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- English Word Golden Definition Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently auspicious; as, golden opinions.
- English Word Golden-eye Definition A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called whistler, garrot, gowdy, pied widgeon, whiteside, curre, and doucker. Barrow's golden-eye of America (G. Islandica) is less common.
- English Word Golden-rod Definition A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago.
- English Word Goldfinch Definition A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; -- called also goldspink, goldie, fool's coat, drawbird, draw-water, thistle finch, and sweet William.
- English Word Goldfinch Definition The yellow-hammer.
- English Word Goldfinch Definition A small American finch (Spinus tristis); the thistle bird.
- English Word Goldfinny Definition One of two or more species of European labroid fishes (Crenilabrus melops, and Ctenolabrus rupestris); -- called also goldsinny, and goldney.
- English Word Goldfish Definition A small domesticated cyprinoid fish (Carassius auratus); -- so named from its color. It is native of China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in 1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also golden fish, and golden carp. See Telescope fish, under Telescope.
- English Word Goldfish Definition A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the garibaldi.
- English Word Goldie Definition The European goldfinch.
- English Word Goldie Definition The yellow-hammer.
- English Word Goldilocks Definition Same as Goldylocks.
- English Word Goldin Definition Alt. of Golding
- English Word Golding Definition A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum).
- English Word Goldless Definition Destitute of gold.
- English Word Goldney Definition See Gilthead.
- English Word Goldseed Definition Dog's-tail grass.
- English Word Goldsinny Definition See Goldfinny.
- English Word Goldsmith Definition An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold.
- English Word Goldsmith Definition A banker.
- English Word Goldtit Definition See Verdin.
- English Word Goldylocks Definition A plant of several species of the genus Chrysocoma; -- so called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the stems; also, the Ranunculus auricomus, a kind of buttercup.
- English Word Golet Definition The gullet.
- English Word Golet Definition A California trout. See Malma.
- English Word Golf Definition 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.
- English Word Golfer Definition One who plays golf.
- English Word Golgotha Definition Calvary. See the Note under Calvary.
- English Word Goliard Definition A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.
- English Word Goliardery Definition The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards.
- English Word Goliath beetle Definition Any species of Goliathus, a genus of very large and handsome African beetles.