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Part of Speech: Noun

Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.

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Gambier

Part of Speech: noun

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1. The inspissated juice of a plant ( Uncaria Gambir) growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and, under the name of Terra Japonica, is used for chewing with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and dyeing.

2. Catechu.

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Captain Gambier required certain explanations. - "Sandra Belloni by George Meredith, v1", George Meredith.
Wilfrid and Gambier threw over half- a- dozen chairs, forms, and tables, to make a barrier for the protection of the women. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
The old Exeter Mail, which left Bagshot thirty minutes before I did, had met with a singular accident; it was driven by a man named Gambier; his leaders had come in contact with a hay- cart on its way to London, which caused them to turn suddenly round, break the pole, and blunder down a steep embankment, at the bottom of which was a narrow deep ditch filled with water and mud. - "Hints on Driving", C. S. Ward.

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