Possible Definitions:
1. Gnome (n.) An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
2. Gnome (n.) A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
3. Gnome (n.) A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States.
4. Gnome (n.) A brief reflection or maxim.