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  • Glarus thrust
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site in Switzerland

    The Glarus thrust (German: Glarner Überschiebung) is a major thrust fault in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were

    Glarus thrust

    Glarus thrust

    Glarus_thrust

  • Thrust fault
  • Type of reverse fault that has a dip of 45 degrees or less

    in the Alps working on the Glarus Thrust; Charles Lapworth, Ben Peach and John Horne working on parts of the Moine Thrust in the Scottish Highlands; Alfred

    Thrust fault

    Thrust fault

    Thrust_fault

  • Glarus Alps
  • Mountain range in central Switzerland

    the Canton Glarus with the Vorderrhein — beyond which arises a wide-stretching mass of rock and glacier, which is part of the Glarus thrust and culminates

    Glarus Alps

    Glarus Alps

    Glarus_Alps

  • Canton of Glarus
  • Canton of Switzerland

    The canton of Glarus (German: Kanton Glarus [ˈɡlaːrʊs] ; Romansh: Chantun Glaruna; French: Canton de Glaris; Italian: Canton Glarona) is a canton in east-central

    Canton of Glarus

    Canton_of_Glarus

  • Matt Formation
  • Geologic formation in Switzerland

    Oligocene-aged marine geological formation that outcrops in the Glarus Alps of the Canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is most notable for its fossiliferous slates

    Matt Formation

    Matt_Formation

  • List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
  • Monte San Giorgio Old City of Berne Rhaetian Railway Jungfrau-Aletsch Glarus thrust Bellinzona Abbey of Saint Gall Villa Le Lac Immeuble Clarté Lodano Bettlachstock

    List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland

    List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Switzerland

  • Flims
  • Municipality in Grisons, Switzerland

    3099 m. Both Piz Segnas and neighbouring Piz Dolf show the line of the Glarus thrust in its upper part, now a UNESCO world heritage. The easiest access to

    Flims

    Flims

    Flims

  • Elm, Switzerland
  • Village in Glarus, Switzerland

    a village, and former municipality, in the municipality of Glarus Süd and canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Elm lies in the valley of the Sernf river,

    Elm, Switzerland

    Elm, Switzerland

    Elm,_Switzerland

  • Tectonics
  • Process of evolution of Earth's crust

    of the planets and their moons, especially icy moons. Geology portal Glarus thrust (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Mohorovičić discontinuity Seismology Tectonophysics

    Tectonics

    Tectonics

    Tectonics

  • Mürtschenstock
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    The Mürtschenstock is a mountain massif of the Glarus Alps in the canton of Glarus overlooking Lake Walen (Walensee) and the Linth Valley. It is composed

    Mürtschenstock

    Mürtschenstock

    Mürtschenstock

  • Piz Dolf
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    west Piz Segnas. Both Piz Segnas and Piz Dolf show the line of the Glarus thrust in its upper part. The easiest access to the area is an aerial cableway

    Piz Dolf

    Piz Dolf

    Piz_Dolf

  • Piz Segnas
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    Piz Segnas is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Grisons (Graubünden). The Piz Sardona is on

    Piz Segnas

    Piz Segnas

    Piz_Segnas

  • Hans Schardt
  • Swiss geologist and professor

    of the earth based on stratigraphy. His studies where based on the Glarus thrust which he explained as a nappe. Schardt was born in Basel and moved to

    Hans Schardt

    Hans Schardt

    Hans_Schardt

  • Thin section
  • Thin slice of a material prepared for microscopic examination

    Badertscher, N.P. & Burkhard, M. 2000. Brittle±ductile deformation in the Glarus thrust Lochseiten (LK) calc-mylonite, Terra Nova, 12, 281-288 Barber, D.J.

    Thin section

    Thin section

    Thin_section

  • Tristelhorn
  • Mountain of the Glarus Alps, Switzerland

    The Tristelhorn (also known as Piz da Sterls) is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Grisons

    Tristelhorn

    Tristelhorn

    Tristelhorn

  • Ringelspitz
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    (in German), also known as Piz Barghis (in Romansh), is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and

    Ringelspitz

    Ringelspitz

    Ringelspitz

  • Fil de Cassons
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    and to its west Piz Segnas, both showing the tectonic line of the Glarus thrust in its upper part, a now UNESCO world heritage. The easiest access to

    Fil de Cassons

    Fil de Cassons

    Fil_de_Cassons

  • Geography of Switzerland
  • part south of the Alps belongs to Southern Europe. Monte San Giorgio Glarus thrust Oeschinen Lake Oberaletsch Glacier Aletsch Glacier Konkordiaplatz Jungfraujoch

    Geography of Switzerland

    Geography of Switzerland

    Geography_of_Switzerland

  • Piz Sardona
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 m (10,026 ft) high mountain overlooks the valleys of Sernf (Glarus) and

    Piz Sardona

    Piz Sardona

    Piz_Sardona

  • Eastern Alps
  • Eastern part of the Alps mountain range

    – also known as the Central Alps. Limestone Alps Periadriatic Seam Glarus thrust List of mountains of the canton of St. Gallen Economy of Liechtenstein

    Eastern Alps

    Eastern Alps

    Eastern_Alps

  • List of fault zones
  • Garlock Fault 250 California, United States Sinistral Active Glarus thrust Switzerland Thrust fault Cenozoic Great Glen Fault Scotland Strike-slip Silurian

    List of fault zones

    List_of_fault_zones

  • Hausstock
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    Hausstock is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, at an elevation of 3,158 m (10,361 ft) on the border between the cantons of Glarus and Grisons (Graubünden), Switzerland

    Hausstock

    Hausstock

    Hausstock

  • Nappe
  • Geological structure

    reinterpreted earlier studies by Arnold Escher von der Linth and Albert Heim in the Glarus Alps. His work in Switzerland influenced Escher and Maurice Lugeon. Several

    Nappe

    Nappe

    Nappe

  • Timeline of the development of tectonophysics (before 1954)
  • Chronological listing of significant events in the history of tectonophysics

    Escher shows Roderick Murchison the Glarus thrust at the Pass dil Segnas. But Arnold Escher does not publish it as a thrust as it contradicts the geosyncline

    Timeline of the development of tectonophysics (before 1954)

    Timeline_of_the_development_of_tectonophysics_(before_1954)

  • Battle of Linth River
  • seized Schwanden and pushed back the 3rd Battalion of the 84th Line beyond Glarus. Soult sent the 1st and 3rd Battalions of the 44th Line to Molitor as reinforcements

    Battle of Linth River

    Battle of Linth River

    Battle_of_Linth_River

  • Crap Sogn Gion
  • Mountain in Switzerland

    The white Triangel is Crap Ner and Ofen the white peak to its right (Glarus thrust) Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. Crap Sogn Gion on Hikr

    Crap Sogn Gion

    Crap Sogn Gion

    Crap_Sogn_Gion

  • Canton of St. Gallen
  • Canton of Switzerland

    Säntis (named after the Säntis), while its southern parts, together with Glarus and parts of Schwyz, became the canton of Linth (named after the river Linth)

    Canton of St. Gallen

    Canton_of_St._Gallen

  • Geology of Serbia
  • Jadar-Kopaonik Thrust Sheet is a NW-SE striking unit in the southern footwall of the Sava Zone and the northern hangingwall of the Drina-Ivanjica Thrust Sheet

    Geology of Serbia

    Geology of Serbia

    Geology_of_Serbia

  • Albert Heim
  • Swiss geologist (1849–1937)

    His initial misinterpretation of the Glarus Alps as resulting entirely from folding rather than from a major thrust fault, an error which he acknowledged

    Albert Heim

    Albert Heim

    Albert_Heim

  • Swiss Alps
  • Portion of the Alps that lies within Switzerland

    and the so-called alpine orogeny. The major thrust fault of the Tectonic Arena Sardona in the eastern Glarus Alps gives a visible illustration of mountain-building

    Swiss Alps

    Swiss_Alps

  • Fritz Zwicky
  • Swiss astronomer (1898–1974)

    was born in Varna, Bulgaria, to a Swiss father (citizenship in Mollis, Glarus) and Czech mother. His father, Fridolin (b. 1868), was a prominent industrialist

    Fritz Zwicky

    Fritz Zwicky

    Fritz_Zwicky

  • William Tell (play)
  • 1804 play written by Friedrich Schiller

    anniversary. Since 1938 it has also been performed every Labor Day weekend in New Glarus, Wisconsin in English, and until recently also in German. The characters

    William Tell (play)

    William Tell (play)

    William_Tell_(play)

  • Grisons
  • Largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland

    shares borders with four other cantons: Uri, Glarus, St. Gallen to the northwest (essentially across the Glarus Alps) and Ticino to the west (essentially

    Grisons

    Grisons

  • Geology of Norway
  • preserved within the lowermost allochthon and parautochthon of the Caledonian thrust sheets. In southern Norway the sequence is known as Sparagmite. The depositional

    Geology of Norway

    Geology of Norway

    Geology_of_Norway

  • Geology of the Alps
  • northward, often breaking and sliding one over the other to form gigantic thrust faults. Crystalline basement rocks, which are exposed in the higher central

    Geology of the Alps

    Geology of the Alps

    Geology_of_the_Alps

  • European Cenozoic Rift System
  • Geological rifts by the Alps

    in the Late Miocene. The eastern margin of the basin was overridden by thrust faults from the Jura Mountains, the leading edge of the Alpine thin-skinned

    European Cenozoic Rift System

    European Cenozoic Rift System

    European_Cenozoic_Rift_System

  • Geology of the Pyrenees
  • European regional geology

    Bóixols Thrust Sheet which continues farther east in the Pedraforca Thrust Sheet (upper unit). The Bóixols Thrust Sheet is hindward-thrusting but also

    Geology of the Pyrenees

    Geology of the Pyrenees

    Geology_of_the_Pyrenees

  • Rhenohercynian Zone
  • Fold belt of west and central Europe, formed during the Hercynian orogeny

    orogeny (about 350 to 280 million years ago). The zone consists of folded and thrust Devonian and early Carboniferous sedimentary rocks that were deposited in

    Rhenohercynian Zone

    Rhenohercynian Zone

    Rhenohercynian_Zone

  • Geology of Scotland
  • as 'Hutton's Unconformity' at Siccar Point in Berwickshire and the Moine Thrust in the northwest were also important in the development of geological science

    Geology of Scotland

    Geology of Scotland

    Geology_of_Scotland

  • August Rothpletz
  • German geologist and paleontologist

    Geotektonische Problem Der Glarner Alpen, 1898 – The geotectonic problem of the Glarus Alps Geologische Alpenforschungen (Geological Alpine investigations): I

    August Rothpletz

    August Rothpletz

    August_Rothpletz

  • East European Craton
  • Geology of Europe

    Carpathians). The northwestern margin of the craton is overlaid by the fold-and-thrust Early Paleozoic Caledonian orogen. The most distinguishable physiographic

    East European Craton

    East_European_Craton

  • Geology of Sicily
  • Apenninic-Maghrebian orogen, and the Calabrian Arc. The orogen represents a fold-thrust belt that folds Mesozoic carbonates, while a major volcanic unit (Mt Etna)

    Geology of Sicily

    Geology_of_Sicily

  • Geology of Russia
  • East to West. In the west, some thrusting to the North of the Crest has taken place into the Kuban Basin. When the thrusting die out the north slopes of the

    Geology of Russia

    Geology of Russia

    Geology_of_Russia

  • Geology of the Western Carpathians
  • Significant mountain range

    arc-shaped mountain range, the northern branch of the Alpine-Himalayan fold and thrust system called the Alpide belt, which evolved during the Alpine orogeny.

    Geology of the Western Carpathians

    Geology of the Western Carpathians

    Geology_of_the_Western_Carpathians

  • Regional geology
  • Study of geologic regions

    when discussing a sedimentary basin system, or the leading or boundary thrust of an orogen. Geology of Africa Geology of Chad Geology of Egypt Geology

    Regional geology

    Regional_geology

  • Hochvogel
  • Mountain on the border between Germany and Austria

    the summit on two marked routes. The Hochvogel consists of folded and thrusted upper Triassic dolomite known as either the Main Dolomite or Hauptdolomit

    Hochvogel

    Hochvogel

    Hochvogel

  • Matterhorn
  • Mountain in the Swiss and Italian Alps

    vortices. The Matterhorn's pyramid is composed of Paleozoic rocks, which were thrust over the Matterhorn's Mesozoic base during the Cenozoic. Quaternary glaciation

    Matterhorn

    Matterhorn

    Matterhorn

  • Geology of the Massif Central
  • basement into several large-scale nappes and thrusting them into southerly directions. After the thrusting the orogen was exhumed diachronously. Exhumation

    Geology of the Massif Central

    Geology_of_the_Massif_Central

  • Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Geology of peninsula in southwestern Europe

    the level of the Lancara Formation and were thrust over the top the upper layers forming nappes and thrust sheets. The Ponga Nappe Province is to the east

    Geology of the Iberian Peninsula

    Geology of the Iberian Peninsula

    Geology_of_the_Iberian_Peninsula

  • Cadomian Orogeny
  • Tectonic event(s) in the late Neoproterozoic

    Malo high temperature belt and the Baie de St Brieuc metamorphic-thrust were thrust over each other SW-ward 590–580 Ma. In the second one, Treloar and

    Cadomian Orogeny

    Cadomian_Orogeny

  • Moldanubian Zone
  • Tectonic zone in Europe

    a thrust over which the Moldanubian Zone moved over the Saxothuringian Zone during the Variscan Orogeny. In the east the Moldanubian Zone is thrust over

    Moldanubian Zone

    Moldanubian Zone

    Moldanubian_Zone

  • Battle of Gotthard Pass
  • War of the Second Coalition battle, 1799

    of nine grenadier companies. Molitor's brigade was far to the east near Glarus on the upper Linth River. The 67th Line defended the Gotthard Pass, the

    Battle of Gotthard Pass

    Battle of Gotthard Pass

    Battle_of_Gotthard_Pass

  • Geology of the Bay of Biscay
  • Moho around 33 kilometers deep. Different reflections suggested possible thrust sheets related to the Variscan orogeny and signs of foreland deformation

    Geology of the Bay of Biscay

    Geology_of_the_Bay_of_Biscay

  • André Masséna
  • French Marshal (1758–1817)

    defeat, Suvorov turned east through the high and difficult Pragel Pass to Glarus. Despite defeats at the simultaneous battles of Klöntal and Muottental,

    André Masséna

    André Masséna

    André_Masséna

  • Geology of Great Britain
  • Berwickshire provided early proof of the immense age of the Earth. Moine Thrust – the first thrust belt to be recognised by geologists. London Basin Hampshire Basin

    Geology of Great Britain

    Geology of Great Britain

    Geology_of_Great_Britain

  • Geology of Cyprus
  • deposited between the Middle Triassic and the Upper Cretaceous and was thrust on to the southern margin of Cyprus from the Maastrichtian onwards well

    Geology of Cyprus

    Geology_of_Cyprus

  • Geology of Finland
  • a gently dipping décollement where the Lapland Granulite Belt has been thrust southward over rocks of the Karelian Domain. Archean rocks in the Karelian

    Geology of Finland

    Geology of Finland

    Geology_of_Finland

  • Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
  • French general and nobleman (1490–1527)

    agreement. Meanwhile, the central and eastern Swiss cantons, notably those of Glarus, Schwyz and Uri, refused the agreement, still keen to secure booty. On 10

    Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

    Charles III, Duke of Bourbon

    Charles_III,_Duke_of_Bourbon

  • Geology of Andorra
  • range in southwestern Europe, which means that it has intensely folded and thrust rocks formed when the Iberian Peninsula was rotated onto the European continent

    Geology of Andorra

    Geology of Andorra

    Geology_of_Andorra

  • Moesian plate
  • to the south by Paleogene, Pliocene and Quaternary uplift in the Balkan Thrust Front and to the north from other structural units by the Neogene Carpathian

    Moesian plate

    Moesian_plate

  • Geology of the Baltic Sea
  • south-east direction. This collision further led to the formation of a fold and thrust belt and faults north of the Danish–North German–Polish Caledonides. During

    Geology of the Baltic Sea

    Geology_of_the_Baltic_Sea

  • List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe
  • through continental collision and displays a clear example of tectonic thrust, i.e. the process whereby older, deeper rocks are carried onto younger,

    List of World Heritage Sites in Western Europe

    List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_Western_Europe

  • List of works by Sam Gilliam
  • Works by American artist Sam Gilliam

    stitching; 24 1/2 × 24 1/4 in (62.2 × 61.6 cm); Museum of Fine Arts, Boston New Glarus (1984); Collage and collagraph; Edition of 4 (variable); 29 3/4 × 37 in

    List of works by Sam Gilliam

    List_of_works_by_Sam_Gilliam

  • Sveconorwegian orogeny
  • Orogenic belt in southwestern Sweden and southern Norway

    (2011). "The Grenvillian–Sveconorwegian orogeny in Fennoscandia: Back-thrusting and extensional shearing along the "Mylonite Zone"". Precambrian Research

    Sveconorwegian orogeny

    Sveconorwegian orogeny

    Sveconorwegian_orogeny

  • Hellenic Trench
  • Long narrow depression bordering the Aegean Sea to the south

    called "thrusts" from their thrusting of the Eurasian plate to the NE. The various forearcs, or "thrust sheets," created by this thrusting had moved

    Hellenic Trench

    Hellenic Trench

    Hellenic_Trench

  • Geology of the North Sea
  • Poland. The closure of the Rheic Ocean in the late Carboniferous formed thrusts in southern England. The Pangaea supercontinent was added to in the late

    Geology of the North Sea

    Geology of the North Sea

    Geology_of_the_North_Sea

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  • Gladys
  • Girl/Female

    African, American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, English, French, German, Latin, Swedish, Welsh

    Gladys

    Lame; Disabled; Princess; Small Sword; Limping; Country; Ruler; Gladiolus Flower

    Gladys

  • LARES
  • Male

    Swedish

    LARES

    Variant spelling of Swedish Laris, LARES means "of Laurentum."

    LARES

  • LARS
  • Male

    Scandinavian

    LARS

    Scandinavian form of Icelandic Lárus, LARS means "laurel."

    LARS

  • Scarus
  • Boy/Male

    Shakespearean

    Scarus

    Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Mark Antony.

    Scarus

  • Glass
  • Surname or Lastname

    English and German

    Glass

    English and German : metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower, from Old English glæs ‘glass’ (akin to Glad, referring originally to the bright shine of the material), Middle High German glas.Irish and Scottish : Anglicized form of the epithet glas ‘gray’, ‘green’, ‘blue’ or any of various Gaelic surnames derived from it.German : altered form of the personal name Klass, a reduced form of Nikolaus (see Nicholas).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Glass ‘glass’, or a metonymic occupational name for a glazier or glass blower.

    Glass

  • Florus
  • Boy/Male

    French, German, Latin

    Florus

    Flower

    Florus

  • Gallus
  • Boy/Male

    Shakespearean

    Gallus

    Antony and Cleopatra'. Friend to Caesar.

    Gallus

  • Gaius
  • Boy/Male

    Latin Biblical

    Gaius

    To rejoice. Famous bearer: Roman dictator Gaius Julius Caesar.

    Gaius

  • Gladys
  • Girl/Female

    Latin American French Welsh

    Gladys

    Sword.

    Gladys

  • Glaves
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (Yorkshire)

    Glaves

    English (Yorkshire) : variant of Gleave.

    Glaves

  • Gladis
  • Girl/Female

    Australian, Welsh

    Gladis

    Lame

    Gladis

  • Gallus
  • Boy/Male

    French, German, Greek, Latin, Polish, Shakespearean, Swedish

    Gallus

    Rooster

    Gallus

  • Alarbus
  • Boy/Male

    Shakespearean

    Alarbus

    The Tragedy of Titus Andronicus' Son to Tamora.

    Alarbus

  • GLADYS
  • Female

    English

    GLADYS

     Modern form of Old Welsh Gwladus, GLADYS means "ruler."

    GLADYS

  • KLAUS
  • Male

    German

    KLAUS

    Variant spelling of German Claus, KLAUS means "victor of the people."

    KLAUS

  • CLAUS
  • Male

    German

    CLAUS

    Short form of German Niclaus, CLAUS means "victor of the people." 

    CLAUS

  • LARIS
  • Male

    Swedish

    LARIS

    Variant spelling of Swedish Laures, LARIS means "of Laurentum."

    LARIS

  • Glaucus
  • Boy/Male

    Greek Latin

    Glaucus

    Son of Minos.

    Glaucus

  • GWLADUS
  • Female

    Welsh

    GWLADUS

    Feminine form of Old Welsh Gwledig, GWLADUS means "ruler."

    GWLADUS

  • Icarus
  • Boy/Male

    Greek

    Icarus

    Son of Daedalus.

    Icarus

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  • Vasush | வஸுஷ 
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Vasush | வஸுஷ 

    Original name of Karna

  • Shlaghya
  • Girl/Female

    Hindu, Indian

    Shlaghya

    Excellent

  • Anuksha
  • Girl/Female

    Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu

    Anuksha

    Every Moment

  • Nisama
  • Girl/Female

    Hindu

    Nisama

    Matchless

  • Anenasya
  • Boy/Male

    Indian, Sanskrit

    Anenasya

    Freedom from Sin; Pious; Pure

  • Deepthi | தீபதீ 
  • Girl/Female

    Tamil

    Deepthi | தீபதீ 

    Bring light in the darkness (She is the wife of Sekhar)

  • Mehzebien
  • Girl/Female

    Arabic, Indian, Islamic, Modern, Muslim, Pakistani, Urdu

    Mehzebien

    Starfish

  • Mathesh
  • Boy/Male

    Indian, Tamil

    Mathesh

    Lord Shiva; Good Name; North Name

  • Mateus
  • Boy/Male

    Australian, Finnish, German, Portuguese

    Mateus

    Gift of God

  • Jaisheel | ஜைஷீல
  • Boy/Male

    Tamil

    Jaisheel | ஜைஷீல

    Victorious

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  • Glared
  • imp. & p. p.

    of Glare

  • Flatus
  • pl.

    of Flatus

  • Glare
  • n.

    A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice.

  • Glass
  • v. t.

    Anything made of glass.

  • Glass
  • v. t.

    To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze.

  • Glare
  • n.

    Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively of ice; as, skating on glare ice.

  • Glass
  • v. t.

    An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears glasses.

  • Laurus
  • n.

    A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus.

  • Larum
  • n.

    See Alarum, and Alarm.

  • Guards
  • n. pl.

    A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards."

  • Garous
  • a.

    Pertaining to, or resembling, garum.

  • Glass
  • v. t.

    To case in glass.

  • Burgomaster
  • n.

    An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions.

  • Scarus
  • n.

    A Mediterranean food fish (Sparisoma scarus) of excellent quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also parrot fish.

  • Glass
  • v. t.

    To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.

  • Glass
  • v. t.

    A looking-glass; a mirror.

  • Foot Guards
  • pl.

    Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards.