gare

American

[gair] / gɛər /

noun

low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.

Etymology

Origin of gare

1535–45; < Anglo-French, variant of Old French gard, jart

Example Sentences

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Vot I gare off you keek my nose Downside-up mit your heels und toes— Downside, oder der oopside-down—?

From Afterwhiles by Riley, James Whitcomb

Mr. Bulwer's philosophy is like a French palace—it is tawdry, shady, splendid; but, gare aux nez sensibles! one is always reminded of the sewer.

From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley

Pour ne pas me rendre plus malade, je n'ai pas voulu rester dans la grande ville que j'ai traversée d'une gare à l'autre immédiatement.

From Philip Gilbert Hamerton An Autobiography, 1834-1858, and a Memoir by His Wife, 1858-1894 by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert

The gare de Clermont-Ferrand says there is no place salon-lit or coupé-lit free in the train to-night.

From The Mountebank by Locke, William John

I think you'll admire her, Frank; but, gare à vous, she's dangerous.

From Guy Livingstone; or, 'Thorough' by Lawrence, George A. (George Alfred)

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