2. A variety of pigeon. Clarke. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dragoon bird (Zool.), the umbrella bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to persecute. [ 1913 Webster ]

The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they can be dragooned to nothing. Price. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying to dragoon his subjects to heaven. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable; commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive, or troublesome, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. Gen. i. 31. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good company, good wine, good welcome. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious; religious; -- said of persons or actions. [ 1913 Webster ]

In all things showing thyself a pattern of good works. Tit. ii. 7. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite; propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by to or toward, also formerly by unto. [ 1913 Webster ]

The men were very good unto us. 1 Sam. xxv. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be relied upon; -- followed especially by for. [ 1913 Webster ]

All quality that is good for anything is founded originally in merit. Collier. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed especially by at. [ 1913 Webster ]

He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Those are generally good at flattering who are good for nothing else. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious; valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary ability; of unimpaired credit. [ 1913 Webster ]

My reasons are both good and weighty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest; in good sooth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Love no man in good earnest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable; esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good degree, a good share or part, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete. [ 1913 Webster ]

Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over. Luke vi. 38. [ 1913 Webster ]

10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied; as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good repute, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

A good name is better than precious ointment. Eccl. vii. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

As good as. See under As. --
For good, or
For good and all, completely and finally; fully; truly. [ 1913 Webster ] The good woman never died after this, till she came to die for good and all. L'Estrange. --
Good breeding, polite or polished manners, formed by education; a polite education. [ 1913 Webster ] Distinguished by good humor and good breeding. Macaulay. --
Good cheap, literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap. --
Good consideration (Law). (a) A consideration of blood or of natural love and affection. Blackstone. (b) A valuable consideration, or one which will sustain a contract. --
Good fellow, a person of companionable qualities. [ Familiar ] --
Good folk,
or Good people, fairies; brownies; pixies, etc. [ Colloq. Eng. & Scot. ] --
Good for nothing. (a) Of no value; useless; worthless. (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person. [ 1913 Webster ] My father always said I was born to be a good for nothing. Ld. Lytton. --
Good Friday, the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion. --
Good humor, or
Good-humor, a cheerful or pleasant temper or state of mind. --
Good humor man, a travelling vendor who sells Good Humor ice-cream (or some similar ice-cream) from a small refrigerated truck; he usually drives slowly through residential neighborhoods in summertime, loudly playing some distinctive recorded music to announce his presence. [ U. S. ] --
Good nature, or
Good-nature, habitual kindness or mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of being in good humor. [ 1913 Webster ] The good nature and generosity which belonged to his character. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] The young count's good nature and easy persuadability were among his best characteristics. Hawthorne. --
Good people. See Good folk (above). --
Good speed, good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old form of wishing success. See Speed. --
Good turn, an act of kidness; a favor. --
Good will. (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling. (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and others, to resort to an established place of business; the advantage accruing from tendency or inclination. [ 1913 Webster ] The good will of a trade is nothing more than the probability that the old customers will resort to the old place. Lord Eldon. --
In good time. (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor too late. (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time. --
To hold good, to remain true or valid; to be operative; to remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the condition still holds good. --
To make good, to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to clear; to vindicate. [ 1913 Webster ] Each word made good and true. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Of no power to make his wishes good. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] I . . . would by combat make her good. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Convenient numbers to make good the city. Shak. --
To think good, to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with; to consider expedient or proper. [ 1913 Webster ] If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. Zech. xi. 12. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night, good evening, good morning, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

There be many that say, Who will show us any good ? Ps. iv. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

The good of the whole community can be promoted only by advancing the good of each of the members composing it. Jay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive name for almost all personal property as distinguished from land or real property. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

He hath made us spend much good. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Thy lands and goods
Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate
Unto the state of Venice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dress goods,
Dry goods, etc. See in the Vocabulary. --
Goods engine, a freight locomotive. [ Eng. ] --
Goods train, a freight train. [ Eng. ] --
Goods wagon, a freight car [ Eng. ] See the Note under Car, n., 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

As good almost kill a man as kill a good book. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

As good as, in effect; virtually; the same as. [ 1913 Webster ]

They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as good as bid ye suppress yourselves. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To manure; to improve. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

2. Disposed to please. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- amiable, agreeable, good-humored, likable, likeable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Goodish pictures in rich frames. Walpole. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable. [ 1913 Webster ]

We have many goodly days to see. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as, a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses. [ 1913 Webster ]

The goodliest man of men since born. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number. [ 1913 Webster ]

Goodly and great he sails behind his link. Dryden.

1. A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to “My friend”, “Good sir”, “Mister;” -- sometimes used ironically. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

With you, goodman boy, an you please. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used in speaking familiarly. [ Archaic ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Say ye to the goodman of the house, . . . Where is the guest-chamber ? Mark xiv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the early colonial records of New England, the term goodman is frequently used as a title of designation, sometimes in a respectful manner, to denote a person whose first name was not known, or when it was not desired to use that name; in this use it was nearly equivalent to Mr. This use was doubtless brought with the first settlers from England. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. to one's own liking or feelings or nature; pleasing; -- of people. Opposite of disagreeable.
Syn. -- agreeable, pleasing. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Syn. -- Good-natured, Good-tempered, Good-humored. Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which is not easily ruffled by provocations or other disturbing influences. Good-humored is applied to a spirit full of ease and cheerfulness, as displayed in one's outward deportment and in social intercourse. A good-natured man recommends himself to all by the spirit which governs him. A good-humored man recommends himself particularly as a companion. A good-tempered man is rarely betrayed into anything which can disturb the serenity of the social circle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An American fish; the lafayette or spot. [ 1913 Webster ]