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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Warp'age, n. p. 1493A charge per ton made on shipping in some harbors. Simmonds.War'-päint, n. p. 1493Paint put on the face and other parts of the body by savages, as a token of going to war. Wash the war-paint from your faces, Wash the blood-stains from your fingers, Bury your war-clubs and your…War'-päth, n. p. 1493The route taken by a party going on a warlike expedition. Schoolcraft.Warp'er, n. p. 1493One who, or that which, warps. 2. One who forms yarn or thread into warps or webs for the loom. Simmonds.Warp'ing, n. p. 1493The act or operation of one who, or that which, warps. 2. The art or occupation of preparing the warp of webs for the weaver. Craig.Warp'ing-bänk, n. p. 1493A bank of earth raised round a field to retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land. Craig.Warp'ing-hōōk, n. p. 1493A hook used by rope-makers for hanging the yarn on, when warping into hauls for tarring.Warp'ing-mill, n. p. 1493A kind of light machine for warping yarn.Warp'ing-pĕn'ny, n. p. 1493Money paid to the weaver by the spinner on laying on the warp. [Prov. Eng.]Warp'ing-pōst, n. p. 1493A strong post used in warping rope-yarn.War'-proof, n. p. 1493Valor tried by war.Warp'-thread, n. p. 1493One of the threads which form the warp.War'ran-dice, n. p. 1493(Scots Law.) The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior to…War'rant, v. t. p. 1493To make secure; to give assurance against harm to; to guaranty safety to; to give authority or power to do or forbear any thing, by which the person authorized is secured or saved harmless from any…War'rant, n. p. 1493That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving authority, or justifying the doing of any thing; an act, instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes another to do something which…Dock-warrant p. 1493a custom-house license or authority. Simmonds.—Land-warrant, an instrument issued from the department of the interior of the United States, certifying that the person in whose favor it is drawn is…War'rant-a-ble, a. p. 1493Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable; defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable. His meals are coarse and…War'rant-a-ble-ness, n. p. 1493The quality of being warrantable or justifiable.War′rant-a-bly, adv. p. 1493In a warrantable manner; in a manner that may be justified; justifiably.War/ran-tee', n. p. 1493The person to whom land or other thing is warranted.War'rant-er, n. p. 1493One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers. 2. One who assures, or covenants to assure; one who contracts to secure another in a right, or to make good any defect of title or quality; as…War'ran-tise, n. p. 1493Authority; security; warranty. [Obs.] Shak.War'ran'tize, v. t. p. 1493To warrant. [Obs.]Warrant-or, n. p. 1493One who warrants.War'ran-ty, n. p. 1493(Anc. Law.) A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title paramount, to yield other lands…War'ran-ty, v. t. p. 1493To warrant; to guaranty.Wăr'rāy, v. t. p. 1493To make war upon. [Obs.] Six years were run since first, in martial guise, The Christian lords warrayed the eastern land. Fairfax.Warre, a. p. 1493Worse. [Obs.] They argue the world is much warre than it wont. Spenser.War'ren, n. p. 1493(Eng. Law.) (a.) A place privileged, by prescription or grant from the king, for keeping certain beasts and fowls called beasts and fowls of warren. (b.) A privilege which one has in his lands, by…Wăr'ren-er, n. p. 1493The keeper of a warren.War'ri-āng'gle, n. p. 1493A hawk. [Obs.] Ainsworth.War'rior, n. p. 1493A man engaged in war or military life; a soldier; a man noted for valor and prowess; a champion. “Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.” Milton.War'rior-ess, n. p. 1493A female warrior. [Obs.] Spencer.War'ry, v. t. p. 1493To curse, execrate, or condemn; to damn; also, to vex or worry. [Obs.]War'-sōng, n. p. 1493A song exciting to war; especially, among the American Indians, a song at the war-dance, full of incitements to military ardor.Wart, n. p. 1493A small, hard tumor on the skin formed by an enlargement of its vascular papillae, and a thickening of the epidermis which covers them. Good. 2. (Bot.) A glandular excrescence or hardened…Wart'-crĕss, n. p. 1493(Bot.) A low, dwarfish, annual plant of the genus Senebiera, having small, whitish flowers. Gray.Wart'ed, a. p. 1493(Bot.) Having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a warted capsule.Wart'-hŏg, n. p. 1493(Zoöl.) A pachyderm of the genus Phacocherus, having a large head, tusks of remarkable size inclining laterally upward, and a thick, fleshy lobe on each cheek, resembling a large wart, whence the…Wārt'less, a. p. 1493Having no wart.Wart'wort, n. p. 1493(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Euphorbia, the capsule of which is studded with hard, warty knobs. (b.) A plant of the genus Heliotropium. (c.) A plant of the genus Lapsana.Wart'y, a. p. 1493Having warts; full of warts; overgrown with warts; as, a warty leaf. Lee. 2. Of the nature of warts.War'-whōop, n. p. 1493The cry or shout uttered by Indians in war.War'wick-ite, n. p. 1493(Min.) A dark-brown or black mineral, consisting chiefly of boracic acid, titanic acid, magnesia, and oxide of iron. Dana.War'-wōrn, a. p. 1493Worn with military service; as, a war-worn coat; a war-worn soldier.Wā'ry, a. p. 1493Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; scrupulous; timorously prudent; circumspect. 2. Cautious; guarded; careful. [Rare.] We should be wary…Was p. 1494The past tense of the substantive verb to be; as, I was; he was.Wāse, n. p. 1494A bundle or wreath of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Wash, v. t. p. 1494To cleanse by ablution, or by dipping or rubbing in water; to apply water or liquid to for the purpose of cleansing; to scrub with water, &c.; as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash…Wash, v. i. p. 1494To perform the act of ablution. Wash in Jordan seven times. 2 Kings v. 10. 2. To perform the business of cleansing clothes in water. She can wash and scour. Shak. 3. To bear the operation of being…Wash, n. p. 1494The act of washing, or ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, the quantity of clothes washed at once. 2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river, or sometimes…Wash, a. p. 1494Washy; weak. [Obs.] “Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper.” Beau. & Fl.Wash'a-ble, a. p. 1494Capable of being washed.Wash'-ball, n. p. 1494A ball of soap, to be used in washing the hands or face.Wash'-bōard, n. p. 1494A board with a fluted or ribbed surface on which clothes are rubbed in being washed. 2. A board running round and facing the walls of a room, next to the floor; mop-board. 3. (Naut.) A broad, thin…Wash'er, n. p. 1494One who, or that which, washes. 2. A ring of metal, leather, or other material, used to relieve friction, to secure tightness of joints, or for other purposes, as between the hub of a wheel and the…Wash'er-măn, n. p. 1494A man who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for others.Wash'er-wom-an, n. p. 1494A woman who washes clothes for others, or for hire.Wash'-gild'ing, n. p. 1494See WATER-GILDING.Wash'i-ness, n. p. 1494The state or quality of being washy, watery, or weak.