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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'less, a.p. 579Destitute of gold.
  2. Gōld'ney, n.p. 579A kind of fish; the gilthead. See GILTHEAD.
  3. 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.
  4. Gōld'-prōof, a.p. 579Proof against bribery or temptation by money. Beau. & Fl.
  5. Gōld'-sīn'ny, n.p. 579(Ichth.) A small fish, the Crenilabrus Norvegicus. Eng. Cyc.
  6. Gōld'-sīze, n.p. 579The composition upon which
  7. 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.
  8. 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…
  9. 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…
  10. Gōld'-wīre, n.p. 579Wire made of, or covered with, gold; usually silver-wire gilded. Ure.
  11. 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.
  12. Gōle, n.p. 579A small stream or ditch. [Obs.] Holland.
  13. 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…
  14. 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.
  15. Go-lî'ath, n.p. 579(Entom.) A beetle of the genus Goliathus.
  16. Gō-li'a-thūs, n.p. 579(Entom.) A genus of beetles found only in Africa, and remarkable for their beauty and great size.
  17. Gŏll, n.p. 579A hand, or paw, or claw. [Obs.] Sidney.
  18. Gō-lōʹ-shōe, n.p. 579The same as GALOCHE.
  19. Go-lōre',, n.p. 579Plenty; abundance. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
  20. Gölt'schüt, n.p. 579A small ingot of gold. 2. A small ingot of silver, used in Japan as money.
  21. Gom, n.p. 579A man. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
  22. Gom'an, n.p. 579A husband; a master of a family. [Obs.] Whiter.
  23. Gōn'bo, n.p. 579See GUMBO.
  24. Gō'mer, n.p. 579See HOMER.
  25. 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.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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…
  29. Gŏn'do-liēr', n.p. 579A man who rows a gondola.
  30. Gone, p. p.p. 579of go.
  31. 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.
  32. Gōn'fa-lon-iēr', n.p. 579A chief standard-bearer. Hallam.
  33. 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.…
  34. 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.
  35. 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…
  36. Gō'ni-o-mēt'rie or Gō'ni-o-mēt'rie-al, a.p. 579Pertaining to, or determined by means of, a goniometer.
  37. Gō'ni-ōm'e-try, n.p. 579The art of measuring solid angles.
  38. Gōn'oph, n.p. 579A thief or amateur pickpocket. [Slang. Eng.] Dickens.
  39. Gōn'o-plăx, n.p. 579(Zoöl.) A genus of crabs characterized by having an angular, square, or rhomboidal carapace.
  40. Gōn'or-rhē'ā, n.p. 579(Med.) An inflammatory discharge of mucus from the membrane of the urethra of the male or the vagina of the female. In the most common kind it is contagious. — Dunglison.
  41. Good, a.p. 579Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, noxious…
  42. Gōōd, n.p. 579That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, or the like; — opposed to evil. There be many that say, Who will…
  43. Good, adv.p. 579Well; especially in the phrase as good, with a following as expressed or implied; equally well; with as much advantage or as little harm as possible. As good go any where they say. Herbert. As good…
  44. Good, v. t.p. 580To manure. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  45. Good'-breed'ing, n.p. 580Polite manners, formed by a good education; a polite education.
  46. Good-by' or Good-bye', n. or interj.p. 580Farewell; a form of address used at parting. Shak.
  47. Good-day', n. or interj.p. 580Farewell; a term of salutation at meeting or parting.
  48. Gōod-dēn', n. or interj.p. 580Good-evening;—a form of salutation. Shak.
  49. Good'-fĕl'lōw-ship, n.p. 580Merry or lively society; pleasant company; companionableness.
  50. Good-Frī'day, n.p. 580A fast, in memory of our Savior's sufferings, kept on the Friday of passion-week.
  51. Good'geon, n.p. 580(Naut.) A clamp of metal secured to the stern-post of a vessel to receive the pintles of the rudder. See GUDGEON. Totten.
  52. Good-hū'mored, a.p. 580Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-natured; good-tempered. Syn.—See GOOD-NATURED.
  53. Good-hū'mored-ly, adv.p. 580With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful way.
  54. Good'ish, a.p. 580Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable. “Goodish pictures in rich frames.” H. Walpole.
  55. Go͝od'less, a.p. 580Having no goods. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  56. Go͝od'li-ness, n.p. 580Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness. Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. Sidney.
  57. Go͝od'ly, adv.p. 580Excellently. [Obs.] Spenser.
  58. Go͝od'ly, a.p. 580Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. We have many goodly days to see. Shak. 2. Of pleasing appearance; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment; goodly houses. The goodliest man of men since…
  59. Good'ly-head or Good'ly-hood, n.p. 580Goodness; grace. [Obs.] Spenser.
  60. Good'mān, n.p. 580A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to “My friend,” “Good sir,” “Mister”;—sometimes used ironically. With you, goodman boy, if you please. Shak. 2. A husband; the master of a house or…