Gathering

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A crowd; an assembly; a congregation.

II. Gathering ·noun A charitable contribution; a collection.

III. Gathering ·noun The act of collecting or bringing together.

IV. Gathering ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Gather.

V. Gathering ·noun That which is gathered, collected, or brought together.

VI. Gathering ·adj Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.

VII. Gathering ·noun A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an Abscess.