gent

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gent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gent \Gent\, a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.)
     fr. gentilis. See Genteel.]
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     1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]
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              All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. --Chaucer.
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     2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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              Her body gent and small.              --Chaucer.
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gent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gent
      n 1: informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
      2: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at
         the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke" [syn:
         chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
         blighter, cuss, bloke]
      3: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center;
         famous for cloth industry [syn: Gent, Gand, Ghent]