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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. Gôrçe, n.p. 580A pool of water to keep fish in; a wear. [Obs.]
  2. Gōr'-cōck, n.p. 580(Ornith.) A gallinaceous bird; the moor-cock, red-grouse, or red-game.
  3. Gôr'-crōw, n.p. 580(Ornith.) The common or carrion crow.
  4. Gōrd, n.p. 580An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  5. Gōr'di-an, a.p. 580Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him, and which could not be untied; hence, intricate; complicated; difficult. Gordian knot, a knot tied by Gordius, a king of Phrygia, in…
  6. Gōre, n.p. 580Blood; thick or clotted blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become inspissated. Milton. 2. Dirt; mud. [Obs.] Bp. Fisher.
  7. Gōre, n.p. 580A wedge-shaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, &c., sewed into a garment, sail, &c., to give greater width at a particular part. Chaucer. 2. A slip or triangular piece of land. Cowell. 3.…
  8. Gōre, v. t.p. 580To penetrate with a pointed instrument, as a spear; to pierce; to stab. The low stumps shall gore His dainty feet. Coleridge.
  9. Gōre, v. t.p. 581To cut in a triangular form; to piece with a gore.
  10. Gôrge, n.p. 581The throat; the gullet; the canal by which food passes to the stomach. Wherewith he gripped her gorge with so great pain. Spenser. Now how abhorred in my imagination! my gorge rises at it. Shak. 2. A…
  11. Gōrge, v. t.p. 581To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities. “The fish has gorged the hook.” Johnson. 2. To glut; to fill the throat or stomach of; to satiate. “The giant…
  12. Gōrge, v. i.p. 581To feed greedily. Milton.
  13. Gôr'ged, a.p. 581Having a gorge or throat. 2. (Her.) Bearing a crown, or the like, about the neck.
  14. Gôr'geous, a.p. 581Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent. “Cloud-land, gorgeous land.” Coleridge. As full of spirit as the month of May, And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer. Shak. With…
  15. Gōr'geoŭs-ly, adv.p. 581In a gorgeous manner; splendidly; finely; as, the prince was gorgeously arrayed.
  16. Gōr'geoŭs-ness, n.p. 581The quality of being gorgeous; show; splendor.
  17. Gōr'get, n.p. 581A piece of armor for defending the throat or neck; a kind of breast-plate like a half-moon. Unfix the gorget's iron clasp. W. Scott. 2. (Mil.) A pendent metallic ornament, worn by officers when on…
  18. Gōr'gon, n.p. 581(Myth.) A fabled monster, of terrific aspect, the sight of which turned the beholder to stone. The poets represent the Gorgons as three sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa; but authors are not…
  19. Gôr'gon, a.p. 581Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face. Dryden.
  20. Gor-gō'ne-an, a.p. 581See GORGONIAN. Milton.
  21. Gōr'gō-nē'ia, n. pl.p. 581(Arch.) Masks carved in imitation of the Gorgon's or Medusa's head; — used as key-stones. Elmes.
  22. Gōr-gō'ni-a, n.p. 581(Zoöl.) A family of flexible coral-zoophytes, growing in the form of shrubs, twigs, and reticulate fronds, and including the sea-fan of the West Indies. The branches consist of a horny axis…
  23. Gōr-gō'ni-an, a.p. 581Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon.
  24. Gôr'gon-ize, v. t.p. 581To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to render stony, hard, or stiff, as with astonishment, anger, or fear. [Rare.]
  25. Gôr'-hēn, n.p. 581The female of the gor-cock.
  26. Go-ril'la, n.p. 581(Zoöl.) A large monkey (Troglodytes gorilla), inhabiting the western shores of Africa. It is as large as man, and is remarkable for its strength and ferocity. Baird.
  27. Gōr'ing, n.p. 581A prickling; puncture. Dryden.
  28. Gōr'ing, n.p. 581(Naut.) See GORING-CLOTH.
  29. Gör'ing-clōth, n.p. 581(Naut.) A piece of canvas cut obliquely, and used to widen the breadth of a sail at the base. Totten.
  30. Gôr'mand, n.p. 581A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton; a gourmand.
  31. Gôr'mand, a.p. 581Gluttonous; voracious. Pope.
  32. Gôr'mand-er, n.p. 581The same as GORMAND. Huloet.
  33. Gôr'mand-ism, n.p. 581Gluttony.
  34. Gôr'mand-īze, v. i. or t.p. 581To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously. Shak.
  35. Gôr'mand-iz'er, n.p. 581A greedy, voracious eater.
  36. Gōrse, n.p. 581(Bot.) A thick, prickly shrub, of the genus Ulex (U. Europæus), bearing yellow flowers in winter; furze; whin. “Pricking gorse and thorns.” Shak.
  37. Gōr'y, a.p. 581Covered with gore, or with congealed or clotted blood. “Never shake Thy gory locks at me.” Shak. 2. Bloody; murderous. “Gory emulation.” Shak.
  38. Gōs'hawk, n.p. 581(Ornith.) A short-winged, slender hawk, the Falco (or Astur) palumbarius, found in the temperate part of both hemispheres. The general color of the plumage is a deep brown; the breast and belly white.
  39. Gös'ling, n.p. 581A young goose; a goose not full grown. 2. A catkin on nut-trees and pines. Bailey.
  40. Gŏs'pel, n.p. 581Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ and his salvation; the substance or most important truths of Christianity. The steadfast belief of the promises of the gospel. Bentley. 2.…
  41. Gös'pel, a.p. 581Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; as, gospel righteousness. Warburton.
  42. Gös'pel, v. t.p. 581To instruct in the gospel; to fill with sentiments of religion. [Obs.] Shak.
  43. Gŏs'pel-er, n.p. 581An evangelist. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. A follower of Wycliffe, the first Englishman who attempted a reformation of religion; hence, a Puritan. [Obs.] Latimer. 3. A priest who reads the gospel at the altar…
  44. Gŏs'pel-gŏs'sip, n.p. 581One who is over-zealous in running about among his neighbors to lecture on religious subjects. Addison.
  45. Gös'pel-ize, v. t.p. 581To form according to the gospel. [Obs.] Milton. 2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize the savages. [Obs.] Boyle.
  46. Gŏss, n.p. 581A kind of low furze or gorse. Shak.
  47. Gŏs'sa-mer, n.p. 581A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble-fields, and on furze or low bushes, and is probably formed by a species…
  48. Gŏs'sa-mēr'y, a.p. 581Like gossamer; flimsy; unsubstantial. The greatest master of gossamery affectation in Europe. De Quincey.
  49. Gŏs'san, n.p. 581(Geol.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous, forming the upper part of a metallic vein, and owing its reddish color mainly to decomposed pyrites. Dana.
  50. Gŏs'san-ïf'er-ōŭs, a.p. 581Containing or producing gossan. Dana.
  51. Gŏs'sip, n.p. 581A sponsor; one who answers for a child in baptism. [Obs.] Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip, in her place send her kitchen-maid, 'twould be ill taken. Selden. 2. A friend or…
  52. Gŏs'sip, v. i.p. 581To be a companion. [Obs.] Shak. 2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. Shak. 3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
  53. Gŏs'sip-red, n.p. 581Relation by baptismal rites; spiritual affinity. [Obs.] Davies.
  54. Gŏs'sip-ry, n.p. 581Spiritual relationship or affinity; special intimacy. Bale. 2. Idle talk; gossip. And many a flower of London gossipry Has dropped whenever such a stem broke off. E. B. Browning.
  55. Gŏs'sip-y, a.p. 581Full of gossip.
  56. Gos-sōon', n.p. 581A boy; a servant. [Ireland.] Miss Edgeworth.
  57. Gŏs-sĭp'pi-ŭm, n.p. 581(Bot.) A genus of plants. The cotton plant (G. Barbadense), a shrubby plant, from six to fifteen feet high, produces the sea island or long staple cotton. G. herbaceum is the species cultivated in…
  58. Gŏt or Gŏt'ten, imp.p. 581of get. Gŏt, Gŏt'ten, } p. p. of get. See GET.
  59. Gŏte, n.p. 581A water-passage; a channel for water. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
  60. Gŏth, n.p. 581One of an ancient tribe or nation, of Asiatic origin, who overran and took an important part in subverting the Roman empire. Under the reign of Valens, they took possession of Dacia (the modern…