Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The treadle of an egg. See extract under gallature.
- See
grandee .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word grando.
Examples
-
Vnde cum Imperator electus in sede regni debuit poni, nobis in curia tunc existentibus, tanta cecidit grando, quod ex subita resolutione plusquam CLX. homines in eadem curia fuerunt submersi.
The long and wonderful voyage of Frier Iohn de Plano Carpini 2004
-
Vnde eo tempore quando fuit electus, et in sede regni poni debuit imperator, nobis in curia existentibus, tanta cecidit grando, quod ex subita resolutione sicut plenius intelleximus, plusquam centum et quadraginta homines in eadem curia fuerunt submersi.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
-
Vnde cum Imperator electus in sede regni debuit poni, nobis in curia tunc existentibus, tanta cecidit grando, quod ex subita resolutione plusquam CLX. homines in eadem curia fuerunt submersi.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
-
Waited for le grando telling off, but it never came.
Mates, Dates: Besties: Cathy Hopkins 2002
-
SIC profectione laeti piscium lasciuiam intuemur, nec tuendi satietas capier potest. interea prope iam occidente sole inhorrescit mare, tenebrae conduplicantur noctisque et nimbum obcaecat nigror, flamma inter nuber coruscat, caelum tonitru contremit, 5 grando mixta imbri largifico subita praecipitans cadit, undique omnes uenti erumpunt, saeui existunt turbines, feruit aestu pelagus.
-
This is shown by his enumeration of the celestial signs (v. 1188): -- in cæloque deum sedes et templa locarunt, per cælum volvi quia nox et luna videtur, luna dies et nox et noctis signa severa noctivagæque faces cæli flammæque volantes, nubila sol imbres nix venti fulmina grando et rapidi fremitus et murmura magna minarum.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series John Addington Symonds 1866
-
This is shown by his enumeration of the celestial signs (v. 1188): -- in cæloque deum sedes et templa locarunt, per cælum volvi quia nox et luna videtur, luna dies et nox et noctis signa severa noctivagæque faces cæli flammæque volantes, nubila sol imbres nix venti fulmina grando et rapidi fremitus et murmura magna minarum.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866
-
Satum, lumen praebet. cium peti, quam a colorious: plus igitur nigredinis quandoquidem nix, grando, lam aaux, minus etiam glacies, fimul et nitidiffima i incft.
Plutarchi Chaeronensis Moralia, id est opera, exceptis vitis, reliqua: Plutarchi Chaeronensis ... 1797
-
Tam multa in tedis crepitans ialit horrida grando.
P. Virgilii Maronis opera: emendabat et notulis illustr. G. Wakefield Virgil, Publius Vergilius Maro 1796
-
Qu£e grando cumfulgure corufcante tam gravis et-veliemens fuit, ut nunquam. antea, ex quo Aegyptus habitata eft, iiinilis ei extiterit.
Pentateuchus ex recensione textus hebraei et versionum antiquarum latine versus notisque philologicis [microform] Dathe, Johann August, 1731-1791, ed 1791
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.