from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
gent
n 1: informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at
the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn:
{chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {fella}, {lad}, {gent},
{blighter}, {cuss}, {bloke}]
3: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center;
famous for cloth industry [syn: {Gent}, {Gand}, {Ghent}]
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Gent \Gent\, a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.)
fr. gentilis. See {Genteel}.]
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1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]
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All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. --Chaucer.
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2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Her body gent and small. --Chaucer.
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