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noun

Gist n.

A resting place. (Obs.) "These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places."

The main point, as of a question; the point on which an action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a question.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Gist" Quotes from Famous Books

... of confidence;" said De Launay, "The thing is as public as the day, or if it is not public already, it soon will be made so. That is where the mischief comes in,—or so I think. Judge for yourself!" And in a few words he gave the gist of the interview which had taken place between the King and the emissary of the ...

— Temporal Power • Marie Corelli

... first book that was burnt for its sentiments on Prerogative was one of which the King was believed personally to approve. This was probably the gist of its offence, for it appeared about the time that the King made his very supercilious speech to the Commons in answer to their complaints about the ...

— Books Condemned to be Burnt • James Anson Farrer

... "The gist of the matter," said Dave, "is that Mr. Timmins has missed connections. He should have been here two days ago. Here is a telegram I received from ...

— Dave Dashaway and his Hydroplane • Roy Rockwood

... countenance lighted with conviviality. Following an interminable period of eating and drinking came a long speech by Baahaabaa which, like most after-dinner speeches, meant nothing to me. Captain Triplett replied. The gist of Triplett's remarks, memorized from the "Argus," were taken from the 1916 report of the New Bedford Board of Trade. When he proclaimed that "besides cotton goods, 100,000 pianos were turned out yearly and 8,500 derby hats every ...

— The Cruise of the Kawa • Walter E. Traprock

... p. 131 shows compactly the gist of the preceding discussion; it gives the view of social development upon which I ...

— An Englishman Looks at the World • H. G. Wells

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