Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Goth

Goth (?), n. [L. Gothi, pl.; cf. Gr. �]1. (Ethnol.) One of an ancient Teutonic race, who dwelt between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the Christian era, and who o...

2270

Gothamist

Go″tham‐ist (?), n. A wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom; — so called from Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, England, noted for some pleasant blunders. Bp. Morton.

2271

Gothamite

Go″tham‐ite (?), n. 1. A gothamist.2. An inhabitant of New York city. Irving.

2272

Gothic

Goth″ic (?), a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.]1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with ...

2273

Gothic (2)

Goth″ic, n. 1. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the 4th century. See Goth.☞ Bishop Ulfilas or Walfila t...

2274

Gothicism

Goth″i‐cism (?), n. 1. A Gothic idiom.2. Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.3. Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.

2275

Gothicize

Goth″i‐cize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gothicized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gothicizing (?).] To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.

2276

Göthite

Gö″thite, orGoe″thite (�), n. [After the poet Göthe.] (Min.) A hydrous oxide of iron, occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic str...

2277

Gotten

Got″ten (?), p. p. of Get.

2278

Gouache

‖Gouache (gwȧsh), n. [F., It. guazzo.] A method of painting with opaque colors, which have been ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also, a picture thus painted.

2279

Goud

Goud (?), n. [Cf. OF. gaide, F. guède, fr. OHG. weit; or cf. F. gaude weld. Cf. Woad.] Woad.

2280

Goudron

‖Gou′dron″ (?), n.(Mil.) a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue, used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or to light ditches and ramparts. F...

2281

Gouge

Gouge (?), n. [F. gouge. LL. gubia, guvia, gulbia, gulvia, gulvium; cf. Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.]1. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutt...

2282

Gouge (2)

Gouge (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Gouged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Gouging (?).] 1. To scoop out with a gouge.2. To scoop out, as an eye, with the thumb nail; to force out the eye of (a p...

2283

Gouger

Gou″ger (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Plum Gouger.

2284

Gougeshell

Gouge″shell′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus Vermetus; also, the pinna. See Vermetus.

2285

Goujere

Gou″jere (?), n. [F. gouge prostitute, a camp trull. Cf. Good-year.] The venereal disease.

2286

Gouland

Gou″land (?), n. See Golding.

2287

Goulards extract

Gou‐lard″s″ ex″tract″ (?). [Named after the introducer, Thomas Goulard, a French surgeon.] (Med.) An aqueous solution of the subacetate of lead, used as a lotion in cases of inf...

2288

Gour

Gour (?), n. [See Giaour.] 1. A fire worshiper; a Gheber or Gueber. Tylor.2. (Zoöl.) See Koulan.

2289

Goura

‖Gou″ra (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon (Goura V...

2290

Gourami

Gou″ra‐mi (?), n.(Zoöl.) A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food...

2291

Gourd

Gourd (?), n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L. cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin basket, E. corb. Cf. Cucurbite.] 1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-...

2292

Gourd (2)

Gourd, n. A false die. See Gord.

2293

Gourd (3)

{ Gourd, Gourde } n. [Sp. gordo large.] A silver dollar; — so called in Cuba, Hayti, etc. Simmonds.

2294

Gourd tree

Gourd″ tree″ (?). (Bot.) A tree (the Crescentia Cujete, or calabash tree) of the West Indies and Central America.

2295

Gourdiness

Gourd″i‐ness (?), n. [From Gourdy.] (Far.) The state of being gourdy.