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Doll vs Goll - What's the difference?

doll | goll |

As nouns the difference between doll and goll

is that doll is a toy in the form of a human while goll is hand.

As proper nouns the difference between doll and goll

is that doll is a diminutive of the female given name Dorothy while goll is god.

As a verb doll

is to cause to be more beautiful of attractive. See also doll up.

doll

English

(wikipedia doll)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A toy in the form of a human.
  • (informal) Used to refer to or address a woman.
  • (Australia) A term of endearment (ie. darling).

    • Hyponyms

    * action figure

    Derived terms

    * dollhouse, doll's house * doll's pram * doll up * dolly * Russian doll * sex doll

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause to be more beautiful of attractive. See also doll up.

    • See also

    * golliwog * puppet * teddy, teddy bear * ("doll" on Wikipedia) ----

    goll

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) hand
  • * {{quote-book, year=1609, author=Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, title=Philaster, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Then give me thy Princely goll , which thus I kisse, to whom I crouch and bow; But see my royall sparke, this head-strong swarme that follow me humming like a master Bee, have I led forth their Hives, and being on wing, and in our heady flight, have seazed him shall suffer for thy wrongs. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1622, author=, title=The Noble Spanish Soldier, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Give me thy goll , thou are a noble girl. }}

    Etymology 2

    From God

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • (euphemistic) God
  • * {{quote-book, year=1900, author=Edward Noyes Westcott, title=The Christmas Story from David Harum, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage='I dunno what you mean,' says Jim. 'Yes, ye do, goll darn ye!' says Dick, 'yes, ye do. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1919, author=Various, title=The Best Short Stories of 1917, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=By goll ! that's all I'm good for to take on now. }} ----