Gent

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gent \Gent\, a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.)
     fr. gentilis. See {Genteel}.]
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     1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]
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              All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. --Chaucer.
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     2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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              Her body gent and small.              --Chaucer.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gent
       n 1: informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
       2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at
          the door"; "he's a likable cuss" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller},
           {lad}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
       3: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center;
          famous for cloth industry [syn: {Gand}, {Ghent}]