GRAITH

Etymology 1

Verb

graith (third-person singular simple present graiths, present participle graithing, simple past and past participle graithed)

(obsolete, outside, Scotland) To make ready; prepare; put in order; make fit for use.

(obsolete, outside, dialects, chiefly, UK) To dress (someone or oneself) or be dressed.

Etymology 2

Noun

graith (countable and uncountable, plural graiths)

(obsolete) Preparation; arrangement; condition.

(obsolete) Accoutrements: clothes, materials, equipment, furniture, etc.

Anagrams

• Hartig, TIGHAR, a'right, aright

Source: Wiktionary


Graith, v. t. [Obs.]

Definition: See Greith. Chaucer.

Graith, n.

Definition: Furniture; apparatus or accouterments for work, traveling, war, etc. [Scot.] Jamieson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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