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If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I shall only ask him to read <OE/dipus , instead of taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for gospel . Saintsbury.

Gospel <Xpage=640>

Gos"pel , a. Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as, gospel righteousness .

Bp. Warburton.

Gospel <Xpage=640>

Gos"pel , v. t. To instruct in the gospel. [Obs.]

Shak.

Gospeler <Xpage=640>

Gos"pel*er (?) , n. [AS. godspellere .] [Written also gospeller .] 1. One of the four evangelists.

Rom. of R.

Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism. Wyclif.

2. A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan. [Obs.]

Latimer.

The persecution was carried on against the gospelers with much fierceness by those of the Roman persuasion. Strype.

3. A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service.

The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the epistoler being the dean, and the gospeler the Bishop of Sydney. Pall Mall Gazette.

Gospelize <Xpage=640>

Gos"pel*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gospelized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gospelizing (?) .] [Written also gospellize .]

1. To form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized to us .

Milton.

2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize the savages .

Boyle.

Goss <Xpage=640>

Goss (?) , n. [See Gorse .] Gorse. [Obs.]

Shak.

Gossamer <Xpage=640>

Gos"sa*mer (?) , 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. M\'84dchensommer , Altweibersommer , fliegender Sommer , all meaning, gossamer.]

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.

2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff.

3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.

Gossamer spider (Zo\'94l.) , any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air. See Ballooning spider .

Gossamery <Xpage=640>

Gos"sa*mer*y (?) , a. Like gossamer; flimsy.

The greatest master of gossamery affectation. De Quincey.

Gossan <Xpage=640>

Gos"san (?) , n. (Geol.) Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.

Gossaniferous <Xpage=640>

Gos`san*if"er*ous (?) , a. [ Gossan + -ferous .] Containing or producing gossan.

Gossat <Xpage=640>

Gos"sat (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A small British marine fish ( Motella tricirrata ); -- called also whistler and three-bearded rockling . [Prov. Eng.]

Gossib <Xpage=640>

Gos"sib (?) , n. A gossip. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Spenser.

Gossip <Xpage=640>

Gos"sip (?) , 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. sabh\'be assembly.]

1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.

Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip , in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill taken. Selden.

2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary acquaintance. [Obs.]

My noble gossips , ye have been too prodigal. Shak.

3. One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an idle tattler.

The common chat of gossips when they meet. Dryden.

4. The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.

Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip , scandal, and spite. Tennyson.

Gossip <Xpage=640>

Gos"sip , v. t. To stand sponsor to. [Obs.]

Shak.

Gossip <Xpage=640>

Gos"sip , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Gossiped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Gossiping .] 1. To make merry. [Obs.]

Shak.

2. To prate; to chat; to talk much.

Shak.

3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.

Gossiper <Xpage=640>

Gos"sip*er (?) , n. One given to gossip.

Beaconsfield.

Gossiprede <Xpage=640>

Gos"sip*rede (?) , n. [Cf. Kindred .] The relationship between a person and his sponsors. [Obs.]

Gossipry <Xpage=640>

Gos"sip*ry (?) , n. 1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special intimacy.

Bale.

2. Idle talk; gossip.

Mrs. Browning.

Gossipy <Xpage=640>

Gos"sip*y (?) , a. Full of, or given to, gossip.

Gossoon <Xpage=640>

Gos*soon" (?) , n. [Scot. garson an attendant, fr. F. gar\'87on , OF. gars .] A boy; a servant. [Ireland]

Gossypium <Xpage=640>

Gos*syp"i*um (?) , 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.

Got <Xpage=640>

Got (?) , imp. & p. p. of Get . See Get .

Gote <Xpage=640>

Gote (?) , n. [Cf. LG. gote , gaute , canal, G. gosse ; akin to giessen to pour, shed, AS. ge\'a2tan , and E. fuse to melt.] A channel for water. [Prov. Eng.]

Crose.

Goter <Xpage=640>

Go"ter (?) , n. a gutter. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Goth <Xpage=640>

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.

&hand; 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 .

2. One who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude, ignorant person.

Chesterfield.

Gothamist <Xpage=640>

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.

Gothamite <Xpage=640>

Go"tham*ite (?) , n. 1. A gothamist.

2. An inhabitant of New York city. [Jocular]

Irving.

Gothic <Xpage=640>

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 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 Abacus , and Capital .

Gothic <Xpage=640>

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 .

&hand; 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.

2. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.

&hand; This is Nonpareil GOTHIC.

3. (Arch.) The style described in Gothic , a. , 2.

Gothicism <Xpage=640>

Goth"i*cism (?) , n. 1. A Gothic idiom.

2. Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.

3. Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.

Gothicize <Xpage=640>

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

G\'94thite, or Goethite <Xpage=640>

G\'94"thite , or Goe"thite (<?/) , n. [After the poet G\'94the .] (Min.) A hydrous oxide of iron, occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The color varies from yellowish to blackish brown.

Gotten <Xpage=640>

Got"ten (?) , p. p. of Get .

Gouache <Xpage=640>

Gouache (?) , 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.

Goud <Xpage=640>

Goud (?) , n. [Cf. OF. gaide , F. gu\'8ade , fr. OHG. weit ; or cf. F. gaude weld. Cf. Woad .] Woad. [Obs.]

Goudron <Xpage=640>

Gou`dron" (?) , 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.

Gouge <Xpage=640>

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 cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood, stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for turning wood.

2. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a face which forms a curve.

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3. An incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves, envelopes, etc.. from leather, paper, etc.

Knight.

4. (Mining) Soft material lying between the wall of a vein aud the solid vein.

Raymond.

5. The act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge; a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge.

6. Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a trickish person. [Slang, U. S.]

Gouge bit , a boring bit, shaped like a gouge.

Bouge <Xpage=641>

Bouge (?) , 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 person) with the thumb. [K S.]

&hand; A barbarity mentioned by some travelers as formerly practiced in the brutal frays of desperadoes in some parts of the United States.

3. To cheat in a bargain; to chouse. [Slang, U. S.]

Gouger <Xpage=641>

Gou"ger (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Plum Gouger .

Gougeshell <Xpage=641>

Gouge"shell` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus Vermetus ; also, the pinna. See Vermetus .

Goujere <Xpage=641>

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

Gouland <Xpage=641>

Gou"land (?) , n. See Golding .

Goulards extract <Xpage=641>

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 inflammation. Goulard's cerate is a cerate containing this extract.

Gour <Xpage=641>

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

Tylor.

2. (Zo\'94l.) See Koulan .

Goura <Xpage=641>

Gou"ra (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura , inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon ( Goura Victoria ) and the crowned pigeon ( G. coronata ) are among the beat known species.

Gourami <Xpage=641>

Gou"ra*mi (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A very largo East Indian freshwater fish ( Osphromenus gorami ), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into Southern Europe. [Written also goramy .]

Gourd <Xpage=641>

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-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order Cucurbitace\'91 ; and especially the bottle gourd ( Lagenaria vulgaris ) which occurs in a great variety of forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.

2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd; hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle.

Chaucer.

Bitter gourd , colocynth.

Gourd <Xpage=641>

Gourd , n. A false die. See Gord .

Gourd, Gourde <Xpage=641>

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

Simmonds.

Gourdiness <Xpage=641>

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

Gourd tree <Xpage=641>

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

Gourdworm <Xpage=641>

Gourd"worm" (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The fluke of sheep. See Fluke .

Gourdy <Xpage=641>

Gourd"y (?) , a. [Either fr. gourd , or fr. F. gourd benumbed.] (Far.) Swelled in the legs.

Gourmand <Xpage=641>

Gour"mand (?) , n. [F.] A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See Gormand .

That great gourmand , fat Apicius B. Jonson.

Gourmet <Xpage=641>

Gour"met" (?) , n. [F.] A connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure.

Gournet <Xpage=641>

Gour"net (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A fish. See Gurnet .

Gout <Xpage=641>

Gout (?) , n. [F. goutte a drop, the gout, the disease being considered as a defluxion, fr. L. gutta drop.]

1. A drop; a clot or coagulation.

On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. Shak.

2. (Med.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms. It constists in an inflammation of the fibrous and ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which, it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended with various sympathettic phenomena, particularly in the digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as the stomach, the intestines, etc.

Dunglison.

3. A disease of cornstalks. See Corn fly , under Corn .

Cout stones . See Chalkstone , n. , 2.

Co\'96t <Xpage=641>

Co\'96t (?) , n. [F., fr. L. gustus taste. See Gusto .] Taste; relish.

Goutily <Xpage=641>

Gout"i*ly (?) , adv. In a gouty manner.

Goutiness <Xpage=641>

Gout"i*ness , n. The state of being gouty; gout.

Goutweed </, Goutwort <Xpage=641>

Gout"weed` (<?/) , Gout"wort` (?) n. [So called from having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout.] (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe ( \'92gopodium Podagraria ); -- called also bishop's weed , ashweed , and herb gerard .

Gouty <Xpage=641>

Gout"y (?) , a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint.

2. Pertaining to the gout. " Gouty matter."

Blackmore.

3. Swollen, as if from gout.

Derham.

4. Boggy; as, gouty land . [Obs.]

Spenser.

Gouty bronchitis , bronchitis arising as a secondary disease during the progress of gout. -- Gouty concretions , calculi (urate of sodium) formed in the joints, kidneys, etc., of sufferers from gout. -- Gouty kidney , an affection occurring during the progress of gout, the kidney shriveling and containing concretions of urate of sodium.

Gove <Xpage=641>

Gove (?) , n. [Also goaf , goof , goff .] A mow; a rick for hay. [Obs.]

Tusser.

Govern <Xpage=641>

Gov"ern (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Governed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Governing .] [OF. governer , F. gouverner , fr. L. gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. <?/. Cf. Gubernatorial .] 1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men, either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to regulate by authority. "Fit to govern and rule multitudes."

Shak.

2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.

Govern well thy appetite. Milton.

3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case ; or to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb governs the objective case .

Govern <Xpage=641>

Gov"ern , v. i. To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the control.

Dryden.

Governability <Xpage=641>

Gov"ern*a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. Governableness.

Governable <Xpage=641>

Gov"ern*a*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. gouvernable .] Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient.

Locke.

Governableness <Xpage=641>

Gov"ern*a*ble*ness , n. The quality of being governable; manageableness.

Governal, Governail <Xpage=641>