Part 4907

<hw>Gos"pel*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>godspellere</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>gospeller</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One of the four evangelists.</def>

<i>Rom. of R.</i>

<blockquote>Mark the <b>gospeler</b> was the ghostly son of Peter in baptism. <i>Wyclif.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious reformer; hence, a Puritan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Latimer.</i>

<blockquote>The persecution was carried on against the <b>gospelers</b> with much fierceness by those of the Roman persuasion. <i>Strype.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar during the communion service.</def>

<blockquote>The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the epistoler being the dean, and the <b>gospeler</b> the Bishop of Sydney. <i>Pall Mall Gazette.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gospelize</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"pel*ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gospelized</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gospelizing</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Written also <ets>gospellize</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To form according to the gospel; <as>as, a command <ex>gospelized</ex> to us</as>.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; <as>as, to <ex>gospelize</ex> the savages</as>.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Goss</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Goss</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Gorse</er>.]</ety> <def>Gorse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Gossamer</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"sa*mer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gossomer</ets>, <ets>gossummer</ets>, <ets>gosesomer</ets>, perh. for <ets>goose summer</ets>, from its downy appearance, or perh. for <ets>God's summer</ets>, cf. G. <ets>mariengarr</ets> gossamer, properly Mary's yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she was taken up to heaven. For the use of <ets>summer</ets> in the sense of film or threads, cf. G. <ets>M\'84dchensommer</ets>, <ets>Altweibersommer</ets>, <ets>fliegender Sommer</ets>, all meaning, gossamer.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.</def>

<cs><col>Gossamer spider</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air. See <er>Ballooning spider</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Gossamery</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"sa*mer*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Like gossamer; flimsy.</def>

<blockquote>The greatest master of <b>gossamery</b> affectation. <i>De Quincey.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Gossan</h1> <Xpage=640>

<hw>Gos"san</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.</def>