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{ } n. [ Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr. Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin. ] (Zool.) A species of flea (Tunga penetrans, formerly Pulex penetrans), common in the West Indies and South America, which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed, troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See Jigger. [ Written also chegre, chegoe, chique, chigger, jigger. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain mites or ticks having similar habits. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who attends church. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who goes before another; a predecessor; hence, an ancestor; a progenitor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going before to provide for his household. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Etymologically forgoer. ] One who forbears to enjoy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Yellow. √49. ] Yellow. [ Obs. ] Tusser. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. goëland. ] (Zool.) A white tropical tern (Cygis candida). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. goëmon seaweed. ] A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish moss. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. of Go. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Go. ] One who, or that which, goes; a runner or walker; as: (a) A foot. [ Obs. ] Chapman. (b) A horse, considered in reference to his gait; as, a good goer; a safe goer. [ 1913 Webster ]

This antechamber has been filled with comers and goers. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. adj. of or pertaining to Goethe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Miner.) an oxide of iron.
Syn. -- gothite. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

or /mhw>, n. [ After the poet Göthe. ] (Min.) A hydrous oxide of iron (HFeO2), occurring in prismatic crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or stalactitic structure. The color varies from yellowish to blackish brown. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ G., lit. Twilight of the Gods; a modern mistranslation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarok, meaning, fate of the gods. RHUD ] (German mythology) 1. A myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil.
Syn. -- Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. An opera by Richard Wagner. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; witchcraft, from &unr_; to bewitch, &unr_; sorcerer: cf. F. goétie. ] Invocation of evil spirits; witchcraft. [ Obs. ] Hallywell. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Prob. fr, It. Greco Greek, or Sp. Griego, or Pg. Grego. ] A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth, with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the Levant. [ Written also griego. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of, pertaining to, or in the style of Victor Hugo. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who goes out or departs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Someone who is attending a party{ 4 }; as, the hall was crowded with an overflow of partygoers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances. [ 1913 Webster ]