Webster's Dictionary 1828

919

GOARISH

GOARISH, adjective Patched; mean.

920

GOAT

GOAT, noun An animal or quadruped of the genus Capra. The horns are hollow, turned upwards, erect and scabrous. Goats are nearly of the size of sheep, but stronger, less timid a...

921

GOAT-CHAFFER

GOAT-CHAFFER, noun An insect, a kind of beetle.

922

GOAT-MILKER

GOAT-MILKER, noun A kind or owl, so called from sucking goats.

923

GOAT-SUCKER

GOAT-SUCKER, noun In ornithology, a fowl of the genus Caprimulgus, so called from the opinion that it would suck goats. It is called also the fern-owl. In Bailey, it is called a...

924

GOATFISH

GOATFISH, noun A fish of the Mediterranean.

925

GOATHERD

GOATHERD, noun One whose occupation is to tend goats.

926

GOATISH

GOATISH, adjective Resembling a goat in any quality; of a rank smell.1. Lustful.

927

GOATS-BEARD

GOAT'S-BEARD, noun In botany, a plant of the genus Tragopogon.

928

GOATS-RUE

GOAT'S-RUE, noun A plant of the genus Galega.

929

GOATS-STONES

GOAT'S-STONES, noun The greater goat's stones is the Satyrium; the lesser, the Orchis.

930

GOATS-THORN

GOAT'S-THORN, noun A plant of the genus Astragalus.

931

GOATSKIN

GOATSKIN, noun The skin of a goat.

932

GOB

GOB, noun [Heb. a hill, a boss.] A little mass or collection; a mouthful. [A low word.]

933

GOBBET

GOB'BET, noun A mouthful; a lump.GOB'BET, verb transitive To swallow in large masses or mouthfuls. [A low word.]

934

GOBBLE

GOB'BLE, verb transitive To swallow in large pieces; to swallow hastily.GOB'BLE, verb intransitive To make a noise in the throat, as a turkey.

935

GOBBLER

GOB'BLER, noun One who swallows in haste; a greedy eater; a gormandizer.1. A name sometimes given to the turkey cock.

936

GOBLET

GOB'LET, noun A kind of cup or drinking vessel without a handle.We love not loaded boards, and goblets crown'd.

937

GOBLIN

GOB'LIN, noun1. An evil spirit; a walking spirit; a frightful phantom.To whom the goblin full of wrath, replied.2. A fairy; an elf.

938

GOD

GOD, noun1. The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator, and the sovereign of the universe.GOD is a spirit; and they that worship him, must worship ...

939

GODCHILD

GOD'CHILD, noun [god and child.] One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and promises to see educated as a christian.

940

GODDAUGHTER

GOD'DAUGHTER, noun [god and daughter.] A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism. [See Godfather.]

941

GODDESS

GOD'DESS, noun A female deity; a heathen deity of the female sex.When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful...

942

GODDESSLIKE

GOD'DESSLIKE, adjective Resembling a goddess.

943

GODFATHER

GOD'F'ATHER, noun The man who is sponsor for a child at baptism, who promises to answer for his future conduct and that he shall follow a life of piety, by this means laying him...

944

GODHEAD

GOD'HEAD, noun god'hed.1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; applied to the true God, and to heathen deities.2. A deity in person; a god or goddess.

945

GODLESS

GOD'LESS, adjective Having no reverence for God; impious; ungodly; irreligious; wicked.1. Atheistical; having no belief in the existence of God.