Gages meaning : Something, such as a glove or other pledge, thrown down as a challenge to combat (now usually figurative). Something valuable deposited as a guarantee or pledge; security, ransom. A subspecies of plum, Prunus domestica subsp. italica. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard An act of measuring. An estimate. Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the level, state, dimensions or forms of things A thickness of sheet metal or wire designated by any of several numbering schemes. The distance between the rails of a railway. A semi-norm; a function that assigns a non-negative size to all vectors in a vector space. The number of stitches per inch, centimetre, or other unit of distance. Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind. The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. (plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to make it set more quickly. That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of such shingles, slates, or tiles. A unit of measurement which describes how many spheres of bore diameter of a shotgun can be had from one pound of lead; 12 gauge is roughly equivalent to .75 caliber. (by extension) A shotgun (synecdoche for 12 gauge shotgun, the most common chambering for combat and hunting shotguns). A tunnel-like ear piercing consisting of a hollow ring embedded in the lobe.