Part 4882

<h1>Godroon</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>Go*droon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>godron</ets> a round plait, godroon.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding.</def>

<h1>Godsend</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>God"send`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.</def>

<h1>Godship</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>God"ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>God</ets>, n. + <ets>-ship</ets>.]</ety> <def>The rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or goddess.</def>

<blockquote>O'er hills and dales their <b>godships</b> came. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Godsib</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>God"sib</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A gossip.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Godson</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>God"son`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>godsunu</ets>.]</ety> <def>A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See <er>Godfather</er>.</def>

<h1>Godspeed</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>God"speed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, "<i>God speed</i> you." </def> <altsp>[Written also as two separate words.]</altsp>

<blockquote>Receive him not into house, neither bid him <b>God speed</b>. <i>2 John 10.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Godward</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>God"ward</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Toward God.</def>

<i>2 Cor. iii. 4.</i>

<h1>Godwit</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>God"wit</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Prob. from AS. <ets>g<?/d</ets> good + <ets>wiht</ets> creature, wight.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus <spn>Limosa</spn>, and family <spn>Tringid\'91</spn>. The European black-tailed godwit (<spn>Limosa limosa</spn>), the American marbled godwit (<spn>L. fedoa</spn>), the Hudsonian godwit (<spn>L. h\'91mastica</spn>), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also <altname>godwin</altname>.</def>

<h1>Goel</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>Go"el</hw> <tt>(g&omac;"&ecr;l)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Yellow</er>. &root;49.]</ety> <def>Yellow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Tusser.</i>

<h1>Go\'89land</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>Go`\'89`land"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>go\'89land</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A white tropical tern (<spn>Cygis candida</spn>).</def>

<h1>Go\'89min</h1> <Xpage=636>

<hw>Go`\'89`min"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>go\'89mon</ets> seaweed.]</ety> <def>A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss.</def>

<h1>Goen</h1> <Xpage=636>