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An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded molding.

Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of good fortune.

The rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or goddess. O'er hills and dales their godships came. Prior.

A gossip. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See Godfather.

Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the phrase, "God speed you." [Written also as two separate words.] Receive him not into house, neither bid him God speed. 2 John 10.

Toward God. 2 Cor. iii. 4.

-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (L. hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin.

Yellow. [Obs.] Tusser.

A white tropical tern (Cygis candida).

A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss.

p. p. of Go. [Obs.]

One who, or that which, goes; a runner or walker; as:

Invocation of evil spirits; witchcraft. [Obs.] Hallywell.

A game. See Golf. [Scot.] Halliwell.

To plait, flute, or crimp. See Gauffer. Clarke.

Haste; ardent desire to go. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.

To roll the eyes; to stare. And wink and goggle like an owl. Hudibras.

The goggler.

Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes. Ascham.