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<hw>Gon"do*la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It., dim. of <ets>gonda</ets> a gondola; cf. LL. <ets>gandeia</ets> a kind of boat, Gr. <?/ a drinking vessel; said to be a Persian word; cf. F. <ets>gondole</ets> gondola, cup.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A flat-bottomed boat for freight.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A long platform car, either having no sides or with very low sides, used on railroads.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Gondolet</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gon"do*let</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>gondoletta</ets>, dim. of <ets>gondola</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small gondola.</def>

<i>T. Moore.</i>

<h1>Gondolier</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gon`do*lier"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>gondoliere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>gondolier</ets>.]</ety> <def>A man who rows a gondola.</def>

<h1>Gone</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gone</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <def><tt>p. p.</tt> of <er>Go</er>.</def>

<h1>Goneness</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw>Gone"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting from hunger.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Gonfalon, Gonfanon</h1> <Xpage=637>

<hw><hw>Gon"fa*lon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Gon"fa*non</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gonfanoun</ets>, OF. <ets>gonfanon</ets>, F. <ets>gonfalon</ets>, the same word as F. <ets>confalon</ets>, name of a religious brotherhood, fr. OHG. <ets>gundfano</ets> war flag; <ets>gund</ets> war (used in comp., and akin to AS. <ets>g\'d4\'eb</ets>) + <ets>fano</ets> cloth, flag; akin to E. <ets>vane</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>g\'d4\'ebfana</ets>. See <er>Vane</er>, and cf. <er>Confalon</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or states, such as the medi\'91val republics of Italy, and in more recent times by the pope.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast itself.</def>

<blockquote>Standards and <b>gonfalons</b>, 'twixt van and rear, Stream in the air. <i>Milton</qsu>.

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<h1>Gonfalonier</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gon`fa*lon*ier"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gonfalonier</ets>: cf. It. <ets>gonfaloniere</ets>.]</ety> <def>He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in medi\'91veal Italy</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A Turkish general, and standard keeper.</def>

<h1>Gong</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gong</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>gong</ets>, <ets>gang</ets>, a going, passage, drain. See <er>Gang</er>.]</ety> <def>A privy or jakes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<cs><mcol><col>Gong farmer</col>, <col>Gong man</col></mcol>, <cd>a cleaner of privies. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Gong</h1> <Xpage=638>

<hw>Gong</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <ety>[Malayan (Jav.) <ets>g&omac;ng</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise.</def>

<blockquote>O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar <b>gong</b>. <i>Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also <altname>gong bell</altname>.</def>