See Also: Sistine(dictionary)
Sistine Chapel(dictionary)
Sistine Chapel(encyclopedia)
geld(3)(dictionary)
geld(4)(dictionary)
geld(2)(dictionary)
geld(1)(dictionary)
geld(dictionary)
GELD, old Eng(law)
Gratis geld(casino)

Sistine Chapel (oh) and geld(3) (iou)


Sistine Chapel (oh)



the Sistine Chapel
a chapel in the Vatican, Rome, famous for the paintings on its ceiling done by Michaelangelo, which many people consider one of the most impressive works of Art in Europe

geld(3) (iou)



geld verb1 trans. . ME.
[Old Norse gelda, from geldr GELD adjective.]
Deprive (usu. a male animal) of the ability to reproduce; excise the testicles of; castrate. ME.
W. Holtby Treating his gelded toms with specially tender indulgence.
b. Excise the ovaries of; spay. M16.
transf. & fig. Deprive of some essential part; cut down the resources of; impair the strength or force of; weaken, enfeeble. Long rare. E16.
Shakespeare Richard II Bereft and gelded of his patrimony. A. Cooke To geld a lively memory in the interests of good form.
b. Mutilate (a book etc.) by abridgement; expurgate. Also, (rare), edit out. M16-E18.
a. Cut (a plant); esp. prune or remove superfluous shoots from (a plant or tree). E16.
b. Cut out the old comb from (a beehive); take out (the comb). L16-M17.
gelder noun (long rare) LME.