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Gage | Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), n. [F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See {Wed}, and cf. {Wage}, n.] 1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a security for the performance of some act by the person depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security. [1913 Webster] Nor without gages to the needy lend. --Sandys. [1913 Webster] 2. A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. ``There I throw my gage.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster] |
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