Emily Dickinson Lexicon

GO'ING, ppr. [from go.]

Moving; walking; traveling; turning; rolling; flying; sailing, &c.

GOIT'ER, n. [Fr. goître.]

The bronchocele; a cellulose or cystose tumor, the cells oval, currant-sized, or grape-sized, containing a serous fluid; sometimes their contents are caseous. It is seated in the thyroid gland, and appears on the anterior part of the neck. The same disease affects the testes and the female breasts, but in these situations is not called bronchocele. Cellular sarcoma is a name applicable to the disease in all locations. The inhabitants of this part of the Valais are subject to goiters. Coxe, Switz.

GOI'TER-ED, a.

Affected with goiter.

GOIT'ROUS, a. [Fr. goîtreux.]

1. Pertaining to the goiter; partaking of the nature of bronchocele.
2. Affected with bronchocele. Journ. of Science. Let me not be understood as insinuating that the inhabitants in general are either gaitrous or idiots. Coxe, Switz.

GO'LA, n. [L. gula.]

In architecture, the same as Cymatium.

GOLD, a.

Made of gold; consisting of gold; as a gold chain.

GOLD, n. [Sax. gold; G. gold; D. goud, a contracted word; Sw. and Dan. guld, from gul, guul, yellow. Hence the original pronunciation goold, still retained by some people. The Dan. guul is in Sax. gealew, whence our yellow, that is, primarily, bright, from the Celtic, W. gawl, galau, gole, light, splendor; Gaelic, geal, bright; Ar. جَلاَ chala to be clear or bright. Class Cl, No. 7.]

1. A precious metal of a bright yellow color, and the most ductile and malleable of all the metals. It is the heaviest metal except platinum and being a very dense, fixed substance, and not liable to be injured by air, it is well fitted to be used as coin, or a representative of commodities in commerce. Its ductility and malleability render it the most suitable metal for gilding. It is often found native in solid masses, as in Hungary and Peru; though generally in combination with silver, copper or iron. Encyc.
2. Money. For me, the gold of France did not seduce. Shak.
3. Something pleasing or valuable; as, a heart of gold. Shak.
4. A bright yellow color; as, a flower edged with gold.
5. Riches; wealth. Gold of pleasure, a plant of the genus Myagrum.

GOLD'BEAT-EN, a.

Gilded. [Little used.]

GOLD'BEAT-ER, n.

One whose occupation is to beat or foliate gold for gilding. Boyle. Goldbeater's skin, the intestinum rectum of an ox, which goldbeaters lay between the leaves of the metal while they beat it, whereby the membrane is reduced very thin, and made fit to be applied to cuts and fresh wounds. Quincy.

GOLD'BOUND, a.

Encompassed with gold. Shak.

GOLD'-COAST', n.

In geography, the coast of Africa where gold is found; being a part of the coast of Guinea.

GOLD'EN, a. [gōldn.]

1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
2. Bright; shining; splendid; as, the golden sun. Reclining soft on many a golden cloud. Rowe.
3. Yellow; of a gold color; as, a golden harvest; golden fruit.
4. Excellent; most valuable; as, the golden rule. Watts.
5. Happy; pure; as, the golden age, the age of simplicity and purity of manners.
6. Preeminently favorable or auspicious. Let not slip the golden opportunity. Hamilton. Golden number, in chronology, a number showing the year of the moon's cycle. Golden rule, in arithmetic, the rule of three or rule or proportion.

GOLD'EN-CUPS, n.

A plant, the Ranunculus.

GOLD'EN-EYE, n.

A species of duck.

GOLD'EN-LOOK-ING, a.

Appearing like gold.

GOLD'EN-LUNG-WORT, n.

A plant of the genus Hieracium.

GOLD'EN-LY, adv.

Splendidly; delightfully. [Not used.] Shak.

GOLD'EN-MAID-EN-HAIR, n.

A plant of the genus Polytrichum.

GOLD'EN-MOUSE-EAR, n.

A plant of the genus Hieracium.

GOLD'EN-ROD, n.

A plant, the Solidago.

GOLD'EN-ROD-TREE, n.

A plant, the Bosea.

GOLD-EN-SAM'PHIRE, n.

A plant, the Inula crithmifolia. Lee.

GOLD-EN-SAX'I-FRAGE, n.

A plant, the Chrysosplenium.

GOLD'EN-THIS-TLE, n.

A plant of the genus Scolymus.

GOLD'EN-TRESS-ED, a.

Having tresses like gold.