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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Gent \Gent\, adjective [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.) fr. gentilis. See {Genteel}.]
1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]
All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. --Chaucer.
2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Her body gent and small. --Chaucer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
gent
noun
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" [syn: {chap}, {fellow}, {feller}, {lad}, {fella}, {blighter}, {cuss}]
3: port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry [syn: {Gand}, {Ghent}]
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