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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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Wōld p. 1522A wood; a forest. 2. A plain, or open country; a country without wood, whether hilly or not. Nares. And from the further bank Ætolia’s wolds espied. Byron. The wind that beats the mountain blows More…Wōld, n. p. 1522See WOAD and WELD.Wōlf, n. p. 1522(Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Canis, noted for killing sheep and other small domestic animals. The common wolf of Europe is Canis Lupus; the common American wolf is Canis occidentalis…Wōlf'-bēr'ry, n. p. 1522(Bot.) A plant of the genus Symphoricarpus (S. occidentalis), growing in the north-western parts of the United States, and bearing white berries. Gray.Wolf'-dŏg, n. p. 1522A dog of a large breed, kept to guard sheep; Canis Pomeranius. Tickell. Baird. 2. A sort of dog supposed to be bred between a dog and a wolf. Johnson.Wolf'-fish, n. p. 1522(Zoöl.) A fish (the Anarrhichas lupus of Linnæus); a fierce, voracious fish of the northern seas; — called also catfish and sea-wolf. Baird. Wolf-fish, or Sea-wolf (Anarrhichas lupus).Wolf'ish, a. p. 1522Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a wolfish visage; wolfish designs.Wolf'ish-ly, adv. p. 1522In a wolfish manner.Wolf'-nĕt, n. p. 1522A kind of net used in fishing, which takes great numbers of fish.Wŏl'fram, n. p. 1522(Min.) An ore of tungsten; a tungstate of iron, or of iron and manganese, generally brownish or grayish black in color, and sub-metallic in luster. It occurs massive and crystallized, and in…Wōl'fram-ine, n. p. 1522(Min.) A yellow or green mineral, consisting of pure tungstic acid; tungsten ocher.Wolf's'-bāne, n. p. 1522(Bot.) A poisonous plant of the genus Aconitum: aconite.Wolfs'-claw, n. p. 1522(Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of the genus Lycopodium, or club-moss kind. Lec.Wolf's'-milk, n. p. 1522(Bot.) A certain herb. Ainsworth.Wōlf's'-pēach, n. p. 1522(Bot.) The tomato, or love-apple; Lycopersicum (or Solanum) esculentum.Wōll, v. i. p. 1522Will; — an archaic or provincial form of will.Wŏl'las-ton-īte, n. p. 1522(Min.) A variety of tabular spar. Dana.Wol'ver-ēne' or Wol'ver-īne', n. p. 1522(Zoöl.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus Gulo (G. luscus); the glutton. See GLUTTON. 2. An inhabitant of Michigan. [Cant. U. S.]Wom'an, n. p. 1522The female of the human race, grown to adult years. And the rib which the Lord God had taken from man made he a woman. Gen. ii. 22. Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. Shak. I have observed…Wom'an, v. t. p. 1522To make effeminate or womanish; to soften beyond what suits a man. [Rare.] Shak. 2. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman. [Rare.] “To have him see me womaned.” Shak.Wom'an-hā'ter, n. p. 1522One who hates women; one who has an aversion to the female sex; a misogynist.Wom'an-hĕad, n. p. 1522Womanhood. [Obs.]Wŏm'an-hŏod, n. p. 1522The state, character, or collective qualities of a woman. “Unspotted faith and comely womanhood.” Spencer. 2. Women collectively.Wom'an-ish, a. p. 1522Suitable to a woman; having the qualities of a woman; effeminate; not becoming a man; — often in a reproachful sense. “Thy tears are womanish.” Shak. “A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish…Wom'an-ish-ly, adv. p. 1522In a womanish manner; effeminately. “His hair curled and womanishly disheveled.” Comment on Chaucer, 1665.Wom'an-ish-ness, n. p. 1522The state or quality of being womanish; effeminacy. “Effeminacy and womanishness of heart.” Hammond.Wom'an-īze, v. t. p. 1522To make like a woman; to make effeminate. [Obs.]Wom'an-kīnd, n. p. 1522The female sex; the race of females of the human kind.Wom'an-less, a. p. 1522Without a woman or women; destitute of women.Wom'an-li-ness, n. p. 1522The state or quality of being womanly. There is nothing wherein their womanliness is more honestly garnished than with silence. Udal.Wom'an-ly, a. p. 1522Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior. Arbuthnot. “A blushing, womanly discovering grace.” Donne.Wom'an-ly, adv. p. 1522In the manner of a woman.Womb, n. p. 1522The belly; the abdomen. [Obs.] And he coveted to fill his womb of the cods that the hogs did eat. Luke xv. 16, Wycliffe's Trans. Fal. Had I but a belly of any indifference, I were simply the most…Womb, v. t. p. 1522To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed in secret. [Obs.] Shak.Wŏm'bat, n. p. 1522(Zoöl.) A marsupiate mammal (the Phascolomys ursinus) of the opossum family, found in Australia. It burrows in the ground, remaining quiet during the day, but is lively at night. Its flesh is much…Womb'y, a. p. 1522Capacious. [Obs.] Shak.Wŏm'en, n. p. 1522pl. of woman. See WOMAN.Wȯn, imp. & p. p. p. 1522of win. See WIN.Wȯn, v. i. p. 1522To dwell; to abide. [Obs.] “This land where I have woned thus long.” Spenser. The wild beast where he wons In forest wild. Milton.Wȯn, n. p. 1522A dwelling. [Obs.] Spenser.Wȯn'der, n. p. 1522That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, and not well understood; surprise; astonishment…Wȯn'der, v. i. p. 1522To be affected by surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. Swift. We cease to…Wȯn'der, adv. p. 1522Wonderfully. [Obs. and rare.]Wȯn'dered, p. a. p. 1522Having performed wonders; able to perform wonderful things. [Obs.] Shak.Wȯn'der-er, n. p. 1522One who wonders.Wȯn'der-ful, a. p. 1522Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; exciting surprise; strange; astonishing. Syn. — Marvelous; amazing; astonishing; surprising. See MARVELOUS.Wôn'der-ful-ly, adv. p. 1523In a wonderful manner; in a manner to excite wonder or surprise. I will praise thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Ps. cxxxix. 14.Wôn'der-ful-ness, n. p. 1523The state or quality of being wonderful.Wōn'der-ing-ly, adv. p. 1523In a wondering manner.Wôn'der-ly, adv. p. 1523Wonderfully. [Obs.]Wôn'der-ment, n. p. 1523Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance. All the common sights they view, Their wonderment engage. W. Scott.Wôn'der-oüs, a. p. 1523The same as WONDROUS, q. v.Wôn'der-strück, a. p. 1523Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise.Wŏn'der-work, n. p. 1523A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle. [Rare.] Such as in strange lands He found in wonder-works of God and Nature's hand. Byron.Wôn'der-work'er, n. p. 1523One who performs wonders or miracles.Wŏn'der-work'ing, a. p. 1523Doing wonders or surprising things.Wôn'drous, a. p. 1523Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as may excite surprise and astonishment; strange. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. xxvi. 7.Wôn'drous, adv. p. 1523In a wonderful or surprising degree; wondrously; as, a place wondrous deep; you are wondrous fair; wondrous fond of peace. Sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as women, wondrous fond of…Wŏn'drous-ly, adv. p. 1523In a strange or wonderful manner or degree. Chloe complains, and wondrously's aggrieved. Glanville.Wôn'droŭs-ness, n. p. 1523The state or quality of being wondrous.