gaiter a cloth or leather covering for the instep and ankle, and, sometimes, the calf of the leg; spat or legging.
gallery a veranda or porch.
gelding a gelded animal; especially, a castrated male horse.
Goncourt Edmond Louis Antoine Huot de Goncourt (1822–1896); French novelist and art critic.
grand esprit great spirit.
Grand Isle an island off the Louisiana coast, about fifty miles south of New Orleans.
Grande Terre a nearby island.
Grieg Edvard Grieg (1843–1907); Norwegian composer.
Griffe person with one mulatto parent and one black parent.
grosbec any of various passerine birds with a thick, strong, conical bill. Usually spelled grosbeak.
grotesque ludicrously eccentric or strange; ridiculous; absurd.
held controversies conducted a lengthy discussion of an important question in which opposing opinions clash.
houri a seductively beautiful woman.
indulgence a partial or complete remission, under conditions specified by the Catholic church, of divine temporal punishment that may otherwise still be due for sin committed but forgiven.
Isolde the Irish princess of medieval legend who was betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall and loved by Tristram, the king's nephew. The legend was made into a famous opera by Richard Wagner.
