gage1 [ge?d?]
archaic
¦ noun
1. a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith.
2. a pledge, especially a glove, thrown down as a challenge to fight.
¦ verb offer as a gage.
Origin
ME: from OFr.
gage (n.),
gager (v.), of Gmc origin; related to
wage and
wed.
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gage2
¦
noun & verb US spelling of
gauge.
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gage3 [ge?d?]
Origin
C19: after the English botanist Sir William Gage.