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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Dwarf

Dwarf, n.

noun

n. [L. Ger. dwarf, A-S. dveorg, Icel. dvergr, Sw. & D. dverg, Dan. dvärg, M. H. Ger. twerc, N. H. Ger. zwerg]. 1. An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size of the species or kind; especially, a diminutive man. ☞ In Scandinavian mythology, dwarfs were diminutive and deformed beings, dwelling in rocks and hills, and distinguished for their great skill in working metals. 2. (Early Romances.) An attendant on a lady or knight. [Obs.] Spenser.

Dwarf, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. DWARFED (dwârft); p. pr. & vb. n. DWARFING.] To hinder from growing to the natural size; to lessen; to make or keep small; to stunt. Addison.