Meanings
gould1
- not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of gold.
- obsoleteuncountableObsolete form of gold.
1 more example
[…] one other roome called the lower parler, this roome intended for hangings, part of the walls are waynſcotted with oake, adorned with ſtarres and croſs patees of gould, the feeling thereof is a quadrat arch, in the middle whereof hangs one piñacle perpendicular, garniſhed in every angle with coates of armes, well wrought and richly guilt, the floor is of deale boardes, a handſome chymny peece, in the midle whereof is a well wrought coate of arms ; […]
1649, John Caley quoted in Archaeologia, Volume X., page #405
Gould2
plural Goulds
- countableuncountableA surname.
- A number of places in the United States:
- countableuncountableA minor city in Lincoln County, Arkansas.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado.
- countableuncountableA township in Cass County, Minnesota.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Ohio.
- countableuncountableA town in Harmon County, Oklahoma.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia.
Origin
Variant of Gold.
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gould. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gould
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