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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Wāy'-păs'sen-ger, n. p. 1499A passenger taken up at some intermediate place between the principal stopping-places.Wāy'-sīde, n. p. 1499The side of the way; the edge or border of a road or path.Wāy'-stā'tion, n. p. 1499An intermediate station on a line of travel, especially on a railroad.Wāy'-this'tle, n. p. 1499A troublesome plant, or perennial weed.Wāy'ward, a. p. 1499Liking one's own way; full of humors; froward; perverse; willful. My wife is in a wayward mood. Shak. Wayward beauty doth not fancy move. Fairfax.Wāy'-ward'en, n. p. 1499The surveyor of a road.Wāy'ward-ly, adv. p. 1499In a wayward manner; frowardly; perversely.Wāy'-ward-ness, n. p. 1499The quality of being wayward; frowardness; perverseness.Wāy'-wīse, a. p. 1499Skillful in finding the way; well acquainted with the way or route; wise from having traveled.Wāy'-wīs'er, n. p. 1499An instrument for measuring the distance which one has traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or perambulator. “The way-wiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles, and showing them by an…Wāy'wōde, n. p. 1499A military commander in various Slavonic countries; afterward applied to governors of towns or provinces, and also in Russia as a high military title. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of…Wāy'wōde-shĭp, n. p. 1499The province or jurisdiction of a waywode.Wāy'wōrn, a. p. 1499Wearied by traveling.Wē, pron. p. 1499pl. of I. [poss. OUR, or OURS; obj. US. See I.] [A-S. we, O. Sax. we, wi, O. Fries. & L. Ger. wi, D. wij, Sw. & Dan. vi, Icel. vér, H. Ger. wir, Goth. veis.] I and others; a number in whom I am…Weak, a. p. 1499Wanting physical strength; as, (a.) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly; exhausted. “A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man.” Shak. “Weak with hunger, mad with love.” Dryden.…Wēak, v. t. p. 1499To make weak, infirm, or feeble; to enfeeble; to weaken. [Obs. or rare.] “Never to seek weakling variety.” Marston.Wēak, v. i. p. 1499To become weak, infirm, or feeble. [Obs.] Chaucer.Wēak'en, v. t. p. 1499To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to weaken the body; to weaken the mind; to weaken the hands of a magistrate; to weaken…Wēak'en, v. i. p. 1499To become weak or weaker. [Obs.]Wēak'en-er, n. p. 1499He who, or that which, weakens.Wēak'-fish, n. p. 1499(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Otolithus (O. regalis).Wēak'-heart'ed, a. p. 1499Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited.Wēak'ish, a. p. 1499Somewhat weak. [Rare.]Wēak'ish-ness, n. p. 1499The quality of being weakish.Wēak'ling, n. p. 1500A weak or feeble creature. We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy. Latimer.Wēak'ly, adv. p. 1500In a weak manner; feebly; with little strength; faintly; timorously; as, a fortress weakly defended. 2. With want of efficacy. Was plighted faith so weakly sealed above? Dryden. 3. With feebleness of…Wēak'ly, a. p. 1500Not strong of constitution; infirm; as, a weakly woman; a man of a weakly constitution.Wēak'ness, n. p. 1500<br>1. The state or quality of being weak; want of physical strength; lack of force or vigor; feebleness; infirmity; debility; as, the weakness of a child; the weakness of an invalid; the weakness of…Wēal, n. p. 1500A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or thing; prosperity; happiness. “As we love the weal of our souls and bodies.” Bacon. “To him linked in weal or woe.” Milton. Never was there a time…Wēal, v. t. p. 1500To promote the weal of; to cause to prosper. [Obs. and rare.] Beaum. & Fl.Wēal, n. p. 1500The mark of a stripe; a wale. See WALE.Wēal, v. t. p. 1500To mark with stripes; to wale. See WALE.Wēal'-băl'anced, a. p. 1500Balanced, weighed, or considered with reference to weal, or public good. [Obs.] Shak.Wēald, n. p. 1500A wood or forest; wooded land or region; also, an open country;—often found in the composition of names. Fled all night long by glimmering waste and weald, And heard the spirits of the waste and…Wēald'-clāy, n. p. 1500(Geol.) The uppermost member of the wealden strata.Wēald’en, a. p. 1500(Geol.) Of, or pertaining to, the upper part of the oölitic series. Mantell.Wēald'en, n. p. 1500(Geol.) The wealden group or strata.Wēald'ish, a. p. 1500(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, the county of Kent, England, or to the wealds or woods in it. [Obs.] Fuller.Wēals'man, n. p. 1500A statesman; a politician. [Rare.] Shak.Wealth, n. p. 1500Weal; welfare; prosperity; external happiness. [Obs.] Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth. 1 Cor. x. 24. 2. Large possessions of money, goods, or land; abundance of worldly…Wēalth'ful, a. p. 1500Full of wealth; wealthy; prosperous; happy. [Rare.] Sir T. More.Wēalth'ful-ly, adv. p. 1500In a wealthful manner; prosperously; happily. [Rare.]Wēalth'i-ly, adv. p. 1500In a wealthy manner; richly. I come to wive it wealthily in Padua. Shak.Wēalth'i-ness, n. p. 1500The state of being wealthy, or rich; richness.Wēalth'y, a. p. 1500Having great wealth, or large possessions in lands, goods, money, or securities, or larger than the generality of men; opulent; affluent; rich. “A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe.” Shak. Thou broughtest…Wēan, v. t. p. 1500To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of the breast; to take from the breast or udder; to make no longer dependent on the mother for nourishment. And…Wēan, n. p. 1500A young or newly weaned child; a weanling. “I, being but a yearling wean.” Browning.Wēan'el, n. p. 1500A child or other animal newly weaned; a weanling. [Obs.] Milton.Wēan'ing-brāsh, n. p. 1500(Med.) A severe form of diarrhea, which supervenes, at times, on weaning. Dunglison.Wēan'ling, n. p. 1500A child or animal newly weaned; a weanel; a wean.Wēan'ling, a. p. 1500Recently weaned. “Weanling herds.” Milton.Wĕap'on, n. p. 1500An instrument of offensive or defensive combat; something to fight with; any thing used, or designed to be used, in destroying or annoying an enemy. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Cor.…Wĕap'oned, a. p. 1500Furnished with weapons or arms; armed; equipped.Wĕap'on-less, a. p. 1500Having no weapon; unarmed.Wĕap'on-ry, n. p. 1500Weapons taken collectively; as, an array of weaponry. [Poet.]Wĕap'on-sälve, n. p. 1500A salve which was supposed to cure the wound by being applied to the weapon that made it. [Obs.] Boyle.Weâr (4), v. t. p. 1500To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one, as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, or the like; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to wear a coat or a robe; to wear a…Wear, v. i. p. 1500To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or attrition; as, a coat wears well, or ill;—hence, sometimes applied to character…Weâr, n. p. 1500The act of wearing, or the state of being worn; consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear of a garment. 2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion. Motley's your only wear. Shak.…Wēar, n. p. 1500A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for conducting it to a mill, for taking fish, and the like. 2. A fence of stakes or twigs set in a stream for catching fish.