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Gobline (?), n. (Naut.) One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin striker or the bowsprit; -- called also gobrope and gaubline.
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Goblinize (?), v. t. To transform into a goblin. [R.] Lowell.
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Gobstick (?), n. [Gob mouth + stick.] 1. (Angling) A stick or device for removing the hook from a fish's gullet.

He . . . wrenched out the hook with the short wooden stick he called a “gobstick.” Kipling.
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2. A spoon. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
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Goby (?), n.; pl. Gobies (#). [F. gobie, L. gobius, gobio, Gr. � Cf. .] (Zoöl.) One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus Gobius and allied genera.
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Go-by (?), n. A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the go-by.
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Some songs to which we have given the go-by. Prof. Wilson.
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gocart, go-cart n. 1. A framework moving on casters, designed to support children while learning to walk. [wns=1]
Syn. -- walker, baby-walker.
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2. A cart used to carry heavy items and pushed by a person; it may have one, two or four wheels. [wns=2]
Syn. -- handcart, pushcart, cart.
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3. a small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed around. [wns=3]
Syn. -- baby buggy, baby carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller, pushchair, pusher.
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God (?), a. & n. Good. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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God (gŏd), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got, G. gott, Icel. guð, goð, Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup, prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. hū, p. p. hūta, to call upon, invoke, implore. √30. Cf. , , .] 1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity; a deity; an object of worship; an idol.
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He maketh a god, and worshipeth it. Is. xliv. 15.
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The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down
To bestial gods. Milton.
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2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.
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God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth. John iv. 24.
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3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good; an object of supreme regard.
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Whose god is their belly. Phil. iii. 19.
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4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic power. [R.] Shak.
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Coloq. Act of God . (Law) See under . -- Coloq. Gallery gods , the occupants of the highest and cheapest gallery of a theater. [Colloq.] -- Coloq. God's acre , Coloq. God's field , a burial place; a churchyard. See under . -- Coloq. God's house . (a) An almshouse. [Obs.] (b) A church. -- Coloq. God's penny , earnest penny. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. -- Coloq. God's Sunday , Easter.
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God, v. t. To treat as a god; to idolize. [Obs.] Shak.
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Godchild (?), n. One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or goddaughter. See .
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goddam goddamn goddamned adj. A more intense and vulgar form of ; -- often taken as profane and offensive. [vulgar]
Syn. -- blasted, blessed, damn, darned, deuced.
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Goddaughter (?), n. [AS. goddohtor.] A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism.
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Goddess (?), n. 1. A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex.
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When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her graceful stature and superior beauty. Addison.
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2. A woman of superior charms or excellence.
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Gode (?), a. & n. Good. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Godelich (?), a. Goodly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Go-devil (?), n. (Mach.) (a) A weight which is dropped into a bore, as of an oil well, to explode a cartridge previously lowered. (b) A device, as a loosely fitted plug, which is driven through a pipe by the pressure of the contents behind the plug to clear away obstructions. (c) A rough sled or dray used for dragging logs, hauling stone, etc. [Local, U. S.]
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Godfather (?), n. [AS. godfæder. Cf. .] A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction. Correlative of godmother.
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There shall be for every Male-child to be baptized, when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother; and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers; and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it is desired. Book of Common Prayer (Prot. Episc. Ch., U. S. ).
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Godfather, v. t. To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care. [R.] Burke.
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godfearing, God-fearing (?), a. Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; devoutly religious.
Syn. -- devout, pious.
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A brave god-fearing man. Tennyson.
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a god-fearing and law-abiding people. H. L. Mencken
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godforsaken, god-forsaken adj. 1. deserted and unhospitable.
Syn. -- desert, desolate, waste, wild.
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2. forlorn.
Syn. -- desolate, forlorn, lorn, sad.
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Godhead (?), n. [OE. godhed. See , and cf. .] 1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence; godhood.
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2. The Deity; God; the Supreme Being.
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The imperial throne
Of Godhead, fixed for ever. Milton.
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3. A god or goddess; a divinity. [Obs.]
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Adoring first the genius of the place,
The nymphs and native godheads yet unknown. Dryden.
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Godhood (?), n. [God + -hood. Cf. .] Divine nature or essence; deity; godhead.
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Godild (?). A corruption of God yield, i. e., God reward or bless. Shak.
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Godless, a. Having, or acknowledging, no God; without reverence for God; impious; wicked. -- Godlessly, adv. -- Godlessness, n.
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Godlike (?), a. [God + like. Cf. .] Resembling or befitting a god or God; divine; hence, preeminently good; as, godlike virtue. -- Godlikeness, n.
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Godlily (?), adv. Righteously. H. Wharton.
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Godliness, n. [From .] Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the state or quality of being godly; piety.
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Godliness is profitable unto all things. 1 Tim. iv. 8.
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Godling (?), n. A diminutive god. Dryden.
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Godly, a. [God, n. + -ly. Cf. , .] Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws; obedient to the commands of God from love for, and reverence of, his character; conformed to God's law; devout; righteous; as, a godly life.
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For godly sorrow worketh repentance. 2 Cor. vii. 10.
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Godly (?), adv. Piously; devoutly; righteously.
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All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 2. Tim. iii. 12.
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Godlyhead (?), n. [Cf. .] Goodness. [Obs.] Spenser.
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Godmother (?), n. [AS. godmōdor.] A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See
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Godown (?), n. [Corruption of Malay gādong warehouse.] A warehouse. [East Indies]
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Godroon (g�dr�n), n. [F. godron a round plait, godroon.] (Arch.) An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding.
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Godsend (gŏdsĕnd), n. Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.
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Godship, n. [God, n. + -ship.] The rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or goddess.
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O'er hills and dales their godships came. Prior.
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Godsib (gŏdsĭb), n. A gossip. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Godson (gŏdsŭn), n. [AS. godsunu.] A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See .
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Godspeed (gŏdspēd), n. Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, “God speed you.” [Written also as two separate words.]
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Receive him not into house, neither bid him God speed. 2 John 10.
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Godward (gŏdwẽrd), adv. Toward God. 2 Cor. iii. 4.
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Godwit (gŏdwĭt), n. [Prob. from AS. gōd good + wiht creature, wight.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.
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Goel (gōĕl), a. [Cf. . √49.] Yellow. [Obs.] Tusser.
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Goëland (?), n. [F. goëland.] (Zoöl.) A white tropical tern (Cygis candida).
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Goëmin (?), n. [F. goëmon seaweed.] A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss.
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Goen (?), p. p. of Go. [Obs.]
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Goer (?), n. [From Go.] One who, or that which, goes; a runner or walker; as: (a) A foot. [Obs.] Chapman. (b) A horse, considered in reference to his gait; as, a good goer; a safe goer.
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This antechamber has been filled with comers and goers. Macaulay.
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Goethean prop. adj. of or pertaining to Goethe.
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goethite n. (Miner.) an oxide of iron.
Syn. -- gothite.
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Goety (?), n. [Gr. � witchcraft, from � to bewitch, � sorcerer: cf. F. goétie.] Invocation of evil spirits; witchcraft. [Obs.] Hallywell.
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Goff (?), n. [Cf. F. goffe ill-made, awkward, It. goffo, Sp. gofo, Prov. G. goff a blockhead, Gr. � stupid.] A silly clown. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Goff, n. A game. See . [Scot.] Halliwell.
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Goffer (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Goffered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Goffering.] [See .] To plait, flute, or crimp. See . Clarke.
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Gog (gŏg), n. [Cf. agog, F. gogue sprightliness, also W. gogi to agitate, shake.] Haste; ardent desire to go. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
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go-getter n. a person disposed to initiate action, rather than take instructions; an enterprising person; a person with a strong drive to accomplish useful goals; especially, one whose career progresses rapidly. [wns=1]
Syn. -- whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire.
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Goggle (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Goggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Goggling (?).] [Cf. Ir. & Gael. gog a nod, slight motion.] To roll the eyes; to stare.
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And wink and goggle like an owl. Hudibras.
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Goggle, a. Full and rolling, or staring; -- said of the eyes.
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The long, sallow vissage, the goggle eyes. Sir W. Scott.
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Goggle, n. [See , v. i.]
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1. A strained or affected rolling of the eye.
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2. pl. (a) A kind of spectacles with short, projecting eye tubes, in the front end of which are fixed plain glasses for protecting the eyes from cold, dust, etc. (b) Colored glasses for relief from intense light. (c) A disk with a small aperture, to direct the sight forward, and cure squinting. (d) Any screen or cover for the eyes, with or without a slit for seeing through.
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Goggled (?), a. Prominent; staring, as the eye.
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Goggle-eye (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) One of two or more species of American fresh-water fishes of the family Centrarchidæ, esp. Chænobryttus antistius, of Lake Michigan and adjacent waters, and Ambloplites rupestris, of the Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley; -- so called from their prominent eyes. (b) The goggler.
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Goggle-eyed (?), a. Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes. Ascham.
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Goggler (?), n. (Zoöl.) A carangoid oceanic fish (Trachurops crumenophthalmus), having very large and prominent eyes; -- called also goggle-eye, big-eyed scad, and cicharra.
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Goglet (?), n. [Pg. gorgoleta.] See .
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Going (?), n. 1. The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going is bad.
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2. Departure. Milton.
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3. Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. Crew.
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4. pl. Course of life; behavior; doings; ways.
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His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings. Job xxxiv. 21.
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Coloq. Going barrel . (Horology) (a) A barrel containing the mainspring, and having teeth on its periphery to drive the train. (b) A device for maintaining a force to drive the train while the timepiece is being wound up. -- Coloq. Going forth . (Script.) (a) Outlet; way of exit. “Every going forth of the sanctuary.” Ezek. xliv. 5. (b) A limit; a border. “The going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea.” Num. xxxiv. 4. -- Coloq. Going out , or Coloq. Goings out . (Script.) (a) The utmost extremity or limit. “The border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea.” Num. xxxiv. 12. (b) Departure or journeying. “And Moses wrote their goings out according to their journeys.” Num. xxxiii. 2. -- Coloq. Goings on , behavior; actions; conduct; -- usually in a bad sense.

Going, p. pr. of . Specif.: (a) That goes; in existence; available for present use or enjoyment; current; obtainable; also, moving; working; in operation; departing; as, he is of the brightest men going; going prices or rate. (b) Carrying on its ordinary business; conducting business, or carried on, with an indefinite prospect of continuance; -- chiefly used in the phrases Coloq. a going business , Coloq. concern , etc. (c) Of or pertaining to a going business or concern; as, the going value of a company.
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{ Goiter Goitre } (?), n. [F. goître, L. guttur throat, cf. tumidum guttur goiter, gutturosus goitered. See .] (Med.) An enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of the neck, usually resulting from iodine deficiency; bronchocele. It is frequently associated with cretinism, and was at one time common in mountainous regions, especially in certain parts of Switzerland. The incidence of goiter has been substantially reduced by addition of iodine to ceratin foods, such as salt.
Syn. -- struma.
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{ Goitered, Goitred } (?), a. Affected with goiter.
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goitrogen n. any substance (like thiouracil or thiourea) that induces the formation of a goiter.
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Goitrous (?), a. [F. goîtreux, L. gutturosus. See .] Pertaining to the goiter; affected with the goiter; of the nature of goiter or bronchocele.
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Let me not be understood as insinuating that the inhabitants in general are either goitrous or idiots. W. Coxe.

go-kart n. a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open framework; -- used for racing.
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{ Gold (gōld), Golde, Goolde (g�ld), } n. (Bot.) An old English name of some yellow flower, -- the marigold (Calendula), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps the turnsole.
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Gold (gōld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G. gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gulþ, Russ. & OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. √49, 234. See , and cf. , v. t.]
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1. (Chem.) A metallic element of atomic number 79, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat (melting point 1064.4° C), moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.97.
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☞ Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity. It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks. It also occurs associated with other metallic substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite, sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use, and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See .] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which is used as a toning agent in photography.
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2. Money; riches; wealth.
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For me, the gold of France did not seduce. Shak.
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3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower tipped with gold.
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4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of gold. Shak.
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Age of gold. See Golden age, under Golden. -- Dutch gold, Fool's gold, Gold dust, etc. See under Dutch, Dust, etc. -- Gold amalgam, a mineral, found in Columbia and California, composed of gold and mercury. -- Gold beater, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold leaf. -- Gold beater's skin, the prepared outside membrane of the large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves of metal during the process of gold-beating. -- Gold beetle (Zoöl.), any small gold-colored beetle of the family Chrysomelidæ; -- called also golden beetle. -- Gold blocking, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book cover, by means of an engraved block. Knight. -- Gold cloth. See Cloth of gold, under Cloth. -- Gold Coast, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa. -- Gold cradle. (Mining) See Cradle, n., 7. -- Gold diggings, the places, or region, where gold is found by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated by washing. -- Gold end, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry. -- Gold-end man. (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry. (b) A goldsmith's apprentice. (c) An itinerant jeweler. “I know him not: he looks like a gold-end man.” B. Jonson. -- Gold fever, a popular mania for gold hunting. -- Gold field, a region in which are deposits of gold. -- Gold finder. (a) One who finds gold. (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] Swift. -- Gold flower, a composite plant with dry and persistent yellow radiating involucral scales, the Helichrysum Stœchas of Southern Europe. There are many South African species of the same genus. -- Gold foil, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and others. See Gold leaf. -- Gold knobs or Gold knoppes (Bot.), buttercups. -- Gold lace, a kind of lace, made of gold thread. -- Gold latten, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal. -- Gold leaf, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil. -- Gold lode (Mining), a gold vein. -- Gold mine, a place where gold is obtained by mining operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is extracted by washing. Cf. Gold diggings (above). -- Gold nugget, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or digging; -- called also a pepito. -- Gold paint. See Gold shell. -- Gold pheasant, or Golden pheasant. (Zoöl.) See under Pheasant. -- Gold plate, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups, spoons, etc., made of gold.Prev Next

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