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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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Wood'-ōf'fer-ing, n. p. 1523Wood burnt on the altar. We cast lots for the wood-offering. Neh. x. 34.Wōōd'-oil, n. p. 1523A resinous oil obtained from the Dipterocarpus lævis (or D. turbinatus), having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes called balsam of copaiba.Wōod'-ō'pal, n. p. 1523(Min.) A striped variety of coarse opal, having some resemblance to wood.Wood'-peck, n. p. 1523The woodpecker. [Obs.]Wood'-peck'er, n. p. 1523(Ornith.) A scansorial bird of the genus Picus. It has a strong bill, and pecks holes in the wood or bark of trees in pursuit of insects. There are many species. a. Canadian Woodpecker. b. Lesser…Wōōd'-pĭg'eon, n. p. 1524(Ornith.) The ring-dove (Columba palumbus).Wōod'-pū'çe-rōn, n. p. 1524A small insect of a grayish color, having two hollow horns on the hinder part of its body. It penetrates into wood.Wōōd'-răt, n. p. 1524(Zoöl.) A rat of the Southern States, found in the woods; Neotoma Floridana.Wōōd'-reeve, n. p. 1524The steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]Wōōd'-rōck, n. p. 1524A compact variety of asbestos.Wōōd'-rōof or Wōōd'-ruff, n. p. 1524(Bot.) A plant of the genus Asperula. London.Wōōd'-rūsh, n. p. 1524(Bot.) A plant of the genus Luzula; a species of rush having flat leaves. Gray.Wōōd'-sāge, n. p. 1524See WOOD-GERMANDER.Wōōd'-sāre, n. p. 1524A kind of froth seen on herbs. [Obs.]Wōōd'-screw, n. p. 1524A screw made of iron, and furnished with a sharp thread, for insertion in wood.Wōōd'-sēre, n. p. 1524The time when there is no sap in a tree. [Written also wood-seer.] Tusser.Wōōd'-shĕck, n. p. 1524(Zoöl.) A species of weasel found in North America (Mustela Canadensis of Linnaeus); the pekan; — called also fisher. It is found from Pennsylvania to the Great Slave Lake, and across the continent…Wōōd'-skīn, n. p. 1524A canoe made of the bark of trees, used in Guiana. Simmonds.Wōōds'man, n. p. 1524A woodman. [Rare.] W. Scott.Wōōd'-sōot, n. p. 1524Soot from burnt wood.Wōōd'-sōr'rel, n. p. 1524(Bot.) A plant of the genus Oxalis (O. Acetellosa), having an acid taste. Lee.Wōōd'-spīr'it, n. p. 1524(Chem.) A kind of alcohol obtained in the dry distillation of wood; —called also pyroxylic acid. Gregory.Wŏod'-spīte, n. p. 1524(Ornith.) The green woodpecker; Picus viridis.Wōōd'-stāmp, n. p. 1524A carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics. Simmonds.Wōōd'-stōne, n. p. 1524(Min.) A striped variety of horn-stone, somewhat resembling wood in appearance. Dana.Wōōd'-tär, n. p. 1524(Chem.) A product of the dry distillation of wood. It is a mixture of various oils and volatile crystalline solids, composed principally of carbon and hydrogen.Wōōd'-tīn, n. p. 1524(Min.) A nodular variety of oxide of tin, of a brown color, found in Cornwall.Wōōd'-vīn'e-gar, n. p. 1524(Chem.) An acid product obtained in the dry distillation of wood, containing acetic acid, wood-spirit, and creosote.Wōōd'-wyrd, n. p. 1524An officer of the forest, whose duty it is to guard the woods. [Eng.]Wōōd'-wax, n. p. 1524(Bot.)Wood'-wāx or Wood'-wāx'en p. 1524A certain plant; dyer's-broom, or dyer's-weed; wood-waxen; Genista tinctoria. See WOAD-WAXEN. Booth.Wōōd'-work, n. p. 1524That part of any structure which is wrought of wood.Wōōd'-worm, n. p. 1524A worm that is bred in wood. Johnson.Wōōd'y, a. p. 1524Abounding with wood; as, woody land; a woody region. Secret shades Of woody Ida's inmost grove. Milton. 2. Consisting of wood; ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants. 3. Of, or pertaining to, woods…Wōōd’y-nīght’shāde, n. p. 1524(Bot.) Bitter-sweet; Solanum dulcamara; — originally from Europe, but naturalized in North America.Wōō'er, n. p. 1524One who wooes, courts, or solicits in love.Wōōf, n. p. 1524The threads that cross the warp in weaving; the weft. 2. Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest woof. Pope.Wōof'y, a. p. 1524Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud. Joanna Baillie.Wōo'ing-ly, adv. p. 1524In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness; so as to invite to stay.Wool (2′), n. p. 1524That soft, curled, or crisped species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur; — chiefly applied to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which…Wool'-ball, n. p. 1524A ball or mass of wool.Wool'-bürl'er, n. p. 1524One who removes little burs, knots, or extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen cloth. Simmonds.Wool'-cōmb'er, n. p. 1524One whose occupation is to comb wool.Wōold, v. t. p. 1524(Naut.) To wind; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard, when made of two or more pieces, at the place where they have been fished or scarfed, for confining and supporting them.Wōōld'er, n. p. 1524(Naut.) A stick used in woolding. 2. (Rope-making.) One of the handles of the top formed by a wooden pin passing through it. See Top. Tomlinson.Woold'ing, n. p. 1524(Naut.) (a.) The act of winding, as a rope round a mast. (b.) A rope used for binding masts and spars.Wool'-driv'er, n. p. 1524One who buys wool and carries it to market.Wōōl'-dyēd, a. p. 1524Dyed in the form of yarn before making up into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed. Simmonds.Wōoled, a. p. 1524Having wool;—used chiefly in composition: as, a fine-wooled sheep.Wōōl'en, a. p. 1524Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen cloth. 2. Pertaining to wool; as, woolen manufactures.Wōōl'en, n. p. 1524Cloth made of wool; woolen goods.Wōōl'en-drā/per, n. p. 1524One who deals in woolen goods.Wool'en-ēt, n. p. 1524A thin, light, textile fabric of wool.Wool'en-scrib'bler, n. pl. p. 1524A machine for combing or preparing wool in thin, downy, translucent layers. [Written also woollen-scribbler.] Simmonds.Wool'fell, n. p. 1524A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled.Wool'-gath'er-ing, a. p. 1524Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful. [Rare.]Wool'-găth'er-ing, n. p. 1524Indulgence in idle exercise of the imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design; vagary. The apostle wished us to hope; but does not send us a wool-gathering after vain hope. Alison.Wŏŏl'-grōw'er, n. p. 1524A person who raises sheep for the production of wool.Wool'-grōw'ing, a. p. 1524Producing sheep and wool.Wool'-hall, n. p. 1524A trade-market in the woolen districts. Simmonds.