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6. (Zoöl.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a bird or mammal.
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Coloq. Gorget hummer (Zoöl.), a humming bird of the genus Trochilus. See .
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Gorgon (gôrgŏn), n. [L. Gorgo, -onis, Gr. Gorgw, fr. gorgos terrible.] 1. (Gr. Myth.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is particularly given to Medusa.
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2. Anything very ugly or horrid. Milton.
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3. (Zoöl.) The brindled gnu. See .
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Gorgon, a. Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face. Dryden.
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Gorgonacea (gôrg�nāsh�ȧ), n. pl. [NL.] (Zoöl.) See .
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Gorgonean (gôrgōn��n), a. See , 1.
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Gorgoneion (gôrg�nēyŏn), n.; pl. Gorgoneia (#). [NL., fr. Gr. Gorgoneios, equiv. to Gorgei^os belonging to a Gorgon.] (Arch.) A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head. Elmes.
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Gorgonia (gôrgōnĭȧ), n. [L., a coral which hardens in the air.] (Zoöl.) 1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan (Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other allied species having a flexible, horny axis.
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2. Any slender branched gorgonian.
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Gorgoniacea (?), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Zoöl.) One of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria, including those forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered with a porous crust, or cœnenchyma, in which the polyp cells are situated.
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☞ The axis is commonly horny, but it may be solid and stony (composed of calcium carbonate), as in the red coral of commerce, or it may be in alternating horny and stony joints, as in Isis. See , , .
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Gorgonian (?), a. [L. Gorgoneus.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific.
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The rest his look
Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton.
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2. (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral.
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Gorgonian, n. (Zoöl.) One of the Gorgoniacea.
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Gorgonize (?), v. t. To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to petrify. [R.]
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Gorgonzola (?), n. [It.] A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese; -- so called from a village near Milan.
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Gorhen (?), n. [Gor- as in gorcock + hen.] (Zoöl.) The female of the gorcock.
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Gorilla (?), n. [An African word; found in a Greek translation of a treatise in Punic by Hanno, a Carthaginian.] (Zoöl.) A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man.

Goring (?), or Goring cloth (�), n., (Naut.) A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.
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Gorky prop. n. An industrial city in the European part of Soviet Russia.
Syn. -- Gorki, Gorkiy, Nizhni Novgorod.
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Gorm (?), n. Axle grease. See . [Prov. Eng.]
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Gorm, v. t. To daub, as the hands or clothing, with gorm; to daub with anything sticky. [Prov. Eng.]
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Gorma (?), n. (Zoöl.) The European cormorant.
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Gormand (?), n. [F. gourmand; cf. Prov. F. gourmer to sip, to lap, gourmacher to eat improperly, F. gourme mumps, glanders, Icel. gormr mud, mire, Prov. E. gorm to smear, daub; all perh. akin to E. gore blood, filth. Cf. .] A greedy or ravenous eater; a ; .
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Gormand, a. Gluttonous; voracious. Pope.
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Gormander (?), n. See , n. [Obs.]
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Gormandism (?), n. Gluttony.
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Gormandize, Gourmandize (?), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Gormandized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gormandizing (?).] [F. gourmandise gluttony. See .] To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton; to make a pig of oneself. Shak.
Syn. -- gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gourmandize, binge, pig out, pok out, satiate, scarf out.
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Gormandizer (?), n. A greedy, voracious eater; a gormand; a glutton.
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Goroon shell (?). (Zoöl.) A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (Triton femorale).
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Gorse (?), n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow, grass.] (Bot.) Furze. See .
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The common, overgrown with fern, and rough
With prickly gorse. Cowper.
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Coloq. Gorse bird (Zoöl.), the European linnet; -- called also gorse hatcher. [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Gorse chat (Zoöl.), the winchat. -- Coloq. Gorse duck , the corncrake; -- called also grass drake, land drake, and corn drake.
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Gory (?), a. [From .]
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1. Covered with gore or clotted blood.
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Thou canst not say I did it; never shake
Thy gory locks at me. Shak.
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2. Bloody; murderous. “Gory emulation.” Shak.
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Gosainthan prop. n. A mountain in Tibet, 26,287 feet high. [proper name]
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gosan-chiku n. (Bot.) A small bamboo of Southeastern China (Phyllostachys aurea) having slender culms flexuous when young.
Syn. -- fishpole bamboo, hotei-chiku, Phyllostachys aurea.
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Goshawk (?), n. [AS. gōshafuc, lit., goosehawk; or Icel. gāshaukr. See , and the bird.] (Zoöl.) Any large hawk of the genus Astur, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (Astur palumbarius) and the American (A. atricapillus) are the best known species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (A. Novæ-Hollandiæ) is pure white.
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Gosherd (?), n. [OE. gosherde. See , and a herdsman.] One who takes care of geese.
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Goslet (?), n. (Zoöl.) One of several species of pygmy geese, of the genus Nettepus. They are about the size of a teal, and inhabit Africa, India, and Australia.
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Gosling (?), n. [AS. gōs goose + -ling.]
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1. A young or unfledged goose.
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2. A catkin on nut trees and pines. Bailey.
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go-slow n. A form of labor protest by workers in which they deliberately slow down in order to cause problems for their employers. [British]
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gosmore n. (Bot.) A European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears.
Syn. -- cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, capeweed, Hypochaeris radicata.
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Gospel (?), n. [OE. gospel, godspel, AS. godspell; god God + spell story, tale. See , and , v.]
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1. Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ, the Kingdom of God, and salvation.
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And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom. Matt. iv. 23.
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The steadfast belief of the promises of the gospel. Bentley.
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☞ It is probable that gospel is from. OE. godspel, God story, the narrative concerning God; but it was early confused with god spell, good story, good tidings, and was so used by the translators of the Authorized version of Scripture. This use has been retained in most cases in the Revised Version.
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Thus the literal sense [of gospel] is the “narrative of God,” i. e., the life of Christ. Skeat.
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2. One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
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3. A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a religious service; as, the gospel for the day.
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4. Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this political gospel. Burke.
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5. Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as, they took his words for gospel. [Colloq.]
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If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read Œdipus, instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel. Saintsbury.
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Gospel, a. Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness. Bp. Warburton.
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Gospel, v. t. To instruct in the gospel. [Obs.] Shak.
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Gospeler (?), n. [AS. godspellere.] [Written also gospeller.] 1. One of the four evangelists. Rom. of R.
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Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism. Wyclif.
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2. A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan. [Obs.] Latimer.
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The persecution was carried on against the gospelers with much fierceness by those of the Roman persuasion. Strype.
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3. A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service.
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The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the epistoler being the dean, and the gospeler the Bishop of Sydney. Pall Mall Gazette.
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Gospelize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gospelized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gospelizing (?).] [Written also gospellize.]
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1. To form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized to us. Milton.
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2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize the savages. Boyle.
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Goss (?), n. [See .] Gorse. [Obs.] Shak.
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Gossamer (?), n. [OE. gossomer, gossummer, gosesomer, perh. for goose summer, from its downy appearance, or perh. for God's summer, cf. G. mariengarr gossamer, properly Mary's yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she was taken up to heaven. For the use of summer in the sense of film or threads, cf. G. Mädchensommer, Altweibersommer, fliegender Sommer, all meaning, gossamer.]
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1. A 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 formed by small spiders.
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2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff.
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3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.
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Coloq. Gossamer spider (Zoöl.), any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air. See .
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Gossamery (?), a. Like gossamer; flimsy.
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The greatest master of gossamery affectation. De Quincey.
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Gossan (?), n. (Geol.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein. Called also iron hat.
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Gossaniferous (?), a. [Gossan + -ferous.] Containing or producing gossan.
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Gossat (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small British marine fish (Motella tricirrata); -- called also whistler and three-bearded rockling. [Prov. Eng.]
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Gossib (?), n. A gossip. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.
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Gossip (?), n. [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS. godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe, Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabhā assembly.]
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1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.
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Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip, in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill taken. Selden.
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2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. [Obs.]
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My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. Shak.
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3. One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.
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The common chat of gossips when they meet. Dryden.
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4. The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.
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Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and spite. Tennyson.
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Gossip, v. t. To stand sponsor to. [Obs.] Shak.
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Gossip, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gossiped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gossiping.] 1. To make merry. [Obs.] Shak.
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2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. Shak.
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3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.
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Gossiper (?), n. One given to gossip. Beaconsfield.
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Gossiprede (?), n. [Cf. .] The relationship between a person and his sponsors. [Obs.]
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Gossipry (?), n. 1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy. Bale.
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2. Idle talk; gossip. Mrs. Browning.
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Gossipy (?), a. Full of, or given to, gossip.
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Gossoon (?), n. [Scot. garson an attendant, fr. F. garçon, OF. gars.] A boy; a servant. [Ireland]
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Gossypium (?), n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.] (Bot.) A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these.
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Got (?), imp. & p. p. of . See .
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Gote (?), n. [Cf. LG. gote, gaute, canal, G. gosse; akin to giessen to pour, shed, AS. geótan, and E. fuse to melt.] A channel for water. [Prov. Eng.] Crose.
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Goteborg (Geog.) prop. n. a port in southwestern Sweden; the second largest city in Sweden.
Syn. -- Goeteborg, Gothenburg.
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Goter (?), n. A gutter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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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 overran and took an important part in subverting the Roman empire.
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☞ Under the reign of Valens, they took possession of Dacia (the modern Transylvania and the adjoining regions), and came to be known as Ostrogoths and Visigoths, or East and West Goths; the former inhabiting countries on the Black Sea up to the Danube, and the latter on this river generally. Some of them took possession of the province of Moesia, and hence were called Moesogoths. Others, who made their way to Scandinavia, at a time unknown to history, are sometimes styled Suiogoths.
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2. One who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude, ignorant person. Chesterfield.
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Gothamist (?), n. A wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom; -- so called from Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, England, noted for some pleasant blunders. Bp. Morton.
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Gothamite (?), n. 1. A gothamist.
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2. An inhabitant of New York city. [Jocular] Irving.
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Gothic (?), a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.]
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1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude; barbarous.
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2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of , and .
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Gothic, 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 .
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☞ Bishop Ulfilas or Walfila translated most of the Bible into Gothic about the Middle of the 4th century. The portion of this translaton which is preserved is the oldest known literary document in any Teutonic language.
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2. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.
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☞ This is Nonpareil GOTHIC.
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3. (Arch.) The style described in , a., 2.
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Gothicism (?), n. 1. A Gothic idiom.
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2. Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.
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3. Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.
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Gothicize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gothicized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gothicizing (?).] To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism.

Göthite, gothite, or Goethite (�), n. [After the poet Göthe.] (Min.) A hydrous oxide of iron (HFeO2), occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The color varies from yellowish to blackish brown.
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go-to-meeting adj. best-looking; -- used of clothing; as, her Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. [prenominal]
Syn. -- good, Sunday, Sunday-best, Sunday-(prenominal).
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Gotten (?), p. p. of .
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Gotterdammerung, Götterdämmerung n. [G., lit. Twilight of the Gods; a modern mistranslation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarok, meaning, fate of the gods. RHUD] (German mythology) 1. A myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil.
Syn. -- Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods.
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2. An opera by Richard Wagner.
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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.
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Goud (?), n. [Cf. OF. gaide, F. guède, fr. OHG. weit; or cf. F. gaude weld. Cf. .] Woad. [Obs.]
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Goudron (?), n. [F., tar.] (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. Farrow.
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Gouge (?), n. [F. gouge. LL. gubia, guvia, gulbia, gulvia, gulvium; cf. Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.]
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1. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood.
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2. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve.
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