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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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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.Gŏd'less-ly, adv. p. 578In a godless manner; irreverently; atheistically.Gŏd'less-ness, n. p. 578The state of being godless, or irreligious. Bp. Hall.Gŏd'līke, a. p. 578Resembling a god or God; divine. 2. Of superior excellence; as, godlike virtue; a godlike prince.Gŏd'līke-ness, n. p. 578The state of being godlike.Gŏd'li-ly, adv. p. 578In a godly manner; piously; righteously. [Rare.] H. Wharton.Gŏd'li-ness, n. p. 578The quality of being godly; religiousness; piety. Godliness is profitable unto all things. 1 Tim. iv. 8.Gŏd'ling, n. p. 578A little deity; a diminutive god; as, a puny godling. Dryden.Gŏd'ly, a. p. 578Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws; obedient to the commands of God from love for, and reverence of, his character; religious; righteous; as, a godly person. 2. Formed or influenced…Gŏd'ly, adv. p. 578Piously; righteously. All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2 Tim. iii. 12.Gŏd'ly-hĕad, n. p. 578Goodness. [Obs.] Spenser.Gŏd'mōth-er, n. p. 578A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See GODFATHER.Go-down', n. p. 578A warehouse. [East Indies.]Go-drōon’, n. p. 578(Arch.) A kind of inverted fluting or beading for ornament.Gŏd’sĕnd, n. p. 578Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisition or piece of good fortune.Gŏd'ship, n. p. 578The rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or goddess. O'er hills and dales their godships came. Prior.Gŏd'-smĭth, n. p. 578A maker of idols. Dryden.Gŏd'sŏn, n. p. 578One for whom another has been sponsor at the font.Gŏd'speed, n. p. 578Success; prosperous journeying;— a contraction of the phrase, “I wish that God may speed you.” [Written also as two separate words.] Receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed. 2 John…Gŏd's'-pĕn'ny, n. p. 578An earnest penny. Beau. & Fl.Gŏd'ward, adv. p. 578Toward God. 2 Cor. iii. 4.Gŏd'wĭt, n. p. 578(Ornith.) A bird (the Limosa melanura), having long legs, and a long, flexible bill. It undergoes three almost complete changes of plumage, so that it has received, at different times, several…Gŏd'yeld or Gŏd'yield, adv. p. 578A term of thanks. [Obs.] Shak.Gō'el, a. p. 578Yellow. [Obs.] Tusser.Gō'ĕn, p. p. p. 578of go. [Obs.]Gō'ĕr, n. p. 578One who, or that which, goes; a runner or walker; as, (a.) A foot. [Obs.] Chapman. (b.) A horse, considered in reference to his gait; as, a good goer; a safe goer.Gō'e-ty, n. p. 578Invocation of evil spirits. [Obs.] Hollywell.Gŏff, n. p. 578A foolish clown. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. A game in which a ball is driven with clubs into a hole. See GOLF. Halliwell.Gŏf'fer, v. t. p. 578To plait or flute, as lace, &c. [Written also gauffer.] Clarke.Gōf'ĕr, n. p. 578A ruffle. [Obs.] Halliwell.Gōf'ĭsh, a. p. 578Foolish; stupid. [Obs.] Chaucer.Gōg, n. p. 578Haste; ardent desire to go. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.Gōg'gle, v. i. p. 578To strain or roll the eyes. “And wink and goggle like an owl.” Hudibras.Gōg'gle, a. p. 578Full and rolling, or staring;—said of the eyes. “The long, sallow visage, the goggle eyes.” W. Scott.Gōg'gle, n. p. 578A strained or affected rolling of the eye. 2. (pl.) A kind of spectacles with short, projecting eye-tubes, in the front end of which are fixed plain glasses for protecting the eyes from cold, dust…Gŏg'gled, a. p. 578Prominent; staring, as the eye. Herbert.Gōg'gle-eyed, a. p. 578Having prominent, distorted, or rolling eyes. Ascham.Gō'ing, n. p. 578The act of moving in any manner. 2. Departure. Milton. 3. Pregnancy; gestation; child-bearing. Grew. 4. Course of life, behavior, deportment, or procedure; way. His eyes are upon the ways of man, and…Goi'ter or Goi'tre, n. p. 578(Med.) The bronchocele; an enlargement of the thyroid gland, appearing on the anterior part of the neck. It is frequently associated with cretinism, and is most common in mountainous regions…Goi'tered or Goi'tred, a. p. 578Affected with goiter.Goi'trous, a. p. 578Pertaining to the goiter; partaking of the nature of bronchocele. 2. Affected with goiter, or bronchocele. Let me not be understood as insinuating that the inhabitants in general are either goitrous…Gō'lù, n. p. 578(Arch.) The same as CYMATIUM, or CYMA.Gōld, n. p. 578A precious metal of a reddish yellow color, and metallic luster. It is remarkable for its ductility and malleability, and also as occurring in a metallic state in nature. It is one of the heaviest of…Gōld'-bēat'en, a. p. 578Gilded. [Obs.]Gōld'-bēat'er, n. p. 578One whose occupation is to beat or foliate gold for gilding. Gold-beater's skin, the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves of metal in the process…Gōld'-bēat'ing, n. p. 578The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves, by beating with a hammer. Ure.Gōld'-bound, a. p. 578Encompassed with gold. Shak.Gōld'-clōth, n. p. 578Cloth woven with threads of gold.Gōld'-cŭp, n. p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus (R. bulbosus); butter-cup; king-cup.Gōld'-dūst, n. p. 578Gold in very fine particles.Gōld'en, a. p. 578Made of gold; consisting of gold. 2. Having the color of gold; gold-like; as, a golden harvest. 3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions. Golden age…Gōld'en-clāb, n. p. 578(Bot.) An aquatic plant, bearing yellow flowers; the Arontium aquaticum.Gōld'en-cūp, n. p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus. Loudon.Gōld'en-eye, n. p. 578(Ornith.) A species of duck (Clangula vulgaris) found in the arctic regions.Gōld'en-fīsh, n. p. 578See GOLD-FISH.Gōld'en-lŭng'wort, n. p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hieracium.Gōld'en-ly, adv. p. 578Splendidly; delightfully. [Obs.] Shak.Gōld'en-phēas'ant, n. p. 578(Ornith.) A species of bird (Phasianus pictus), a native of China, and esteemed the most beautiful of its genus, from the richness and multiplicity of the tints of its plumage.