gosling (gozling)

[Formerly also rarely in fuller form gooseling; Putten ham , Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 243. Keip weill the gaislingis fra the gled. Wyf of Auchtirmuchty (Child's Ballads, VIII. 118) 2. The catkin of the willow: so called from its yellow color and fluffy texture. Hall i well . gosling-green (goz'ling-grēn'), n. A yellowish green color. His [Moses's] waistcoat was of gosling - green . Goldsmith, Vicar of Wake field, xii.