<hw>Gor"mand</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>gourmand</ets>; cf. Prov. F. <ets>gourmer</ets> to sip, to lap, <ets>gourmacher</ets> to eat improperly, F. <ets>gourme</ets> mumps, glanders, Icel. <ets>gormr</ets> mud, mire, Prov. E. <ets>gorm</ets> to smear, daub; all perh. akin to E. <ets>gore</ets> blood, filth. Cf. <er>Gourmand</er>.]</ety> <def>A greedy or ravenous eater; a <er>luxurious feeder</er>; <er>a gourmand</er>.</def>
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<hw>Gor"mand</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Gluttonous; voracious.</def>
<i>Pope.</i>
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<hw>Gor"mand*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Gormand</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
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<hw>Gor"mand*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Gluttony.</def>
<h1>Gormandize</h1> <Xpage=640>
<hw>Gor"mand*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i. & t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gormandized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gormandizing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>gourmandise</ets> gluttony. See <er>Gormand</er>.]</ety> <def>To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton.</def>
<i>Shak.</i>
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<hw>Gor"mand*i`zer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A greedy, voracious eater; a gormand; a glutton.</def>
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<hw>Go*roon" shell`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell (<spn>Triton femorale</spn>).</def>
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<hw>Gorse</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. & AS. <ets>gorst</ets>; perh. akin to E. <ets>grow</ets>, <ets>grass</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Furze. See <er>Furze</er>.</def>
<blockquote>The common, overgrown with fern, and rough With prickly <b>gorse</b>. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>
<cs><col>Gorse bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European linnet; -- called also <altname>gorse hatcher</altname>.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Gorse chat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the winchat.</cd> -- <col>Gorse duck</col>, the corncrake; -- called also <altname>grass drake</altname>, <altname>land drake</altname>, and <altname>corn drake</altname>.</cd></cs>
<h1>Gory</h1> <Xpage=640>
<hw>Gor"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Gore</er>.]</ety>
<p><b>1.</b> <def>Covered with gore or clotted blood.</def>
<blockquote>Thou canst not say I did it; never shake Thy <b>gory</b> locks at me. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>Bloody; murderous.</def> "<i>Gory</i> emulation."
<i>Shak.</i>
<h1>Goshawk</h1> <Xpage=640>
<hw>Gos"hawk`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>g<?/shafuc</ets>, lit., goosehawk; or Icel. <ets>g\'beshaukr</ets>. See <er>Goose</er>, and <er>Hawk</er> the bird.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any large hawk of the genus <spn>Astur</spn>, of which many species and varieties are known. The European (<spn>Astur palumbarius</spn>) and the American (<spn>A. atricapillus</spn>) are the best known species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity, and courage. The Australian goshawk (<spn>A. Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91</spn>) is pure white.</def>
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