DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
52.14.84.29
Search for:
▼[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

1 definition found

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gnome n.
 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. Zool. A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
 4.  A brief reflection or maxim.
 ◄ ►