Gor*go"ni*an, n. (Zoˆl.) One of the Gorgoniacea.
Gor"gon*ize (?), v. t. To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn
into stone; to petrify. [R.]
Gor"hen` (?), n. [Gor- as in gorcock + hen.] (Zoˆl.) The female of the
gorcock.
Go*ril"la (?), n. [An African word; found in a Greek translation of a
treatise in Punic by Hanno, a Carthaginian.] (Zoˆl.) A large, arboreal,
anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is larger than a man, and is
remarkable for its massive skeleton and powerful muscles, which give it
enormous strength. In some respects its anatomy, more than that of any
other ape, except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man.
Gor"ing (?), or Gor"ing cloth` (&?;), n., (Naut.) A piece of canvas cut
obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.