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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. 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…
  2. Gō'ni-o-mēt'rie or Gō'ni-o-mēt'rie-al, a.p. 579Pertaining to, or determined by means of, a goniometer.
  3. Gō'ni-ōm'e-try, n.p. 579The art of measuring solid angles.
  4. Gōn'oph, n.p. 579A thief or amateur pickpocket. [Slang. Eng.] Dickens.
  5. Gōn'o-plăx, n.p. 579(Zoöl.) A genus of crabs characterized by having an angular, square, or rhomboidal carapace.
  6. 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.
  7. 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…
  8. 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…
  9. 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…
  10. Good, v. t.p. 580To manure. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  11. Good'-breed'ing, n.p. 580Polite manners, formed by a good education; a polite education.
  12. Good-by' or Good-bye', n. or interj.p. 580Farewell; a form of address used at parting. Shak.
  13. Good-day', n. or interj.p. 580Farewell; a term of salutation at meeting or parting.
  14. Gōod-dēn', n. or interj.p. 580Good-evening;—a form of salutation. Shak.
  15. Good'-fĕl'lōw-ship, n.p. 580Merry or lively society; pleasant company; companionableness.
  16. Good-Frī'day, n.p. 580A fast, in memory of our Savior's sufferings, kept on the Friday of passion-week.
  17. 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.
  18. Good-hū'mored, a.p. 580Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-natured; good-tempered. Syn.—See GOOD-NATURED.
  19. Good-hū'mored-ly, adv.p. 580With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful way.
  20. Good'ish, a.p. 580Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable. “Goodish pictures in rich frames.” H. Walpole.
  21. Go͝od'less, a.p. 580Having no goods. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  22. Go͝od'li-ness, n.p. 580Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness. Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. Sidney.
  23. Go͝od'ly, adv.p. 580Excellently. [Obs.] Spenser.
  24. 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…
  25. Good'ly-head or Good'ly-hood, n.p. 580Goodness; grace. [Obs.] Spenser.
  26. 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…
  27. Good-mōr'rōw, n. or interj.p. 580A term of salutation; good-morning.
  28. Good'-nāt'ūred, a.p. 580Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked. Syn.—GOOD-NATURED, GOOD-TEMPERED, GOOD-HUMORED. Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which…
  29. Gōod-nāt'ūred-ly, adv.p. 580With mildness of temper.
  30. Good'ness, n.p. 580The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct…
  31. Good-night', n. or interj.p. 580A form of salutation in parting for the night.
  32. Good'-now, interj.p. 580An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. [Obs.] Shak.
  33. Goods, n. pl.p. 580See GOOD, n., No. 3.
  34. Goods'-en'gine, n.p. 580Same as FREIGHT-ENGINE, q. v.
  35. Good'ship, n.p. 580Favor; grace. [Obs.] Gower.
  36. Good'-speed, n.p. 580Good success; — an old form of wishing success. See SPEED.
  37. Goods'-trāin, n.p. 580Same as FREIGHT-TRAIN, q. v.
  38. Goods'-wāg'on, n.p. 580Same as FREIGHT-CAR, q. v.
  39. Gŏod'-tĕm'pered, a.p. 580Having a good temper; not easily irritated or annoyed. Syn. — See GOOD-NATURED.
  40. Good'-wife, n.p. 580The mistress of a family. Burton.
  41. Good-will’, n.p. 580Benevolence; well-wishing. 2. (Law.) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the…
  42. Good'-wom/an, n.p. 580The mistress of a family; — applied to persons in the lower walks of life.
  43. Good'y, n.p. 580[Probably contracted from good-wife.] Good-wife; good-woman; — a low term of civility or sport. 2. (pl.) Bonbons, and the like; as, to give children goodies. [Colloq.]
  44. Good'y-ship, n.p. 580The state or quality of a goody. Hudibras.
  45. Goo-roo', n.p. 580A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindoos. Malcolm.
  46. Goos'an-der, n.p. 580(Ornith.) A migratory duck, of the genus Mergus (M. castor); the dun diver or plunger, an inhabitant of the northern regions, and feeding chiefly on fish;—called also merganser, dish-washer, and…
  47. Goose, n.p. 580(Ornith.) An aquatic fowl, of the genus Anser. The common goose lives chiefly on land, and feeds on grass; it is supposed to be the wild goose domesticated. The soft feathers are used for beds, and…
  48. Gōose'ber-ry, n.p. 580(Bot.) The fruit of a certain thorny shrub, and the shrub itself, the Ribes grossularia. It is supposed to be a native of Europe, but is found in all temperate regions of the world. Of the fruit…
  49. Goose'ber-ry-fool, n.p. 580A compound made of gooseberries, scalded and pounded with cream. Goldsmith.
  50. Goose'-eăp, n.p. 580A silly person. Beau. & Fl.
  51. Goose'-flĕsh, n.p. 580A peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear;—called also goose-skin.
  52. Goose'foot, n.p. 580(Bot.) A plant of the genus Chenopodium (C. album); pigweed.
  53. Goose'grass, n.p. 580(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Galium (G. aparine), which is a favorite food of geese;—called also catchweed, &c. (b.) A species of buckwheat; the Polygonum orientale.
  54. Goose'-neck, n.p. 580A piece of iron bent like the neck of a goose, for various purposes; as, the goose-neck of a hoe or rake; especially used to connect the inner end of a boom, yard, &c., to a mast, by entering a clamp…
  55. Gōōse'-quill, n.p. 580The large feather or quill of a goose, or a pen made from it.
  56. Goos'ery, n.p. 580A place for geese. 2. The characteristics of a goose; silliness. The finical goose'ry of your neat sermon actor. Milton.
  57. Goōse'-skīn, n.p. 580The same as GOOSE-FLESH, q. v.
  58. Goose'wing, n.p. 580(Naut.) A sail set on a boom on the lee-side of a ship; also, one of the clews or lower corners of a ship's main-sail or fore-sail, when the middle part is furled. Totten.
  59. Gō'-out, n.p. 580A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the land-waters, when the tide is out, and preventing the ingress of salt-water. [Written also goot.]
  60. Gō'pher, n.p. 580An animal of several different species. ☞ The name was originally given by French settlers to many burrowing animals, from their honeycombing the earth. In Canada and Illinois, the name was given to…