2. (Engin.) A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other structure. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
gauntree — gauntree, gauntrie, y see gantry … Useful english dictionary
Gauntry — Gauntree Gaun tree, Gauntry Gaun try, n. [F. chantier, LL. cantarium, fr. L. canterius trellis, sort of frame.] 1. A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. (Engin.) A scaffolding or frame carrying a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gauntrie — gauntree, gauntrie, y see gantry … Useful english dictionary
Gantry — Gan try, n. See {Gauntree}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gawntree — Gawn tree, n. See {Gauntree}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gantry — noun (plural gantries) Etymology: Middle English ganter, gauntree, from Anglo French *ganter, from Old French dialect (Artois) gantier, from Latin cantherius horse of poor quality, rafter, trellis Date: 15th century 1. a frame for supporting… … New Collegiate Dictionary
