Gay

Name: American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 - Gay
Author: Noah Webster

GAY, a.

1. Merry; airy; jovial; sportive; frolicksome. It denotes more life and animation than cheerful.

Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay.

2. Fine; showy; as a gay dress.

3. Inflamed or merry with liquor; intoxicated; a vulgar use of the word in America.

GAY, n. An ornament. [Not used.]

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Gay," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed December 11, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=113HRL6BAS2GRL4.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Gay." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 11 Dec. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=113HRL6BAS2GRL4.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Gay' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 11 December 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=113HRL6BAS2GRL4.