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<hw>Gold"less</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Destitute of gold.</def>

<h1>Goldney</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gold"ney</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Gilthead</er>.</def>

<h1>Goldseed</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gold"seed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dog's-tail grass.</def>

<h1>Goldsinny</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gold"sin`ny</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Goldfinny</er>.</def>

<h1>Goldsmith</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gold"smith`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. goldsmi<?/. See <er>Gold</er>., and <er>Smith</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A banker.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<note>&hand; The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely.</note>

<cs><col>Goldsmith beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, bright yellow, American beetle (<spn>Cotalpa lanigera</spn>), of the family <spn>Scarab\'91id\'91</spn></cd></cs>

<h1>Goldtit</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gold"tit`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Verdin</er>.</def>

<h1>Goldylocks</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gold"y*locks`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of several species of the genus <spn>Chrysocoma</spn>; -- so called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems; also, the <spn>Ranunculus auricomus</spn>, a kind of buttercup.</def>

<h1>Golet</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Go"let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The gullet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Golet</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Go"let</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A California trout. See <er>Malma</er>.</def>

<h1>Golf</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Golf</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>kolf</ets> club or bat, also a Dutch game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to G. <ets>kolben</ets> club, but end, Icel. <ets>k<?/lfr</ets> tongue of a bell. bolt, Sw. <ets>kolf</ets> bolt, dart, but end, Dan. <ets>kolv</ets> bolt, arrow. Cf. <er>Club</er>, <er>Globe</er>.]</ety> <def>A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole with the fewest strokes is the winner.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<i>Strutt.</i>

<h1>Golfer</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Golf"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who plays golf.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Golgotha</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gol"go*tha</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Calvary. See the Note under <er>Calvary</er>.</def>

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