golet 
golet 2 (go'let), H. [Origin obscure.] A Call- 
fornian trout : same as Dolly Varden, 2. 
golf (golf), H. [Also dial, goff, Sc. also gouff; 
prob. < D. kolf = MLG. kolve = OHG. cholbo, 
cholpo, a club, MHG. kolbe, G. kolbe, kolben, a 
club, knob, butt-end of a gun, a retort, = Icel. 
Teolfr, the clapper of a bell, a bulb, a bolt, 
kylfa, a club, = Sw. Mf, a butt-end, bolt, re- 
i? rt 'v = L Dai V k e 1 "' a b ' s x ^ ar F,, < L w (k lbe ' 
the butt-end of a weapon, < G.). There may 
be a remote connection with club* and clumpf, 
q. v.] A game played over an extensive stretch 
of ground in which holes about 4 inches in di- 
ameter are placed at distances from 100 to 500 
yards apart. It Is played by one or two on a side, with 
special implements called dube, and with balls of gutta- 
perchaweighingl}oz.,oralittleless. Theobjectistodrive 
the ball from each hole to and into the next; and the hole or 
s&facTmlffi 
siderable variety of clubs is used (the driver, spoon, cleek, 
mWic*,2<tter,etc.),accordingtotheexigenciesofthegame. 
b "'' ". th , e erass-cvered sandy downs or 
Play * 
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goliont, [< ME. golion, gotione, gulion, < OF. 
"golion, aug. of goule, gole, orig. a collar, a par- 
ticular use of goule, golc, the throat: see gole%, 
gullet.] A cloak, cape, or wrap. 
He hath hire in h , 8 Clothi8 clad 
And caste on hire his goliotu, ' 
Whkheof theskyn ofalione 
*' "" *" UP n ' he W " y 
,,, 
g ; or vthrnpnUbiU 's^rtif be "" fUt - ba1 " 8 ' 
Acts James IV., 1491, c. 63 (ed. 166, c. 32, Murray), 
[(Jamiaon.) 
golf (golf), v. i. [< golf, n.] To play at golf, 
Excellent nMua snort t, to h B hrt 
Encyc. Brit., x. 766 
golf-club (golf'klub), n. 1. An implement for 
driving the ball in golf 2 A club or company 
of golfers 
golfer (gol'fer), n. One who plays golf. 
golia (go'li-a), H. [E. Ind.] A bracelet of lac- 
quered work', richly colored, and decorated with 
tin-foil, worn by women in India. S. K. Hand- 
book Indian Arts 
.rnliorvl /.Wi'li a^.'n , row /; ^m n ^ 
^SArtA buffoon' iester rfu? on f> 
ffouliard, goulaxt a buffoon, gester, glutton (> 
ML. goliardus), < gole, golle, goule, the gullet, 
mouth, F. gueule, the mouth, jaws : see goM, 
gullet.] l.Aburfoonor jester; specificallv, one 
of an order or class of inferior monks who at- 
tended on the tables of the richer ecclesiastics 
as professional jesters or buffoons. "Theyap- 
pear to have been in the clerical order somewhat the same 
class as the jongleurs and minstrels among the laity, riot- 
ous and unthrifty scholars who attended on the tables of 
the richer ecclesiastics, and gained their living and cloth- 
ing by practising the profession of buffoons and jesters, 
The name appears to have originated towards the end of 
the twelfth century ; and, in the documents of that time, 
and of the next century, is always connected with the fieri- 
cal order." Wright, Walter Mapes Pref., p. x. (HalliweU.) 
collective , vtaoZaTjLr^ P emS 
collectively known as goliaraery. 
goliar deist, . [ME., a.lsogulardous;<gohard: 
see i/oliard.] Same as rioliard 
He was a janglere and ^a golvardeys. 
tftouoer, Gen. iTo\. to C. T., I. 660. 
Thanne greued hym a gotiardei/s, a glotoun of wordes. 
Piers Plowman (B), Prol., 1. 139. 
!,.;],.../ -n- JA -\ r/ i- j_i_ 
goliardery(go h-ar-der-i),w. [< goliard + -ery.] 
A series of Latin poems written in the thir- 
teenth century, satirizing the abuses of the 
church. Milman. 
(go-li-ar'dik) a- F< aoliurd + -ic 1 
' 6 ' 1 
G "* r ' MS - S 00 - Anti< l-. ! 4 . ' " 
,. 
VW, [Ongin obscure.] Ahand; a fist. [Old 
' 
Fie, master constable, what golli yon have ! Is Justice 
^ blind 5 cannot "<* to Ta/Z^'coxcomb , 6 
' 
Bring the . . . detracting slaves to the bar, do ; make 
them hold up their spread j/o//<. 
B. Joneon, Poetaster, v. 1. 
ffolocn ; < Gael, gobhlach, forked, < gob/ial, also 
gabhal. a f ork : see gable 1 .'] The common ear- 
w ig fyrficula auricularis : so called from the 
fo & ed tail - The name is also given to some 
similar insects. 
goloe-shoest, n. pL [An accom. form, like gal. 
lonhocs, simulating shoe, of goloshes, galoshes: 
see galosh.] Galoshes. See galosh. 
goloret (go-16r'), adv. Same as galore. 
golosh (go-losh'), . and P. Same as galosh. 
golp, golpe (golp), n. [Origin obscure.] In 
her -' a roundel of a P ur P le eolor - 
" Wyndows," i. e. "wounds." Boundles purpure are so 
callc(1 by Bo88we11 - the derivation being obvious. Most 
d " T&tfpZZZJftt. T . a., extra ser.), i. 104. 
. , 
f J* 4 (g M Olt) i"; 2 9 
' 17 M r/ n^, / *^ 
mar-ist), n. [< Gomarus (see def.) 
A follower of Francis Gomarus (1563- 
1641 >' a Dutch disci P le of Calvin - The *"** 
otherwi(ie called suprabpmriam and Antiremaiutrant,, 
very strongly opposed the doctrines of Arminius, adhering 
a rigidly to those of Calvin. Also Oomoriu. 
gomarita (go-mar'i-ta), . [E Ind ] The In- 
dian garden-wagtail, Aemoneola mdtca. 
Qomarite (go'mar-it), n. [< Gomarus (see Go- 
manst) + -tie?.] Same as Gomanst. 
eombeenism teom-ben'izm') n The nractice 
g ?}.^ n^^,, on'mnrZ Fe 
' depending on money-lenders, 
gonaduct 
gomphiasis (gom-fi'a-sis), . [NL., < Gr. vo/i- 
<t>iaan; toothache or gnashing of the teeth, < 
yofupiof, a grinder-tooth, molar; cf. ydfujns, a 
bolt, nail, bond, fastening: see Gomphus.] In 
pntluil., looseness of the teeth (particularly the 
molars) in their sockets. 
Gomphin.8e(gom-fi'ne),tt.pZ fNL < Gomphui 
+ -''"<*] A subfamily of ^schnidw, typified by 
the g enu s Gomphus. 
Gomphocarpus (gom-fo-kiir'pus), . [NL.. < 
Gr a bolt, nail, + Kap %6s, fruit.] A ge- 
nus of asclepiadaceous herbs, distinguished 
from Asclepias merely by the absence of a horn 
or crest on the hood. The species are chiefly AW- 
can, though two are found in California. Several are used 
medicinally, and G. frutescem is frequently cultivated in 
greenhouses. 
gomphodont (gorn'fo-dontVa. [< Gr y6u<tiof 
' 
phosts.] In roof., having the teeth inserted by 
gomphosis; socketed, as teeth. 
gompholite (gom'fo-lit), n. [< Gr. -yiiataf, a 
'bolt', nail, + V, stone.] A name sug&d 
by Brougniart as the equivalent of nagelfluh. 
Crompholobium (gom-f6-16'bi-um), . [NL., < 
Gr. }o/^of, a bolt, nail, + Xo/3of, the pod or 
capsule of legumes, a lobe of the ear: see lobe.] 
A genus of leguminous shrubs, with terminal 
red or yellow flowers and club- or wedge-shaped 
pods, all natives of Australia, several of which 
nave been in cultivation as ornamental plants. 
G - uncinatum is said to be poisonous to sheep. 
gomphosis (gom-fo'sis), n. [NL., < Gr. yo>#t>- 
J*' a^plting together, a mode of articulation, 
< fopr, fasten with bolts or nails, < yo//0of, a 
bolt ' ?, nall '3 , A ^ f u s .y? arthro 8 - 
movable articulation m which one part enters 
into another like a peg or nail. The socketing of 
the teeth in the Jaws is an example. It is also called en- 
" OT " P * a " d art latim ^-tati^. 
Oomphrena (gom-fre'na), n. [NL., a corrupt 
form of L nmmnhtena (Plinv) a kind of ama 
Cf LnrowZena CPHnv) a 
Making any charge upon land other than that of the 
national rent-charge and those of local rates non-recover- 
able by law ... would likewise prove an efficient rem- 
edy for the evil of gombeenifm, which has always been so 
prevalent in the poorer districts of Ireland. 
Contemporary Be,., XLIX. 504. 
gombeen-man (gom-ben'man),. [Ir.] Ausuri- 
money-lender. 
* 
In Ireland the contending factors are the landlords, 
planted on the ruins of confiscation, the cultivator, the 
survivor of clannish rule, and the money-lender, be he the 
gombeen man from the West, with his40per cent interest, 
or the smug butter merchant of the South, who charges 
10 per cent British Quarterly Kev., LXXJCII. 824. 
i. 
gombo, n. See gumbo*-. 
gomeH, n- See gum*. 
gome 2 t, n. See goonft. 
gomer 1 (go'mer), n. Same as homer. 
Goliardic poetry is further curious as showing how the 
Barly Per ' d "' 
(go-li'ath), . [< Goliath, the Philis- 
tine giant (1 Sam. xvii.).] 1. Same as go- 
liath-oeetle. 2. In ornith., the giant heron, 
Ardea goliath, of Africa. 3. In mech., a form 
of crane of exceptional power. 
goliath-beetle (go-ll'ath-be"tl), n. A huge ce- 
tonian lamellicorn beetle of the genus Golia- 
thus, such as G. giganteus of Africa, or some 
other member of the Goliathidce. 
Goliathidse (go-li-ath'i-de), n. pi. [NL., < Go- 
I in thus + -idai.] A family of lamellicorn beetles, 
taking name from the genus Goliathus; the go- 
J. Bradford, Works (Parker Soc., 1863), II. 316. 
. 5'mer), n. [Named after its inventor, 
Gomer.] A particular form of chamber in ord- 
nance, consisting in a conical narrowing of the 
bore toward its inner end. It was devised for 
the service of mortars in the wars of the first 
or undershrubs, of the order Amarantacea:, in- 
cluding about ^ B p eo ies, especially abundant 
in the warmer tiartsof ArriPnoji but fon 
' rica, Di 
in southern Asia and Australia. The small flowers 
are crowded with their firm scarious-colored bracts into 
U8ual l>' Rlooose heads which retain then- form and color 
?* te ' "Ting. The globe-amaranth or bachelor's-buttons, 
G - a lobo <^ native of India, with round heads of a white, 
rose ' or crimson color, is common in gardens. 
GomphllS (gom'f us), n. [NL., < LL. nomnhus, < 
Gr. 7>0Of , I bolt, nail, bond, fastening ; of. you- 
^bf, a grinder, molar; Skt. 'jamU*. tie teeth"] 
1. The typical genus of Gompliince, having the 
VP rernnt and rh nnplli i r f 
' tne ocelli in a H 
ternus is a dragon-fly, yellow, spotted with 
black, and having black feet 2. [I.e.; pi. 
qompU (-fi).l A kind of sponge-spicule. 
' 
The dermal spicules [of Roisellidce] are gomphi, stauri, 
andoxeas. Sollae, Encyc. Brit, XXII. 422. 
gomutl, gomuto (go-mo ti, -to), n. [Malay.] 
* The sago-palm, Arenga saccharifera.2. 
The black flber obtained from the sago-palm, 
remarkable for its power of resisting decay in 
This flber is mLufacture, into cor|ge placed 
thatchln ' and P ut to va " 
Gomera (go-ma'ra), . A wine made in the 
Canary islands, of which the best closely re- 
sembles Madeira. 
gomerel (gom'er-el), n. and a. [So., also writ- 
'ett, gomral. gamphrell; origin obscure. 
I. n. A stupid or sense! 
Ye was right to refuse that clavering gomeril, Sir John, 
(go-li'a-thus), n. [NL., < Goliath, 
the Philistine giant : see goliath.] A genus of 
African cetonian lamellicorn beetles of enor- 
mous size; the goliath-beetles. a. giganteus is 
some 4 inches long and 2 inches broad, being thus one of 
the largest coleopters known. The species are African, 
but other related genera contain species also called goliath- 
beetles. 
goliliat, golillet, ". [Sp. golilla, dim. of gola, 
neck, throat, gula, throat: see gole 2 .] A little 
starched band sticking out under the chin, like 
a ruff. Dames. 
Oh, I had rather put on the English pillory than that 
Spanish golilia. 
Wycherley, Gentleman Dancing-Master, iv. 1. 
gont, v. A Middle English form of the infinitive 
go and of the past participle gone. 
gonad(gon'ad), B. [< NL. gonas (gonad-) (see pi. 
gonades), < Gr. yovfi or yovof, generation, seed, 
< yiyveaQat, yeveaOai, be produced, = L. gignere, 
Oil. genere, produce, beget: see genus, gener- 
ate, etc.] In biol., a germ-gland; a germinal 
or reproductive gland or organ, in the widest 
sense, producing sperm-cells or egg-cells; an 
ovary or a spermary, of whatever kind, in a 
primitive or an indifferent state. 
The generative products, detached, as is usual In Coslo- 
mata, from definite gonads developed on its [the cosloma's] 
lining membrane. 
II. a. Stupid; foolish. 
gomlah (gom'la), n. [Cf . Hind, gamld, a flower- 
pot.] In India, a water-jug or ewer, usually 
of earthenware. Also gamla. 
gommet, n. An obsolete form of gumP. Chau- 
cer. 
gommeline(gom'el-in),rc. [Ct.gommer.] Same 
as dextrine. 
gommer (gom'er), n. [G. dial.] Amel-corn 
(Triticum amylemn) deprived of its husks by the 
action of millstones, much esteemed, especially 
in Darmstadt, in the preparation of soups. 
gomphi, . Plural of gomphus, 2. 
gonad-duct (gon'ad-dukt), n. See gonaduct. 
gonades (gon a-dez), n. pi. [NL., pi. of gonas: 
see gonad.] In physiol., the essential sexual 
organs of either sex, as distinguished from the 
accessory genitals ; the sexual glands, whether 
ovary or testis or both together. 
gonaduct (gon'a-dukt), . [Contr. of gonad- 
duct, < gonad + duct.] The duct of a gonad ; 
the special tube which conveys the product of 
generation in either sex from the place where 
it is generated to the exterior. The oviducts 
and sperm-ducts are both gonaducts. Prefer- 
ably gonad-duct. 
