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views updated May 23 2018gage1 / gāj/ archaic •
n. a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith. ∎ a pledge, esp. a glove, thrown down as a symbol of a challenge to fight.•
v. [tr.] offer (a thing or one's life) as a guarantee of good faith.gage2 •
n. & v. variant spelling of gauge.gage3 •
n. another term for greengage.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
gage
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views updated Jun 27 2018gage1 pledge, security XIV. — (O)F., ult. — Gmc. *
waðjam (see
WED). Cf.
WAGE.
So vb. †pledge, pawn; †stake, wager. XVI. — (O)F.
gager or aphetic of
ENGAGE.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated May 23 2018 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
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views updated May 11 2018 A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition DAVID A. BENDER
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views updated Jun 11 2018 The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
