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The English have not only gained upon the
Venetians in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice
itself.

My good behavior had so far gained on the
emperor, that I began to conceive hopes of liberty.

Gain"a*ble (?), a. [CF. F.
gagnable. See Gain, v. t.]
Capable of being obtained or reached.
Sherwood.

Gain"age (?, 48), n. [OF.
gaignage pasturage, crop, F. gaignage pasturage. See
Gain, v. t.] (O. Eng. Law)
(a) The horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and
implements for carrying on tillage. (b)
The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself.
Bouvier.

Gain"er (?), n. One who
gains. Shak.

Gain"ful (?), a. Profitable;
advantageous; lucrative. "A gainful speculation."
Macaulay. -- Gain"ful*ly, adv. --
Gain"ful*ness, n.


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