2. Verb. (third-person singular of gurn) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gurns
1. gurn [v] - See also: gurn
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gurns
| gurly gurmies gurmy gurn gurnard gurnards gurned gurner gurners gurnet | gurnets gurney gurneys gurniad gurning gurns (current term) gurrah gurrahs gurrier gurriers | gurries gurrnki gurrnkis gurry gurs gursh gurshes gurt |
Literary usage of Gurns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homœopathic therapeutics by Samuel Lilienthal (1879)
"... toothache from tea ; gurns swollen, inflamed, dark red, in streaks. Veratrum album.
Violent throbbing toothache, driving to madness ; face swollen, ..."
2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"At the margin of the alveolus the periosteum becomes continuous with the fibrous
structure of the gurns. Permanent Teeth (Figs. 469 and 470). ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1872)
"... gurns, a course which we see no reason to regret, and we cannot but express
the hope that the coming generation of medical men may look upon this ..."
4. The Principles and practice of medicine: Designed for the Use of by William Osler (1903)
"... stomatitis has been described (Barie) in which the mucosa of the lips, gurns,
and tongue is swollen and erythematous. ..."
5. The Annual Register, Or, A View of the History, Politics, and Literature for by Edmund Burke (1813)
"... ebony, and other fine woods, drugs, oil, excellent columbo-root, and an
abundance of various gurns, particularly of the gum meni. ..."
Other Resources:
