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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Gōld'-bound, a.p. 578Encompassed with gold. Shak.
  2. Gōld'-clōth, n.p. 578Cloth woven with threads of gold.
  3. Gōld'-cŭp, n.p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus (R. bulbosus); butter-cup; king-cup.
  4. Gōld'-dūst, n.p. 578Gold in very fine particles.
  5. 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…
  6. Gōld'en-clāb, n.p. 578(Bot.) An aquatic plant, bearing yellow flowers; the Arontium aquaticum.
  7. Gōld'en-cūp, n.p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Ranunculus. Loudon.
  8. Gōld'en-eye, n.p. 578(Ornith.) A species of duck (Clangula vulgaris) found in the arctic regions.
  9. Gōld'en-fīsh, n.p. 578See GOLD-FISH.
  10. Gōld'en-lŭng'wort, n.p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hieracium.
  11. Gōld'en-ly, adv.p. 578Splendidly; delightfully. [Obs.] Shak.
  12. 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.
  13. Gōld'en-rōd, n.p. 578(Bot.) A tall herb common in the United States, bearing graceful heads of yellow flowers. The name is common to plants of the genus Solidago.
  14. Gōld'en-sām'phīre, n.p. 578(Bot.) A composite plant (the Inula crithmifolia), found on the sea-shore.
  15. Gōld'en-săx'/i-frāge, n.p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Chrysosplenium. Loudon.
  16. Gōld'en-slōpt, a.p. 578Wearing golden buskins. [Obs.] “Some shy golden-slopt Castalio.” Marston.
  17. Gōld'en-thīs'tle, n.p. 578(Bot.) A plant of the genus Scolymus, bearing yellow flowers.
  18. Gōld'finch, n.p. 579(Ornith.) A beautiful singing-bird of the genus Carduelis (C. elegans); — so named from the color of its wings.
  19. Göld'-fînd'er, n.p. 579One who finds gold. 2. One who empties privies. [Obs. and low.] Swift.
  20. Gōld'-fish, n.p. 579(Ichth.) A small fish of the genus Cyprinus (C. auratus), so named from its color, being like that of gold. It is a native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is…
  21. Gōld'-foil, n.p. 579Thin sheets of gold used by dentists and others. Simmonds.
  22. Gōld'-hâm'mer, n.p. 579A kind of bird; the yellow-hammer.
  23. Göld'-lāçe, n.p. 579Lace made wholly or in part of gold or gilt threads.
  24. Gōld'-lăt'ten, n.p. 579Thin plates of gold; thin plates of other metal covered with gold.
  25. Gōld'-lēaf, n.p. 579Gold foliated or beaten into a thin leaf.
  26. Gōld'less, a.p. 579Destitute of gold.
  27. Gōld'ney, n.p. 579A kind of fish; the gilthead. See GILTHEAD.
  28. Göld'-plēaş'ūre, n.p. 579(Bot.) A plant of the genus Camelina, bearing yellow flowers. C. sativa is sometimes cultivated for the oil of its seed.
  29. Gōld'-prōof, a.p. 579Proof against bribery or temptation by money. Beau. & Fl.
  30. Gōld'-sīn'ny, n.p. 579(Ichth.) A small fish, the Crenilabrus Norvegicus. Eng. Cyc.
  31. Gōld'-sīze, n.p. 579The composition upon which
  32. Gōld'smith, n.p. 579An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments of gold and silver. 2. A banker; one who manages the pecuniary concerns of others. [Obs.] Swift.
  33. Gōld'-stick, n.p. 579The colonel of a regiment of English lifeguards, who attends his sovereign on state occasions; — so called from the gold rod presented to him by the sovereign when he receives his commission as…
  34. Gōld'-thrĕad, n.p. 579A thread formed of flatted gold laid over a thread of silk, by twisting it with a wheel and iron bobbins. Ure. 2. (Bot.) A small, evergreen plant (Coptis trifolia), so called from its fibrous, yellow…
  35. Gōld'-wīre, n.p. 579Wire made of, or covered with, gold; usually silver-wire gilded. Ure.
  36. Gold'y-lŏcks, n.p. 579(Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus Chrysocoma; — so called in allusion to the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems.
  37. Gōle, n.p. 579A small stream or ditch. [Obs.] Holland.
  38. Gŏlf, n.p. 579A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end, in which he who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with…
  39. Gō'liard-ēr'y, n.p. 579A satirical kind of poetry in the middle ages;— so called from the Goliards, a kind of monkish rhapsodists. Milman.
  40. Go-lî'ath, n.p. 579(Entom.) A beetle of the genus Goliathus.
  41. Gō-li'a-thūs, n.p. 579(Entom.) A genus of beetles found only in Africa, and remarkable for their beauty and great size.
  42. Gŏll, n.p. 579A hand, or paw, or claw. [Obs.] Sidney.
  43. Gō-lōʹ-shōe, n.p. 579The same as GALOCHE.
  44. Go-lōre',, n.p. 579Plenty; abundance. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  45. Gölt'schüt, n.p. 579A small ingot of gold. 2. A small ingot of silver, used in Japan as money.
  46. Gom, n.p. 579A man. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
  47. Gom'an, n.p. 579A husband; a master of a family. [Obs.] Whiter.
  48. Gōn'bo, n.p. 579See GUMBO.
  49. Gō'mer, n.p. 579See HOMER.
  50. Gom'phi'a-sĭs, n.p. 579(Med.) A disease of the teeth, by reason of which they loosen and fall out of their sockets. Brande.
  51. Gom-phō'sis, n.p. 579(Anat.) An immovable articulation in which one bone is received into another like a nail or peg into its hole. It is only met with in the articulations of the teeth with their sockets. Dunglison.
  52. Go-mū'ti, n.p. 579A black, fibrous substance resembling horse-hair, obtained from the leaf-stalks of a kind of sago-palm (Saguerus saccharifera), of the Indian islands, and used for making cordage. McCulloch.
  53. Gōn'do-lā, n.p. 579(Naut.) A flat-bottomed pleasure-boat, very long and narrow, used at Venice, in Italy, on the canals. 2. A flat-bottomed boat for carrying produce and the like. [U. S.] 3. A long platform car, either…
  54. Gŏn'do-liēr', n.p. 579A man who rows a gondola.
  55. Gone, p. p.p. 579of go.
  56. Gŏn'fa-lōn or Gŏn'fa-nŏn, n.p. 579An ensign or standard; colors. Standards and gonfalons, 'twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. Milton.
  57. Gōn'fa-lon-iēr', n.p. 579A chief standard-bearer. Hallam.
  58. Gōng, n.p. 579A privy or jakes. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. [Malayan (Jav.) gong.] A Chinese instrument made of an alloy of copper and tin, of a circular form, producing, when struck, a very loud and harsh sound. 3.…
  59. Gō'ni-a-tite, n.p. 579(Paleon.) An extinct ammonite, having the lateral sutures lobed, but not foliated. It is found in the coal period.
  60. Gō'ni-ōm'e-ter, n.p. 579An instrument for measuring angles, especially the angles of crystals, or the inclination of planes. Reflecting goniometer, an instrument for measuring the angles of crystals by determining through…