George (?), n. [F. George, or Georges, a proper name, fr. Gr. husbandman, laborer; , , the earth + to work; akin to E. work. See Work.]
1.
A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the Garter. See Garter.
2.
A kind of brown loaf.
[Obs.]
Dryden.
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