English to English
gage
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noun (n)
- a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.(noun)source: webster1913
- A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage, frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness to the greengage. See Greengage.(noun)source: webster1913
- A measure or standard. See Gauge,
n. (noun)source: webster1913