2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity
of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.
3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the
accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock.
The vanes nicely gauged on each side. --Derham.
4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread
through it, as cloth or a garment.
5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to
estimate; to judge of.
You shall not gauge me By what we do to-night.
--Shak.
{Gauged brick}, brick molded, rubbed, or cut to an exact size
and shape, for arches or ornamental work.
{Gauged mortar}. See {Gauge stuff}, under {Gauge}, n.