Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: goodbye – gossip
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goodbye (good-by, good-bye, good bye), interj. [contraction of the phrase “God be with you”.]
- Farewell; so long; [expression of parting].
- Ending; finish; [fig.] death.
goodbye, n. [see goodbye, interj.]
Farewell; leave-taking; saying “God be with you until we meet again” at one's departure; [fig.] death; passing away; transition into the other world.
goodmorrow, interj. [Used in the phrase “God give you good morrow”; now archaic.]
Farewell; [fig.] referring to death.
goodnight (good night), interj. [OE god.]
Sleep well; have a good night's rest; [fig.] go safely to the next life.
good night, n. [see goodnight, interj.]
Farewell; statement of good wishes for departure.
goods, n. [see good, adj.]
- Products; commodities; merchandise; worldly possessions; [fig.] groceries; sustenance; food sources.
- Dealings; customs; natural processes; [word play on good, adj.]: blessings; virtues; good deeds; moral works.
gore (-ed), v. [Fr.]
Wound; puncture.
gorse, n. [OE.]
Thick prickly shrub bearing yellow flowers.
gossamer, n. [ME 'goose' + 'summer'.] (webplay: fields).
- Down; feather.
- Chiffon; material.
gossip (-ed, -ped), v. [OE godsibb < 'god' + 'related'.]
- Run from place to place; speak; communicate.
- Chat; talk much.