Webster's Dictionary 1913

2188

Gor-belly

Gor″–bel′ly, n. [Gore filth, dirt + belly.] A prominent belly; a big-bellied person.

2189

Goracco

‖Go‐rac″co (?), n. A paste prepared from tobacco, and smoked in hookahs in Western India.

2190

Goral

Go″ral (?), n.(Zoöl.) An Indian goat antelope (Nemorhedus goral), resembling the chamois.

2191

Goramy

Go″ra‐my (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Gourami.

2192

Gorce

Gorce (?), n. [OF. gort, nom. gorz, gulf, L. gurges whirlpool, gulf, stream. See Gorge.] A pool of water to keep fish in; a wear.

2193

Gorcock

Gor″cock′ (?), n. [Prob. from gore blood.] (Zoöl.) The moor cock, or red grouse. See Grouse.

2194

Gorcrow

Gor″crow′ (?), n. [AS. gor dung, dirt. See Gore blood, dirt.] (Zoöl.) The carrion crow; — called also gercrow.

2195

Gord

Gord (?), n. [Written also gourd.] [Perh. hollow, and so named in allusion to a gourd.] An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. Beau. & Fl.

2196

Gordiacea

‖Gor′di‐a″ce‐a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Gordian, 1.] (Zoöl.) A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair eels (Gordius and Mermis). See Gordius, and Illustration i...

2197

Gordian

Gor″di‐an (?), a. 1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.Gordian knot, an intricate knot tied by Gordiu...

2198

Gordian (2)

Gor″di‐an, n.(Zoöl.) One of the Gordiacea.

2199

Gordius

‖Gor″di‐us (?), n. [NL. See Gordian, 1.] (Zoöl.) A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and live in wate...

2200

Gore

Gore (?), n. [AS. gor dirt, dung; akin to Icel. gor, SW. gorr, OHG. gor, and perh. to E. cord, chord, and yarn; cf. Icel. görn, garnir, guts.] 1. Dirt; mud. Bp. Fisher.2. Blood;...

2201

Gore (2)

Gore, n. [OE. gore, gare, AS. g�ra angular point of land, fr. g�r spear; akin to D. geer gore, G. gehre gore, ger spear, Icel. geiri gore, geir spear, and prob. to E. goad. Cf. ...

2202

Gore (3)

Gore, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Goring.] [OE. gar spear, AS. g�r. See 2d Gore.] To pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a pointed instrument, as...

2203

Gore (4)

Gore, v. t. To cut in a traingular form; to piece with a gore; to provide with a gore; as, to gore an apron.

2204

Gorebill

Gore″bill′ (?), n. [2d gore + bill.] (Zoöl.) The garfish.

2205

Gorfly

Gor″fly′ (?), n.; pl.Gorflies (#). [Gore (AS. gor) dung + fly.] (Zoöl.) A dung fly.

2206

Gorge

Gorge (?), n. [F. gorge, LL. gorgia, throat, narrow pass, and gorga abyss, whirlpool, prob. fr. L. gurgea whirlpool, gulf, abyss; cf. Skr. gargara whirlpool, gṛ to devour. Cf. G...

2207

Gorge (2)

Gorge, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gorged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gorging (?).] [F. gorger. See Gorge, n.] 1. To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or qua...

2208

Gorge (3)

Gorge, v. i. To eat greedily and to satiety. Milton.

2209

Gorge (4)

Gorge, n.(Angling) A primitive device used instead of a fishhook, consisting of an object easy to be swallowed but difficult to be ejected or loosened, as a piece of bone or sto...

2210

Gorged

Gorged (?), a. 1. Having a gorge or throat.2. (Her.) Bearing a coronet or ring about the neck.3. Glutted; fed to the full.

2211

Gorgelet

Gor″ge‐let (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small gorget, as of a humming bird.

2212

Gorgeous

Gor″geous (?), a. [OF. gorgias beautiful, glorious, vain, luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, neck handkerchief, and F. gorge throat, and se pengorger to assume airs. Cf. Gorge, n....

2213

Gorgerin

‖Gor′ge‐rin″ (?), n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.) In some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space be...

2214

Gorget

Gor″get (?), n. [OF. gorgete, dim. of gorge throat. See Gorge, n.] 1. A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and...