gage

gage1
[geɪdʒ]
(archaic)(古)
noun
  1. a valued object deposited as a guarantee of good faith
    抵押品，担保品
    ■a pledge, especially a glove, thrown down as a symbol of a challenge to fight
    表示挑战而扔到地上的象征物（尤指手套）
verb
  1. [with obj.]offer (a thing or one's life) as a guarantee of good faith
    以（物品，生命）作担保
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French gage (noun), gager (verb), of Germanic origin; related to wage and wed
gage2
noun& verb
  1. variant spelling of gauge
    同 gauge
gage3
[geɪdʒ]
noun
  1. another term for greengage
    同 greengage
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from the name of Sir William Gage (1657–1727), the English botanist who introduced it to England
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