[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

goose \goose\ g=oos, n.; pl. geese g=es. oe. gos, as.
   g=os, pl. g=es; akin to d.  g. gans, icel. g=as, dan.
   gaas, sw. gas, russ. guse. oir. geiss, l. anser, for
   hanser, gr. chh`n, skr. ha.msa. root233. cf. gander,
   gannet, ganza, gosling. zool.
   1913 webster
   1. any large web-footen bird of the subfamily anserinae,
      and belonging to anser, branta, chen, and several
      allied genera. see anseres.
      1913 webster

   note: the common domestic goose is believed to have been
         derived from the european graylag goose anser
         anser. the bean goose a. segetum, the american
         wild or canada goose branta canadensis, and the
         bernicle goose branta leucopsis are well known
         species. the american white or snow geese and the blue
         goose belong to the genus chen. see bernicle,
         emperor goose, under emperor, snow goose, wild
         goose, brant.
         1913 webster

   2. any large bird of other related families, resembling the
      common goose.
      1913 webster

   note: the egyptian or fox goose alopochen aegyptiaca and
         the african spur-winged geese plectropterus belong
         to the family plectropteridae. the australian
         semipalmated goose anseranas semipalmata and cape
         barren goose cereopsis novae-hollandiae are
         very different from northern geese, and each is made
         the type of a distinct family. both are domesticated in
         australia.
         1913 webster

   3. a tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,
      which resembles the neck of a goose.
      1913 webster

   4. a silly creature; a simpleton.
      1913 webster

   5. a game played with counters on a board divided into
      compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.
      1913 webster

            the pictures placed for ornament and use,
            the twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.
                                                  --goldsmith.
      1913 webster

   a wild goose chase, an attempt to accomplish something
      impossible or unlikely of attainment.

   fen goose. see under fen.

   goose barnacle zool., any pedunculated barnacle of the
      genus anatifa or lepas; -- called also duck
      barnacle. see barnacle, and cirripedia.

   goose cap, a silly person. obs. --beau.  .

   goose corn bot., a coarse kind of rush juncus
      squarrosus.

   goose feast, michaelmas. colloq. eng.

   goose grass. bot.
      a a plant of the genus galium g. aparine, a
          favorite food of geese; -- called also catchweed and
          cleavers.
      b a species of knotgrass polygonum aviculare.
      c the annual spear grass poa annua.

   goose neck, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved
      like the neck of a goose; specially naut., an iron hook
      connecting a spar with a mast.

   goose quill, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a
      pen made from it.

   goose skin. see goose flesh, above.

   goose tongue bot., a composite plant achillea
      ptarmica, growing wild in the british islands.

   sea goose. zool. see phalarope.

   solan goose. zool. see gannet.
      1913 webster
see also:
geese gander gannet ganza gosling anserinae 
anser branta chen anseres anser anser 
a. segetum branta canadensis branta leucopsis bernicle emperor goose 
emperor snow goose wild goose brant alopochen aegyptiaca 
plectropterus plectropteridae anseranas semipalmata cereopsis novae-hollandiae a wild goose chase 
fen goose fen goose barnacle anatifa lepas 
duck barnacle barnacle cirripedia goose cap goose corn 
juncus squarrosus goose feast goose grass galium g. aparine 
catchweed cleavers polygonum aviculare poa annua goose neck 
goose quill goose skin goose flesh goose tongue achillea ptarmica 
sea goose phalarope solan goose 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

moss \moss\ mo^s; 115, n. oe. mos; akin to as. me'os, d.
   mos, g. moos, ohg. mos, mios, icel. mosi, dan. mos, sw.
   mossa, russ. mokh', l. muscus. cf. muscoid.
   1. bot. a cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
      distinct stem and simple leaves. the fruit is a small
      capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
      discharging the spores. there are many species,
      collectively termed musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
      and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
      1913 webster

   note: the term moss is also popularly applied to many other
         small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
         of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
         etc. fir moss and club moss are of the genus
         lycopodium. see club moss, under club, and
         lycopodium.
         1913 webster

   2. a bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
      of the scottish border.
      1913 webster

   note: moss is used with participles in the composition of
         words which need no special explanation; as,
         moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
         1913 webster

   black moss. see under black, and tillandsia.

   bog moss. see sphagnum.

   feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
      several species of the genus hypnum.

   florida moss, long moss, or spanish moss. see
      tillandsia.

   iceland moss, a lichen. see iceland moss.

   irish moss, a seaweed. see carrageen.

   moss agate min., a variety of agate, containing brown,
      black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
      part to oxide of manganese. called also mocha stone.

   moss animal zool., a bryozoan.

   moss berry bot., the small cranberry vaccinium
      oxycoccus.

   moss campion bot., a kind of mosslike catchfly silene
      acaulis, with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
      highest mountains of europe and america, and within the
      arctic circle.

   moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
      forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
      water is grained off or retained in its pores.

   moss pink bot., a plant of the genus phlox phlox
      subulata, growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
      middle united states, and often cultivated for its
      handsome flowers. --gray.

   moss rose bot., a variety of rose having a mosslike
      growth on the stalk and calyx. it is said to be derived
      from the provence rose.

   moss rush bot., a rush of the genus juncus juncus
      squarrosus.

   scale moss. see hepatica.
      1913 webster
see also:
muscoid lycopodium club moss club black moss black 
tillandsia bog moss sphagnum feather moss hypnum 
florida moss long moss spanish moss iceland moss iceland moss 
irish moss carrageen moss agate mocha stone moss animal 
moss berry vaccinium oxycoccus moss campion silene acaulis moss land 
moss pink phlox phlox subulata moss rose moss rush 
juncus juncus squarrosus scale moss hepatica 

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