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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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Weech'-ĕlm, n. p. 1502A species of elm; witch-elm. Bacon.Weed, n. p. 1502Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs.] “One rushing forth out of the thickest weed.” Spenser. 2. Any plant that is useless or troublesome. Too much manuring filled that field with weeds. Denham. 3. Whatever…Weed, n. p. 1502A garment; clothing; especially an upper or outer garment: “Lowly shepherd’s weeds.” Spenser. “Woman’s weeds.” Shak. “Palmer’s weeds.” Milton. He on his bed sat, the soft weeds he wore / Put off.…Weed, v. t. p. 1502To free from noxious plants; as, to weed corn or onions; to weed a garden. 2. To take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as that which is hurtful. “To weed up thyme.” Shak. “Weeding from their…Weed'er, n. p. 1502One who, or that which, weeds or frees from any thing noxious.Weed'er-y, n. p. 1502Weeds collectively; also, a place full of weeds or for the growth of weeds. [Rare.]Weed'-hōōk, n. p. 1502A hook used for cutting away or extirpating weeds. Tusser.Weed'ing-chis'el, n. p. 1502A tool with a divided chisel point, for cutting the roots of large weeds within the ground.Weed'ing-fôr'ceps, n. p. 1502An instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding.Weed'ing-fôrk, n. p. 1502A strong, three-pronged fork, used in clearing ground of weeds;—called also weeding-iron.Weed'ing-hōok, n. p. 1502A weed-hook.Weed'ing-rhīm, n. p. 1502An implement somewhat like the frame of a wheel-barrow, used for tearing up weeds on summer fallows, and the like. [Prov. Eng.]Weed'ing-tōngs, n. pl. p. 1502The same as WEEDING-FORCEPS, q. v.Weed'less, a. p. 1502Free from weeds or noxious matter.Weed'y, a. p. 1502Relating to, or consisting of, weeds. “Weedy trophies.” Shak. 2. Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden; weedy corn.Weed'y, a. p. 1502Dressed in weeds or mourning garments. [Rare or colloq.] She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning. Dickens.Week, n. p. 1502A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next. I fast twice in the week. Luke xviii. 12. Prophetic week, a week of years, or seven years. Dan. ix. 24.Week'-dāy, n. p. 1502Any day of the week except the Sabbath or Sunday.Week'ly, a. p. 1502Pertaining to a week, or to week-days. 2. Coming, happening, or done once a week; hebdomadary; as, a weekly payment of bills; a weekly gazette; a weekly allowance. Weekly tenant, a tenant paying rent…Week'ly, n. p. 1502A publication issued once in seven days, or appearing once in a week.Week'ly, adv. p. 1502Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service weekly.Week'wām, n. p. 1502See WIGWAM.Weel, n. p. 1502A whirlpool. [Obs.]Weel or Weel'y, n. p. 1502A kind of twiggen trap or snare for fish. [Obs.] Carew.Ween, v. i. p. 1502To think; to imagine; to fancy. [Obs. or poet.] Spenser. Milton. For well I ween, Never before in the bowers of light Had the form of an earthly fay been seen. J. R. Drake. Though never a dream the…Weep, v. i. p. 1502To express sorrow, grief, or anguish, by outcry, or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief or other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to cry. And they all wept sore, and fell…Weep, v. t. p. 1502To lament; to bewail; to bemoan. We, wandering, go Through dreary wastes, and weep each other's woe. Pope. 2. To shed or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as if tears; as, to weep tears of…Weep'er, n. p. 1502One who weeps; one who sheds tears. 2. A white border on the sleeve of a mourning coat or dress. The solicitude he showed about his weepers was very touching. Many a time I have sewed them on while…Weep'ful, a. p. 1502Full of weeping or lamentation; grieving. [Obs.] Wycliffe.Weep'ing, n. p. 1502Lamentation with tears.Weep'ing-ly, adv. p. 1502In a weeping manner.Weep'ing-rīpe, a. p. 1502Ripe or ready for weeping. [Obs.] Shak.Weep'ing-rŏck, n. p. 1502A porous rock, from which water gradually issues.Weep'ing-spring, n. p. 1502A spring that slowly discharges water.Weep'ing-wil/lōw, n. p. 1502(Bot.) A species of willow whose branches grow very long and slender, and hang down nearly in a perpendicular direction; Salix Babylonica.Weer'ish, a. p. 1502Insipid; weak; washy; surly. [Obs.] Ascham.Wee'sel, n. p. 1502See WEASEL.Weet, v. i. p. 1502To know; to wit. [Obs.] Tyndale. Spenser.Weet'ing-ly, adv. p. 1502With knowledge; knowingly. [Obs.] Spenser.Wee'tless, a. p. 1502Unknowing. [Obs.] Spenser.Wee'ver, n. p. 1502(Ichth.) A kind of fish belonging to the perch family, and of the genus Trachinus, of which about four species are well known. They inflict wounds with the spines of their first dorsal fin, which are…Wee'vil, n. p. 1502(Entom.) A small insect of the beetle tribe, with a long, beaked head. See CURCULIO.Wee'viled, a. p. 1502Infested by weevils; as, weeviled grain.Wee'vil-y, a. p. 1502Having weevils. [Also weevilly.]Wee'zel, n. p. 1502See WEASEL.Wee'zel, a. p. 1502Thin; sharp; as, a weezel face. [Prov. Eng.] See WEASEL. Smart.Wĕft, imp. & p. p. p. 1503of wave. [Obs.] See WAVE.Weft, n. p. 1503The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage. 2. A web; a thing woven.Wēft, n. p. 1503A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. [Obs.] “At wild adventure, like a forlorn weft.” Spenser.Wēft'age, n. p. 1503Texture. [Obs.] Grew.Wē'go-tism, n. p. 1503Excessive use of the pronoun we; — called also weism. [Colloq. or cant.]Wehr'-wolf, n. p. 1503The same as WERE-WOLF, q. v.Weigh, v. t. p. 1503To bear up; to raise; to lift so that it hangs in the air; to swing up; as, to weigh anchor. 2. To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of, that is, the force with which a thing tends to…Weigh, v. i. p. 1503To have weight; to be heavy; as, to weigh lighter or heavier. 2. Hence, to be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance. This objection ought to weigh with those whose…Weigh, n. p. 1503A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight; a wey. See WEY.Weigh'a-ble, a. p. 1503Capable of being weighed.Weigh'age, n. p. 1503A duty or toll paid for weighing merchandise. Bouvier.Weigh'-board, n. p. 1503(Mining.) Clay intersecting a vein. Weale.Weigh'-bridge, n. p. 1503A weighing machine, on which carts and their loads are driven to be weighed; platform scales.Weighed, p. a. p. 1503Experienced. [Obs. and rare.] “A young man not weighed in state affairs.” Bacon.