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Gnome

Gnome Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Gnome? [n] a short pithy saying expressing a general truth [n] a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Synonyms \| Synonyms for Gnome: dwarf Related Terms \| Find terms related to Gnome: adage \| ana \| analects \| aphorism \| apothegm \| Ariel \| axiom \| banshee \| Befind \| brocard \| brownie \| byword \| catchword \| cluricaune \| collected sayings \| Corrigan \| current saying \| dictate \| dictum \| distich \| dwarf \| elemental \| elemental spirit \| elf \| epigram \| expression \| fairy \| fairy queen \| fay \| Finnbeara \| goblin \| golden saying \| gremlin \| hob \| homunculus \| imp \| kobold \| leprechaun \| Lilliputian \| Mab \| manikin \| maxim \| midge \| midget \| moral \| mot \| motto \| Oberon \| oracle \| ouphe \| peewee \| peri \| phrase \| pip-squeak \| pithy saying \| pixie \| pooka \| precept \| prescript \| proverb \| proverbial saying \| proverbs \| puca \| pwca \| pygmy \| rule \| runt \| salamander \| saw \| saying \| sentence \| sententious expression \| shrimp \| sloka \| sprite \| stock saying \| sutra \| sylph \| sylphid \| teaching \| text \| Titania \| Tom Thumb \| truism \| undine \| verse \| wart \| wisdom \| wisdom literature \| wise saying \| witticism \| word \| words of wisdom See Also \| Andvari \| axiom \| faerie \| faery \| fairy \| maxim \| Murphy's Law \| Nibelung \| Sod's Law \| sprite Gnome In Webster's Dictionary \Gnome\, n. [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. ? intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai, gignw^skein, to know. See {Know}.] 1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc. 2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance. 3. (Zo["o]l.) A small owl ({Glaucidium gnoma}) of the Western United States. 4. [Gr. ?.] A brief reflection or maxim. --Peacham.

Gnome Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Gnome?

[n] a short pithy saying expressing a general truth
[n] a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

Synonyms | Synonyms for Gnome: dwarf

Gnome In Webster's Dictionary

\Gnome\, n. [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that
knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts
of the earth, or fr. ? intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai,
gignw^skein, to know. See {Know}.]
1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to
   inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the
   guardian of mines, quarries, etc.

2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen
   features, or of strange appearance.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A small owl ({Glaucidium gnoma}) of the Western
   United States.

4. [Gr. ?.] A brief reflection or maxim. --Peacham.

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