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german

GER'MAN, a. [L. germanus, a brother.]

1. Cousins german, are the sons or daughters of brothers or sisters; first cousins.

2. Related.

GER'MAN, a. Belonging to Germany.

GER'MAN, n. A native of Germany; and by ellipsis, the German language.



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GER'MAN, a. [L. germanus, a brother.]

1. Cousins german, are the sons or daughters of brothers or sisters; first cousins.

2. Related.

GER'MAN, a. Belonging to Germany.

GER'MAN, n. A native of Germany; and by ellipsis, the German language.


GER'MAN, a.1 [L. germanus, a brother; Fr. germain.]

  1. Cousins german, are the sons or daughters of brothers or sisters; first cousins.
  2. Related. [Obs.] Shak.

GER'MAN, a.2

Belonging to Germany.


GER'MAN, n.

A native of Germany; and by ellipsis, the German language.


Ger"man
  1. Nearly related; closely akin.

    Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion. Shak.

    Brother german. See Brother german. -- Cousins german. See the Note under Cousin.

  2. A native or one of the people of Germany.
  3. Of or pertaining to Germany.

    German Baptists. See Dunker. -- German bit, a wood-boring tool, having a long elliptical pod and a scew point. -- German carp (Zoöl.), the crucian carp. -- German millet (Bot.), a kind of millet (Setaria Italica, var.), whose seed is sometimes used for food. -- German paste, a prepared food for caged birds. -- German process (Metal.), the process of reducing copper ore in a blast furnace, after roasting, if necessary. Raymond. -- German sarsaparilla, a substitute for sarsaparilla extract. -- German sausage, a polony, or gut stuffed with meat partly cooked. -- German silver (Chem.), a silver-white alloy, hard and tough, but malleable and ductile, and quite permanent in the air. It contains nickel, copper, and zinc in varying proportions, and was originally made from old copper slag at Henneberg. A small amount of iron is sometimes added to make it whiter and harder. It is essentially identical with the Chinese alloy packfong. It was formerly much used for tableware, knife handles, frames, cases, bearings of machinery, etc., but is now largely superseded by other white alloys. -- German steel (Metal.), a metal made from bog iron ore in a forge, with charcoal for fuel. -- German text (Typog.), a character resembling modern German type, used in English printing for ornamental headings, etc., as in the words,

    * This line is German Text.

    -- German tinder. See Amadou.

  4. The German language.
  5. A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding in capriciosly involved figures.

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German

GER'MAN, adjective [Latin germanus, a brother.]

1. Cousins german are the sons or daughters of brothers or sisters; first cousins.

2. Related.

GER'MAN, adjective Belonging to Germany.

GER'MAN, noun A native of Germany; and by ellipsis, the german language.

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