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GIUPE, the (ru;t of,tne

vlOe.

Sec V,NE ,

CltAPHOMETER,

1D:'lhematie>.1 inflrument, o,her·

wife called a feOli·ci,cle, lhe tlfe of which is tO ob–

ferve any angle whole vertex is at (be centre of ,he

inflru",ent in any pl:llle (thuugh ot is mOll commonl7

horizont.I , or nearly fo ), dnd to ,¡nd how many

d~·

grees it eontai"s.

See

CbOM6TRV, p,

696,

and

Platt XCV.

fi~.

oGRAPNELS, a fOil of anel:ors wilh

f~ur

Books,

I~r

ving for boats tO ride by,

There is alfo a ki"d call,d fi,e and chaiA grapn:ls.

made wilb four barbed

cI.ws

inlie.d of Books, and

ufed 10 e.tdl hold o( the enemy's rigglr.g, or any other

part, io order for boarding lhem,

CRASS, in bOlaoy,

&c.

name given to fe_m i cli–

lIina plants

as, the ftg

ror.is

, or eouch grars; II·e

briza, or quaking.grafs,

&c.

nder lhe term gr.:s

are airo comprehcnded all manoer of herb"eoos

planlS ierving for the foou of C4ttle, as clo\'er, rye·

grafs,

&c,

GR I\SSHOPPER , in zoology , See CRYLLUS.

CRATIOLA , in botany, a geotls of Ihe diandria mo·

oogynia clafs.

he corolla is irregul.r

Ihe capfule

h.s tWOcells

and the

c~li~

eonfills of feven le,lves ,

There are four fpecie" noneof Ihem n.tives uf

Hm.in

GRATZ, a Cily of Germany, and capital of the

du.hy

of Sliria, fixty.6ve miles fouth of V,enoa: E, long.

15', aod N. lat

47·

20' ,

GRAVE, in muGe, is applied to a found, which is of

10IV or deep

t~ne.

GRAV E, in geography. a Itrong cily of Ihe Nelherlands,

in Ihe province of Dotch Brabaot, eight miles fouth

of Nimogueo: E. long.

45', N. lat

51 ° 50'.

GRAVEL, in natural hiflory and gardening, a conge·

ries of pebbles, whieh, mixed wilh a fliff loam, mak,s

Iafling and elegant gravd walks

an qrnament pecu–

liar

our gardens, and which gives Ihem lhe ad vaa–

tage. over Ihore of olher nations.

GR AVE L, in medicine See MEDICINE.

GRAVESEND, a porr·town of Kent, (¡Iuated on the

fouthern Olore of the river Thames, tWeoly miles eafl

of London,

GR¡\ VINA, a city and bifhop's ree of the kingdom of

Napb , twenly.rel'en miles foulh ·wefl of Barri: E.

lon~,

" . ,

~nd

N. 1, (. 41 °.

GRAVITATIO

See MECHAN ICS ,

GRAVITY. See MECHAN ICS

Sperifc

GRA'IITV. See HVD ROSTAT ICS.

GR.'\Y. in geography, a city of Fr. nche Compte in

France, Iwenly·t\Vo miles north ·wefl of

Berdn~on:

lon~

5°

;2',

N lal

47·

30'.

CREA E, a fwelling and gourdinefs of the legs of a

horfe. See FARRIERY.

GREEC'E, Ihe plerenl Rumelia, and Ihe aneient Hel·

las, is fitUated between

20 0

and 26

E. long and be–

t\Veen 36° and

44°

N. I.t,

reaches from the Adriatic fea eaflward 10 the

Archipelago, and os geoerally a healthy and fl ui¡fu!

cour.try.

EEK, Or

REC I

AN,

any lhing

belc~~ing

10 ancirrl

(; I'ceee

Tite GrecK Ilor,'Jage,

preferved

the IVrilinr!

of.lhe celrbraltd ."lIlUrs

.allquity, as Homer, H';'

fiod, .oelllfJllheucs,

,,¡Iode,

PI.tO,

Xenophon,

b.s agreRt varitty of le"",, and exprctuuns, fuilaule

10 Ihe gen:u! and otc. fiu"s of a pollto and Irarntd

ptople, who had a

t.He

for

dnd [ciences.

GRtEK

81 . LE. See ¡¡ ,8LE,

(; k EE K

Sc't

Ml>N

KS and

NI,

of whalever order, confider

St J:j"fil

Iheir f""nutr and common f.ther, and e–

Iteem it the Iiighefl cnme to de,iale in Ihe

Je,fI

Irol1l

IIIS

c~nflitucions .

There",e reveral beautiful conVenlJ

wi'h ehurches, in which the :llonks perform di.,ae fer.

vice day and night. SOlDe of che monk, are ca:no–

bit~s,

or live log<ther, wear Ihe fame habic,

e~1

allhe

f. Ole table, and pudu" the

I~me

exerciíes and employ–

ments,

GltEEN,

one of

dIe

06ginal colours,

exhi~itcd

by the

rays of "gh!. See OPT Ics.

GREEN, among p1in:crs See BOTAN \' , p. 634 '

Gamboge wllI give 6ve or fix fullS of grecn with

verdlgre,f~.

Dut the ye!low, \Vbich fome prefer be·

fore all others, is made of French bmies; which is

ei,her d eper or f.inter, accordiag as the liquor is

mOre or lef. flained by Ihem, In like manner, a

yellow, drawa from me roots of Ihe barberry

or mulbmy, will anfwer the fame purpofe, being

mixed Wilh tranfparent verdigreale, A. tO verdigreal.

itfdf, it produces a line bluifh green, flow! readily

the ptneil, and m.y eno ferve as an ink ta write wlth

but is fubjeé! tOdecay.

~lountain-green

is ufed ror a

grafs colour. Verdiler is a light green, feldom ufre!

bUllo colour landlkips that ftem alar off. Sap'grecn

is dark aod dirty, and :hererore never ufed but la !ha–

dow over grecns in Ihe darkcll pl,ces , Copper.green

is an exccllent Iranfpareot and fhining grafs-green, if

Ihickened in Ihefun fhine, or over a geatle fi,e.

the mor. llfed of aoy greco ia waOliag of prialS

maps.

GR EE~' C LOTH,

a board, or court of juflice, he/d in

Ihe eompling,houfe of the king's houfhold, compofed

of the lord fleward, and ol{icers under him, who fit

daily, To Ihis court is eomnlicted Ihe charge and o–

verfigh t of the king's houfhold in maners of juflice

and governm.

ot,

wi,ha power 10 corretl all ofrenders,

~nd

tOmaintain che peace of the .erge, or jurifdiélion

of lhe Court royal: which is every way about twOhun–

dred yards rrOOl the lafl gate of the palace wbere his

majclty refides.

takes its name,

ho.,d o[

g'''"

e/OlA.,

from a

grecn c10lh fpread over the board wltere coey fit.

Wuhout a warranl firí! obtainee! from this eOUII,

none of the king's feIVanls can be arrt!!ed for deb!.

c/(al

In,

CREEN CLOTH, are 1wo offic<lS of lhe

board or greeo cloth, who appoiol thediel of theking

and his houfhold; and keep all r<cords, ledgers and

papers relaling thereta; make up bilis. pdlCels and

debentures for falaries, and provifions and nece!faries

for lhe omcers

the pantry, buuer)', cellJr,

Oc.

T he1