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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Gno-mōl'o-gy, n. p. 576A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences, or reflections. [Obs.] Milton.Gnō'mon, n. p. 576(Dialing.) The style or pin, which, by its shadow, shows the hour of the day. Brande. 2. (Astron.) A style or column erected perpendicularly to the horizon, and formerly used for making astronomical…Gno-mōn'ic or Gno-mōn'ic-al, a. p. 576Pertaining to the art of dialing. Gnomonic projection, a projection of the circles of the sphere, in which the point of sight is taken at the center of the sphere, and the principal plane is tangent…Gno-mŏn'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 576According to the principles of the gnomonic projection.Gno-mŏn'ics, n. sing. p. 576The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon. [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Gnō'mon-ĭst, n. p. 576One skilled in gnomonics. Boyle.Gnō'mon-ŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 576A treatise on dialing.Gnŏs'tic, n. p. 576(Eccl. Hist.) One of the so-called philosophers that arose in the first ages of Christianity, who pretended that they had a true philosophical knowledge of the Christian religion. Their system was a…Gnōs'tic, a. p. 576Pertaining to the Gnostics or their doctrines.Gnōs'ti-cism, n. p. 576The doctrines, principles, or system of philosophy, taught by the Gnostics.Gnū, n. p. 576(Zoöl.) An antelope (Antilope gnu) having the neck, body, and tail like those of a horse, and single, recurved horns. It is found in South Africa. 2. The draught iron attached to the end of a plow…Gō, v. i. p. 577To pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to advance; to make progress;—employed in the most various applications of the movement of…Gō, v. t. p. 577To take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or become responsible for; to bear or enjoy a part in. They were to go equal shares in the booty. L’Estrange. To go it, to behave in a wild manner…Gō, n. p. 577Act; working; operation. [Obs.] “So gracious are the goes of marriage.” Marston. 2. A circumstance or occurrence. “This is a pretty go.” [Slang.] Dickens. 3. The fashion or mode; as, quite the go.…Gōad, n. p. 577A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast to move faster; hence, any thing that urges or stimulates. He no longer felt the daily goad urging him to the daily toil. Macaulay.Gōad, v. t. p. 577To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by any thing pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate. That temptation that doth goad us on. Shak. Syn. — To urge…Gōaf, n. p. 577(Mining.) That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially or wholly removed; the waste; — called also gob. To work the goaf, or gob, to remove the pillars of mineral matter previously…Gōal, n. p. 577The point set to bound a race, and to or around which the contestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the mark. Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal With rapid wheels.…Gōar, n. p. 577The same as GORE, q. v.Gōar'ish, a. p. 577Patched; mean. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Gōat, n. p. 577(Zoöl.) A mammiferous quadruped of the genus Capra, having cloven hoofs, and chewing the cud. Its horns are hollow, erect, and turned backward, and rough with rings. It has long, straight hair, the…Gōat'-chāf'er, n. p. 577(Entom.) An insect; a kind of beetle; — probably the chafer Melolontha solstitialis, the favorite food of the goat-sucker.Gōat-ee', n. p. 577Part of the beard depending from the lower lips or chin, resembling the beard of a goat. [Colloq.]Gōat'-hērd, n. p. 577One whose occupation is to tend goats. Spenser.Gōat'ish, a. p. 577Resembling a goat in any quality, especially in smell or lustfulness. Shak.Gōat'ish-ly, adv. p. 577In the manner of a goat; lustfully.Gōat'ish-ness, n. p. 577The quality of being goatish; lustfulness.Gōat'-mār'jo-ram, n. p. 577(Bot.) A plant; goat's-beard.Gōat'-mīlk'er, n. p. 577The goat-sucker.Gōat'-mōth, n. p. 577(Entom.) A gray-colored moth (Cossus ligniperda), the caterpillar of which lives upon the wood of the oak and the willow, and is characterized by a goat-like odor. Baird.Gōat's'-bēard, n. p. 577(Bot.) A plant of the genus Tragopogon; — so named from the long, silky beard of the seeds. One species is the salsify. London.Gōat's'-rue, n. p. 577(Bot.) A plant of the genus Galega.Gōat's'-thōrn, n. p. 577(Bot.) A leguminous plant (Astragalus verus), found in the Levant. This, with other species, yields the gum tragacanth of commerce.Gōat'-sück'er, n. p. 577(Ornith.) A nocturnal swallow, something like the owl in appearance (Caprimulgus Europæus);—so called from the mistaken notion that it sucks goats;—called also fern-owl.Gōat'-weed, n. p. 577(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Capraria (C. biflora). London.Gōb, n. p. 577A little mass or collection; a small quantity; a mouthful. [Low.] L’Estrange. 2. The mouth; also, the spittle or saliva. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. 3. [Mining.] Same as GOAF, q. v.Gŏb'bet, n. p. 577A small piece; a mouthful; a lump. Spenser.Gōb'bet, v. t. p. 577To swallow in masses or mouthfuls; to gulp. [Low.] L'Estrange.Gōb'bet-ly, adv. p. 577In pieces. [Obs.] Huloet.Gŏb'bing, n. p. 577(Mining.) The stones or rubbish taken away from the mineral, pavement or roof, to fill up an excavation, so as to prevent the falling in of superincumbent strata;—called also gob-stuff. Ure.Gŏb'ble, v. t. p. 577To swallow in large pieces; to swallow hastily; to eat down voraciously or coarsely.Gŏb'ble, v. i. p. 577To make a noise in the throat, as a turkey. Prior.Gŏb'bler, n. p. 577One who swallows in haste; a greedy eater; a gormandizer. 2. A turkey-cock. [Colloq.]Gōb'e-lin, a. p. 577Pertaining to a species of rich tapestry in France, ornamented with complicated and beautiful designs in brilliant and permanent colors; also, pertaining to a printed worsted cloth for covering…Gō'-be-tween', n. p. 577An interposer; one who transacts business between parties; a broker. Shak.Gŏb'let, n. p. 577A kind of cup or drinking vessel without a handle. We love not loaded boards and goblets crowned. Denham.Gŏb'lin, n. p. 577An evil spirit; a frightful phantom; a gnome; an elf; a spirit. To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. Milton.Gō'by, n. p. 577(Ichth.) A spiny-finned fish allied to the blenny, and distinguished by having the ventral fins on the breast capable of forming a funnel-shaped sucker. Several species of the genus Gobius are so…Gō'-by, n. p. 577Evasion; escape by artifice. Collier. 2. A passing without notice; a thrusting away; a shifting off; as, to give a proposal the go-by. You had had far more in some songs to which we have given the…Gō'-cārt, n. p. 577A small machine or frame-work without a bottom, and moving on castors, designed to support children while learning to walk.Gŏd, n. p. 577An object of worship; a being conceived of as possessing divine power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, &c.; a divinity; a deity. This man is now become a god. Shak. 2. The Supreme Being…Gŏd, v. t. p. 578To deify. [Obs.] Spenser.Gŏd’child, n. p. 578One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and promises to see educated as a Christian.Gŏd'daugh-ter, n. p. 578A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism.Gŏd'dess, n. p. 578A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex. When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty.…Gŏd′fā-ther, n. p. 578A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, in the English and Roman Catholic churches, who makes himself a surety for the child, that he will “forsake the devil and all his works, and…Gŏd'fā-ther, v. t. p. 578To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care. [Rare.] Burke.Gŏd'hēad, n. p. 578Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; godship; godhood. 2. A deity in person; a god or goddess. And set me in the Olympian roar and round . . . To keep the mouths of all the godheads…Gŏd'hōod, n. p. 578The condition or manner of being, or existence of, a god, especially of the Deity; divine nature or essence; deity; godship.Gŏd'less, a. p. 578Having, or acknowledging, no God; without reverence or regard for God; atheistical; ungodly; irreligious; wicked.