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3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward , also formerly by unto .

The men were very good unto us. 1 Sam. xxv. 15.

4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for .

All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit. Collier.

5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at .

He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor. Shak.

Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else. South.

6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit.

My reasons are both good and weighty. Shak.

My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. Shak.

7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest ; in good sooth .

Love no man in good earnest. Shak.

8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal , a good way , a good degree , a good share or part , etc.

9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.

Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. Luke vi. 38.

10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name , a good report , good repute , etc.

A good name is better than precious ointment. Eccl. vii. 1.

As good as . See under As . -- For good , ∨ For good and all , completely and finally; fully; truly.

The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all . L'Estrange.

-- Good breeding , polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education.

Distinguished by good humor and good breeding . Macaulay.

-- Good cheap , literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap.

-- Good consideration (Law) . (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. Blackstone . (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract. -- Good fellow , a person of companionable qualities. [Familiar] -- Good folk , or Good people , fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. [Colloq. Eng. & Scot.] -- Good for nothing . (a) Of no value; useless; worthless. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person.

My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing . Ld. Lytton.

-- Good Friday , the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion. -- Good humor , ∨ Good-humor , a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind. -- Good nature , ∨ Good-nature , habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor.

The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character. Macaulay.

The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics. Hawthorne.

-- Good people . See Good folk (above). -- Good speed , good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old form of wishing success. See Speed . -- Good turn , an act of kidness; a favor. -- Good will . (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination.

The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place. Lord Eldon.

-- In good time . (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time. -- To hold good , to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good ; the condition still holds good . -- To make good , to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate.

Each word made good and true. Shak.

Of no power to make his wishes good . Shak.

I . . . would by combat make her good . Shak.

Convenient numbers to make good the city. Shak.

-- To think good , to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper.

If ye think good , give me my price; and if not, forbear. Zech. xi. 12.

&hand; Good , in the sense of wishing well , is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc.

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Good (?) , n. 1. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit, excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil .

There be many that say, Who will show us any good ? Ps. iv. 6.

2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm , etc.

The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it. Jay.

3. pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property.

Wharton.

He hath made us spend much good . Chaucer.

Thy lands and goods Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate Unto the state of Venice. Shak.

Dress goods , Dry goods , etc. See in the Vocabulary. -- Goods engine , a freight locomotive. [Eng.] -- Goods train , a freight train. [Eng.] -- Goods wagon , a freight car [Eng.] See the Note under Car , n. , 2.

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Good , adv. Well, -- especially in the phrase as good , with a following as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage or as little harm as possible.

As good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Milton.

As good as , in effect; virtually; the same as.

They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves. Milton.

Good <Xpage=638>

Good , v. t. 1. To make good; to turn to good. [Obs.]

2. To manure; to improve. [Obs.]

Bp. Hall.

Good-by, Good-bye <Xpage=638>

Good`-by" , Good`-bye" (?) , n. &or; interj. [A contraction of God be with ye ( God be w&icr; ye , God bw' ye , God bwye ).] Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last Note under By , prep.

Shak.

Good-den <Xpage=638>

Good`-den" (?) , interj. [Corrupt. of good e'en , for good evening .] A form of salutation. [Obs.]

Shak.

Good-fellowship <Xpage=638>

Good`-fel"low*ship (?) , n. Agreeable companionship; companionableness.

Goodgeon <Xpage=638>

Good"geon (?) , n. (Naut.) Same as Gudgeon , 5.

Good-humored <Xpage=638>

Good`-hu"mored (?) , a. Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; good-tempered. See Good-natured .

Good-humoredly <Xpage=638>

Good`-hu"mored*ly , adv. With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner.

Goodish <Xpage=638>

Good"ish (?) , a. Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.

Goodish pictures in rich frames. Walpole.

Goodless <Xpage=638>

Good"less , a. Having no goods. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Goodlich <Xpage=638>

Good"lich (?) , a. Goodly. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Goodliness <Xpage=638>

Good"li*ness (?) , n. [From Goodly .] Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness.

Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. Sir P. Sidney.

Good-looking <Xpage=638>

Good"-look`ing (?) , a. Handsome.

Goodly <Xpage=638>

Good"ly , adv. Excellently. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Goodly <Xpage=638>

Good"ly , a. [ Compar. Goodlier (?) ; superl. Goodliest .] [OE. godlich , AS. g<?/dlic . See Good , and Like .]

1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable.

We have many goodly days to see. Shak.

2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses.

The goodliest man of men since born. Milton.

3. Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number .

Goodly and great he sails behind his link. Dryden.

Goodlyhead, Goodlyhood <Xpage=638>

Good"ly*head (?) , Good"ly*hood (?) n. Goodness; grace; goodliness. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Goodman <Xpage=638>

Good"man (?) , n. [ Good + man ]

1. A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to "My friend", "Good sir", "Mister;" -- sometimes used ironically. [Obs.]

With you, goodman boy, an you please. Shak.

2. A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used in speaking familiarly. [Archaic]

Chaucer.

Say ye to the goodman of the house, . . . Where is the guest-chamber ? Mark xiv. 14.

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&hand; In the early colonial records of New England, the term goodman is frequently used as a title of designation, sometimes in a respectful manner, to denote a person whose first name was not known, or when it was not desired to use that name; in this use it was nearly equivalent to Mr . This use was doubtless brought with the first settlers from England.

Good-natured <Xpage=639>

Good`-na"tured (?) , a. Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked.

Syn. -- Good-natured , Good-tempered , Good-humored . Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which is not easily ruffied by provocations or other disturbing influences. Good-humored is applied to a spirit full of ease and cheerfulness, as displayed in one's outward deportment and in social intercourse. A good-natured man recommends himself to all by the spirit which governs him. A good-humored man recommends himself particularly as a companion. A good-tempered man is rarely betrayed into anything which can disturb the serenity of the social circle.

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Good`-na"tured*ly , adv. With maldness of temper.

Goodness <Xpage=639>

Good"ness (?) , n. [AS. g<?/dnes .] The quality of being good in any of its various senses; excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of disposition, of conduct, etc.

Good now <Xpage=639>

Good" now" (?) . An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. [Obs.]

Shak.

Goods <Xpage=639>

Goods (?) , n. pl. See Good , n. , 3.

Goodship <Xpage=639>

Good"ship , n. Favor; grace. [Obs.]

Gower.

Good-tempered <Xpage=639>

Good`-tem"pered (?) , a. Having a good temper; not easily vexed. See Good-natured .

Goodwife <Xpage=639>

Good"wife` (?) , n. The mistress of a house. [Archaic]

Robynson (More's Utopia).

Goody <Xpage=639>

Good"y (?) , n. ; pl. Goodies (<?/) . 1. A bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl. [Colloq.]

2. (Zo\'94l.) An American fish; the lafayette or spot.

Goody <Xpage=639>

Good"y , n. ; pl. Goodies (#) . [Prob. contr. from goodwife .] Goodwife; -- a low term of civility or sport.

Gode-year <Xpage=639>

Gode"-year (?) , n. [See Goujere .] The venereal disease; -- often used as a mild oath. [Obs.]

Shak.

Goody-goody <Xpage=639>

Good"y-good`y , a. Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness. [Colloq.]

Goodyship <Xpage=639>

Good"y*ship , n. The state or quality of a goody or goodwife [Jocose]

Hudibraus.

Gooroo, Guru <Xpage=639>

Goo*roo" , Gu*ru" (<?/) , n. [Hind. gur<?/ a spiritual parent or teacher, Skr. guru heavy, noble, venerable, teacher. Cf. Grief .] A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor amoung the Hindoos.

Malcom.

Goosander <Xpage=639>

Goos"an`der (?) , n. [OE. gossander , a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander . Cf. Merganser .] (Zo\'94l.) A species of merganser ( M. merganser ) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also merganser , dundiver , sawbill , sawneb , shelduck , and sheldrake . See Merganser .

Goose <Xpage=639>

Goose (?) , n. ; pl. Geese (#) . [OE. gos , AS. g<?/s , pl. g<?/s ; akin to D. & G. gans , Icel. g\'bes , Dan. gaas , Sw. g<?/s , Russ. guse . OIr. geiss , L. anser , for hanser , Gr. <?/, Skr. hamsa . &root;233. Cf. Gander , Gannet , Ganza , Gosling .] (Zo\'94l.)

1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily Anserin\'91 , and belonging to Anser , Branta , Chen , and several allied genera. See Anseres .

&hand; The common domestic goose is believed to have been derived from the European graylag goose ( Anser anser ). The bean goose ( A. segetum ), the American wild or Canada goose ( Branta Canadensis ), and the bernicle goose ( Branta leucopsis ) are well known species. The American white or snow geese and the blue goose belong to the genus Chen . See Bernicle , Emperor goose , under Emperor , Snow goose , Wild goose , Brant .

2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the common goose.

&hand; The Egyptian or fox goose ( Alopochen \'92gyptiaca ) and the African spur-winged geese ( Plectropterus ) belong to the family Plectropterid\'91 . The Australian semipalmated goose ( Anseranas semipalmata ) and Cape Barren goose ( Cereopsis Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91 ) are very different from northern geese, and each is made the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in Australia.

3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle, which resembles the neck of a goose.

4. A silly creature; a simpleton.

5. A game played with counters on a board divided into compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.

The pictures placed for ornament and use, The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose . Goldsmith.

A wild goose chase , an attempt to accomplish something impossible or unlikely of attainment. -- Fen goose . See under Fen . -- Goose barnacle (Zo\'94l.) , any pedunculated barnacle of the genus Anatifa or Lepas ; -- called also duck barnacle . See Barnacle , and Cirripedia . -- Goose cap , a silly person. [Obs.] Beau. & . -- Goose corn (Bot.) , a coarse kind of rush ( Juncus squarrosus ). -- Goose feast , Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.] -- Goose flesh , a peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear; -- called also goose skin . <-- and goose pimples and goose bumps --> -- Goose grass . (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Galium ( G. Aparine ), a favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and cleavers . (b) A species of knotgrass ( Polygonum aviculare ). (c) The annual spear grass ( Poa annua ). -- Goose neck , anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.) , an iron hook connecting a spar with a mast. -- Goose quill , a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a pen made from it. -- Goose skin . See Goose flesh , above. -- Goose tongue (Bot.) , a composite plant ( Achillea ptarmica ), growing wild in the British islands. -- Sea goose . (Zo\'94l.) See Phalarope . -- Solan goose . (Zo\'94l.) See Gannet .

Gooseberry <Xpage=639>

Goose"ber*ry (?) , n. ; pl . Gooseberries (#) , [Corrupted for groseberry or groiseberry , fr. OF. groisele , F. groseille , -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere , kr\'84uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes , kruisbezie (as if crossberry , fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes , kroesbezie , fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb\'84r (fr. krus , krusing , crisp). The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl . Cf. Grossular , a. ] 1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes ; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is the one commonly cultivated.

2. A silly person; a goose cap.

Goldsmith.

Barbadoes gooseberry , a climbing prickly shrub ( Pereskia aculeata ) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries resembling gooseberries. -- Coromandel gooseberry . See Carambola . -- Gooseberry fool . See lst Fool . -- Gooseberry worm (Zo\'94l.) , the larva of a small moth ( Dakruma convolutella ). It destroys the gooseberry by eating the interior.

Goosefish <Xpage=639>

Goose"fish` (?) , n. (Z\'94ll.) See Angler .

Goosefoot <Xpage=639>

Goose"foot` (?) , n. (Bot.) A genus of herbs ( Chenopodium ) mostly annual weeds; pigweed.

Goosery <Xpage=639>

Goos"er*y (?) , n. ; pl. Gooseries (<?/) . 1. A place for keeping geese.

2. The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness.

The finical goosery of your neat sermon actor. Milton.

Goosewing <Xpage=639>

Goose"wing` (?) , n. (Naut.) One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.

Goosewinged <Xpage=639>

Goose"winged` (?) , a. (Naut.) (a) Having a "goosewing." (b) Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.

Goosish <Xpage=639>

Goos"ish , a. Like a goose; foolish. [Obs.]

Chaucer.