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gnome

gnome is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
  2. 2.(Zoöl.) A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
  3. 3.Etym: [Gr. A brief reflection or maxim. Peacham.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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