goffe — GOFFE. adj. de tout genre. Mal fait, mal basti. Que cet habit est goffe! cela est si goffe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
goffe — Goffe. Un homme goffe, id est, lourdaut, hebeté, sot … Thresor de la langue françoyse
GOFFE — adj. des deux genres Vieux mot emprunté de l italien, pour signifier, Mal fait, malbâti, grossier, maladroit. Cet homme là est goffe. Voilà une architecture bien goffe. Une statue bien goffe. Un habit goffe. Il est familier … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
Goffe — This surname is of Olde English, French, and Celtic origins. Recorded in several forms as shown below it has several possible origins. The first is that it derives from the pre 7th century word gobha, or the Cornish gov or the Breton gof, all… … Surnames reference
Goffe, Stephen — • Oratorian; b. 1605; d. at Paris, Christmas Day, 1681 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 … Catholic encyclopedia
goffe — a mow of hay or corn. Essex. GOFE, in Norfolk and Suffolk ; where to GOVE is to stack the corn … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
John Goffe — For the lawyer and judge, see John Goff. John Goffe (a.k.a. Hunter John, born March 25, 1701 in Boston, Massachusetts; died October 20, 1786 in New Hampshire) was a Colonial American soldier. His name is preserved in the name of Goffstown, New… … Wikipedia
William Goffe — Infobox MP honorific prefix = name = William Goffe honorific suffix = caption = constituency MP = parliament = majority = term start = term end = predecessor = successor = birth date = CIR 1605 birth place = England death date = CIR 1679 death… … Wikipedia
Thomas Goffe — (1591 ndash; 1629) was a minor Jacobean dramatist. Goffe was a student at Christ Church, Oxford, where he earned his B.D. and M.A. degrees. During his student years he wrote three tragedies: Orestes (1617; published 1633), The Courageous Turk, or … Wikipedia
Solomon Goffe House — Infobox nrhp | name =The Solomon Goffe House nrhp type = caption =Solomon Goffe House as seen in May, 2007 location= 677 N. Colony St. Meriden, Connecticut lat degrees = long degrees = area = built =1711 architect=unknown architecture= added =… … Wikipedia
