grid. ] Peace; security; agreement. [ Obs. ] Gower.
n. The quality of being gritty. [ 1913 Webster ]
a.