Word origins

• gnossienneAny of several compositions having a dance-like quality
• gobaloonAn oaf or fool.
• gobe-moucheA naive, gullible person.
• gobemoucheA naive, gullible person.
• godemicheA dildo.
• GodierA surname from French
• godroonAn ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded moulding.
• goelandA white tern, of species Gygis alba.
• goeletteA schooner.
• goeminA complex mixture of several substances extracted from the seaweed Irish moss (Chondrus crispus).
• gofferTo make wavy; to crimp.
• go-goA style of funk music from the 1970s.
• gogotteA geological concretion, similar in its shape to marleka and imatrankivi.
• golden shoeA prize awarded each season to the player with the most points in league matches from the top division of a national league.
• GolladayA surname.
• gommelindextrin
• GonyerA surname from French.
• GoodreauA surname from French, a variant spelling of Goudreau
• GoodrowA surname from French, an anglicized variant of Goudreau.
• GoréeAn island of Dakar, Senegal; one of the 19 communes d'arrondissement of Dakar.
• gorgeretSynonym of gorget (“surgical instrument”).
• gorgeretteSynonym of gorget (“piece of armor; piece of clothing”).
• gorgerinIn some columns, that part of the capital between the termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or the space between two neck moldings.
• gorgerineA necklace, an ornamentation for the neck; synonym of gorget (“ornamental collar”).
• gorgièreA gorget (piece of armor).
• goudronTar, especially boiled tar.
• gougèreIn French cuisine, a savoury choux pastry made with cheese, usually Gruyère.
• goujereVenereal disease.
• goujonA mudcat (fish).
• gourbiA tent, hut or simple dwelling-place in North Africa, especially Algeria.
• gourdyHaving swollen legs
• gourmandiseTo eat food in a gluttonous manner; to gorge; to make a pig of oneself.
• goussetA small piece of mail, providing some protection where two plates of armor are joined, usually at the elbows, under the shoulders, and behind the knees.
• goûterA light meal in the afternoon; tea.
• gouvernantegoverness
• go without sayingTo not need to be said or mentioned; to be obvious, apparent, clear, or already established.
• grainageThe selection and storage of cocoons in sericulture.
• grammatistA teacher of prose literature and letters in Ancient Greece.
• grammatologyThe scientific study of writing systems or scripts.
• Grand ChuteA town in Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States.
• grand cruA classification denoting a vineyard known for its favorable reputation in producing wine.
• grand-ducA French grand duke.
• Grande ComoreAn island of the Comoros.
• Grande CoupureThe Eocene–Oligocene extinction event.
• grande dameA woman who is high-ranking, socially prominent, or has a dignified character, especially one who is advanced in age and haughty.
• grande-duchesseA French grand duchess.
• grande finaleSynonym of big final.
• grande horizontaleA high-status prostitute; a courtesan.
• Grande IleAn island of Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France, on the Ill River.
• Grande-IleAn island of Monteregie, Quebec, Canada, on the Saint Lawrence River.
• grande madameSynonym of grande dame.
• grande passionAn overwhelming love affair or infatuation for someone.
• Grand EstAn administrative region in northeastern France, created in 2016 by the fusion of Alsace, Lorraine and Champagne-Ardenne.
• Grande-TerreFrench Caribbean island, in the Leeward Islands, a dependency of the overseas department of Guadeloupe, French West Indies.
• grande wormwoodThe herb wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), which is used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
• Grand FallsA waterfall system in Arizona, United States.
• Grand IsleA barrier island in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
• grand malA type of epilepsy where seizures are characterized as severe and involving spasms and unconsciousness.
• Grand MaraisA community in the Rural Municipality of St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada.
• GrandonA surname.
• grand operaA genre of 19th-century opera characterized by large-scale casts and orchestras, and lavish and spectacular design and stage effects, normally with plots based on or around dramatic historic events.
• GrandorgeA surname from French.
• Grand OrientAn overarching group of associated Masonic lodges, led by a grandmaster.
• grand prixAn international motorsport race, especially one part of a Formula One series.
• grand seigneurtrue gentleman, dignified man
• Grand TetonThe highest mountain in the Teton Range in Teton County, Wyoming.
• Grand Traverse CountyOne of 83 counties in Michigan, United States. County seat: Traverse City.
• Grand TurkA sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
• granulopexyThe fixation of granules circulating in the blood, most notably by the reticuloendothelial system.
• -graphySomething written or otherwise represented in the specified manner, or about a specified subject.
• grasserieA nucleopolyhedroviral disease of silkworms.
• gratin dauphinoisA French dish based on potatoes and crème fraîche, from the Dauphiné region
• gratinéeSynonym of gratin.
• grattageThe scraping away of granulations (from an ulcer etc.) in order to stimulate healing.
• grattoirSynonym of endscraper.
• gravel road copAn officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
• gray eminenceSynonym of éminence grise.
• Great DaneA mastiff known for its great size, bred in Germany to hunt boar and large game.
• great replacementA white nationalist conspiracy theory claiming the gradual demographic and cultural replacement of white European populations, by non-European peoples, who are deliberately assisted by elites.
• Great Slave LakeA lake in the Northwest Territories, Canada; one of the largest lakes in the world and the deepest lake in North America.
• grecs du roiAn influential Greek miniscule typeface commissioned by King Francis I of France, cut by Claude Garamond based on the handwriting of Angelos Vergecios, and produced in three sizes.
• green cancerChloroma.
• green fairyAbsinthe liquor.
• greilladeiron ore in coarse powder, prepared for reduction by the Catalan process
• GrevenmacherOne of the twelve cantons of Luxembourg, located in the east of the country.
• greviereA greave (leg armor).
• gribicheA mayonnaise-style cold egg sauce of French origin, made by emulsifying hard-boiled egg yolks and mustard with a neutral oil like canola or grapeseed.
• gridelinHaving a dusky color between white and red; gray-violet.
• griffonageCareless handwriting; a crude or illegible scrawl.
• grigriA belay device that incorporates an assisted braking system, trademark of French company Petzl.
• grilladeA piece of slow-cooked meat (usually beef, veal, or pork) traditionally served with grits in New Orleans cuisine.
• grillageA foundation of crisscrossing timber or steel beams, usually for spreading heavy loads over large areas.
• GrilliotA surname from French.
• gringoléeOf e.g. the ends of a cross: terminating in snakes' heads.
• griotteA female griot.
• grisailleIn painting, a method of working which employs only varying values of gray to create form. Often a preliminary step in a fully colored painting.
• grisetteA (chiefly French) girl or young married woman of the lower class; especially, a young working-class woman of perceived easy morals.
• grisoutiteA type of safety explosive, made from nitroglycerine mixed with magnesium sulfate and sawdust, that could be used where firedamp was present
• grivetAn Old World monkey, Chlorocebus aethiops, with long white tufts of hair along the sides of the face.
• grognardAn old soldier.