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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

GEORGE, n. A figure of St. George on horseback,worn by knights of the garter.
1. A brown loaf.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303) [syn: George, Saint George, St. George]
2: King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1936 to 1947; he succeeded Edward VIII (1895-1952) [syn: George, George VI]
3: King of Great Britain and Ireland and emperor of India from 1910 to 1936; gave up his German title in 1917 during World War I (1865-1936) [syn: George, George V]
4: King of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 1820 to 1830; his attempt to divorce his estranged wife undermined the prestige of the Crown (1762-1830) [syn: George, George IV]
5: King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820; the American colonies were lost during his reign; he became insane in 1811 and his son (later George IV) acted as regent until 1820 (1738-1820) [syn: George, George III]
6: King of Great Britain and Elector of Hanover from 1727 to 1760 (1683-1760) [syn: George, George II]
7: Elector of Hanover and the first Hanoverian King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1714 to 1727 (1660-1727) [syn: George, George I]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Saint George Date: 1506 1. either of two of the insignia of the British Order of the Garter 2. a British coin bearing the image of St. George II. biographical name Saint 3d century Christian martyr & patron saint of England III. biographical name name of 6 kings of Great Britain: I 1660-1727 (reigned 1714-27); II 1683-1760 (reigned 1727-60); III 1738-1820 (reigned 1760-1820); IV 1762-1830 (reigned 1820-30); V 1865-1936 (reigned 1910-36); VI 1895-1952 (reigned 1936-52) IV. biographical name name of 2 kings of Greece: I 1845-1913 (reigned 1863-1913); II 1890-1947 (reigned 1922-23; 1935-47) V. biographical name David Lloyd — see David Lloyd George VI. biographical name Henry 1839-1897 American economist VII. geographical name river 345 miles (555 kilometers) Canada in NE Quebec flowing N into Ungava Bay

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Brit. sl. the automatic pilot of an aircraft. Etymology: the name George

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

George George, n. [F. George, or Georges, a proper name, fr. Gr. ? husbandman, laborer; ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? to work; akin to E. work. See Work.] 1. A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See Garter. 2. A kind of brown loaf. [Obs.] --Dryden.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Yellow George; a guinea. Brown George: an ammunition loaf.