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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. Goud, n.p. 582Woad. [Obs.]
  2. Gouge, n.p. 582A chisel, with a hollow or semi-cylindrical blade for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood or stone; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood. 2. Imposition…
  3. Gouge, v. t.p. 582To scoop out with a gouge. 2. To force out, as the eye of a person, with the thumb or finger. [U. S.] The practice of gouging is said to have existed formerly in the interior of some of the Southern…
  4. Gouge'-bit, n.p. 582A bit, shaped like a gouge, for boring wood.
  5. Gou'jeers, n.p. 582The venereal disease. [Obs.] Shak.
  6. Gou'land, n.p. 582A kind of plant or flower. B. Jon.
  7. Gou-lärd’s’ Ex’trāetp. 582(Med.) A saturated solution of the sub-acetate of lead, used as a remedy for inflammation. Ure.
  8. Gourd, n.p. 582(Bot.) A fleshy, one-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, and the like, of the genus Cucurbita. The bottle-gourd (C. lagenaria) has a hard outer rind, which, when dry, is used…
  9. Gōurde, n.p. 582The colonial dollar;—so called in Cuba, Hayti, &c. Simmonds.
  10. Gōurd'i-ness, n.p. 582(Far.) A swelling on a horse's leg after a journey.
  11. Gōurd'-tree, n.p. 582(Bot.) A tree (the Crescentia cujete, or calabash-tree), found in the West Indies and Central America.
  12. Gōurd'y, a.p. 582(Far.) Swelled in the legs.
  13. Gourmand, n.p. 582A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See GORMAND.
  14. Gour'net, n.p. 582A fish. See GURNET.
  15. Gout, n.p. 582(Med.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the…
  16. Gost, n.p. 582Taste; relish.
  17. Gout'i-ly, adv.p. 582In a gouty manner.
  18. Gout'i-ness, n.p. 582The state of being gouty; gout; gouty affections.
  19. Gout'-weed or Gout'wort, n.p. 582(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Ægopodium podagraria), having a leaf so divided as to resemble the cloven foot of a goat;—called also ache-weed and herb-gerhard. Loudon.
  20. Gout'y, a.p. 582Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. 2. Pertaining to the gout. “Gouty matter.” Blackmore. 3. Boggy; as, gouty land. [Obs.] Spenser.
  21. Gōve, n.p. 582A mow; a rick for hay. [Obs.] Tusser.
  22. Gōv'ern, v. t.p. 582To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority; to keep within the limits prescribed by law or sovereign will. Not…
  23. Gōv'ern, v. i.p. 582To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control. Dryden.
  24. Gōv'ern-a-ble, a.p. 582Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable, obedient. Locke.
  25. Gōv'ern-a-ble-ness, n.p. 582The quality of being governable. [Rare.]
  26. Gŏv'ern-all, n.p. 582Government. [Obs.] Spenser.
  27. Gŏv'ern-ance, n.p. 582Exercise of authority; direction; control; government. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  28. Gōv'ern-ān-te', n.p. 582A lady who has the care and management of young women; a governess. Formally installed in all the duties of a governante. W. Scott.
  29. Gōv'ern-ess, n.p. 582A female governor; a woman invested with authority to control and direct; a tutoress; an instructress.
  30. Gōv'ern-ing, p. a.p. 582Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a governing wind; a governing party in a state. Jay.
  31. Gŏv'ern-ment, n.p. 582The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; restraint; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government. 2. The mode of governing; the system…
  32. Gŏv'ern-mĕnt'al, a.p. 582Pertaining to government; made by government. Hamilton.
  33. Gōv'ern-or, n.p. 582One who governs; especially, (a.) One who is invested with supreme authority in the state; a chief ruler or magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. (b.) One who has the care or guardianship of…
  34. Gŏv'ern-or-ship, n.p. 582The office of a governor.
  35. Gow'an, n.p. 582(Bot.) The daisy, or mountain daisy. [Scot.] “And pulled the gowans fine.” Burns. 2. (Min.) Decomposed granite.
  36. Gowk, v. t.p. 582To stupefy. [Obs.] B. Jon.
  37. Gowk, n.p. 582Same as GAWK, q. v.
  38. Gowl, v. i.p. 582To howl. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  39. Gown, n.p. 582A loose, flowing upper garment; especially, (a.) The ordinary outer dress of a woman; as, a calico or silk gown. (b.) The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, including university…
  40. Gowned, a.p. 582Dressed in a gown; clothed; clad. One arm aloft, Gowned in pure white that fitted to the shape. Tennyson.
  41. Gown'man or Gowns'man, n.p. 582One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university; hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier. Pope.
  42. Gowt, n.p. 582Same as GO-OUT, q. v.
  43. Gōz'zard, n.p. 582One who attends geese. [Low.] Malone.
  44. Grăb, n.p. 582(Naut.) A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three masts. 2. [See infra.] A sudden grasp or seizure.
  45. Grăb, v. t. & i.p. 582To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.
  46. Grāb'ber, n.p. 582One who seizes, or grabs.
  47. Grāb'ble, v. i.p. 582To grope; to feel with the hands. He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a grabbling and fumbling. Selden. 2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to grovel. Ainsworth.
  48. Grāçe, n.p. 582The exercise of love, kindness, or good-will; disposition to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege conferred. Or each, or all, may win a lady’s grace. Dryden. To bow and sue for grace…
  49. Grāce, v. t.p. 583To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify. Great Jove and Phœbus graced his noble line. Pope. We are graced with wreaths of victory. Shak. 2. To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.…
  50. Grāce'-cūp, n.p. 583The cup or health drank after saying grace. Prior.
  51. Grā'ced, p. a.p. 583Beautiful; graceful. Sidney. 2. Virtuous; regular; chaste. [Obs.] Shak.
  52. Grāce'ful, a.p. 583Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy; agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk; a graceful deportment; a graceful speaker; a graceful air. High o'er the rest in arms the…
  53. Grāce'ful-ly, adv.p. 583In a graceful manner; elegantly; with a natural ease and propriety; as, to walk or speak gracefully.
  54. Grā'ce'ful-ness, n.p. 583The quality or state of being graceful; elegance of manner or deportment.
  55. Grāce'less, a.p. 583Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived of, divine grace; hence, depraved; degenerate; corrupt. In a graceless age, things of highest praise, . . . to make them infamous and…
  56. Grāce'less-ly, adv.p. 583In a graceless manner.
  57. Grâ'ce'less-ness, n.p. 583The state of being graceless; destitution of grace; profligacy.
  58. Grăc'ile or Grăc'i-lent, a.p. 583Slender; thin. [Obs.] Bailey.
  59. Gra-çĭl'i-ty, n.p. 583The state of being gracilent; slenderness. [Obs. or rare.] As the niches became narrower, the saints rose to disproportionate stature, shrank to meager gracility. Milman.
  60. Grā'cious, a.p. 583Abounding in grace or mercy; kind to the ill-deserving, the poor, the lowly; expressing or manifesting love, or bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; merciful; condescending. Thou art a God ready…