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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. 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.
  2. Wōōd'-răt, n.p. 1524(Zoöl.) A rat of the Southern States, found in the woods; Neotoma Floridana.
  3. Wōōd'-reeve, n.p. 1524The steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]
  4. Wōōd'-rōck, n.p. 1524A compact variety of asbestos.
  5. Wōōd'-rōof or Wōōd'-ruff, n.p. 1524(Bot.) A plant of the genus Asperula. London.
  6. Wōōd'-rūsh, n.p. 1524(Bot.) A plant of the genus Luzula; a species of rush having flat leaves. Gray.
  7. Wōōd'-sāge, n.p. 1524See WOOD-GERMANDER.
  8. Wōōd'-sāre, n.p. 1524A kind of froth seen on herbs. [Obs.]
  9. Wōōd'-screw, n.p. 1524A screw made of iron, and furnished with a sharp thread, for insertion in wood.
  10. Wōōd'-sēre, n.p. 1524The time when there is no sap in a tree. [Written also wood-seer.] Tusser.
  11. 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…
  12. Wōōd'-skīn, n.p. 1524A canoe made of the bark of trees, used in Guiana. Simmonds.
  13. Wōōds'man, n.p. 1524A woodman. [Rare.] W. Scott.
  14. Wōōd'-sōot, n.p. 1524Soot from burnt wood.
  15. Wōōd'-sōr'rel, n.p. 1524(Bot.) A plant of the genus Oxalis (O. Acetellosa), having an acid taste. Lee.
  16. Wōōd'-spīr'it, n.p. 1524(Chem.) A kind of alcohol obtained in the dry distillation of wood; —called also pyroxylic acid. Gregory.
  17. Wŏod'-spīte, n.p. 1524(Ornith.) The green woodpecker; Picus viridis.
  18. Wōōd'-stāmp, n.p. 1524A carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics. Simmonds.
  19. Wōōd'-stōne, n.p. 1524(Min.) A striped variety of horn-stone, somewhat resembling wood in appearance. Dana.
  20. 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.
  21. Wōōd'-tīn, n.p. 1524(Min.) A nodular variety of oxide of tin, of a brown color, found in Cornwall.
  22. 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.
  23. Wōōd'-wyrd, n.p. 1524An officer of the forest, whose duty it is to guard the woods. [Eng.]
  24. Wōōd'-wax, n.p. 1524(Bot.)
  25. Wood'-wāx or Wood'-wāx'enp. 1524A certain plant; dyer's-broom, or dyer's-weed; wood-waxen; Genista tinctoria. See WOAD-WAXEN. Booth.
  26. Wōōd'-work, n.p. 1524That part of any structure which is wrought of wood.
  27. Wōōd'-worm, n.p. 1524A worm that is bred in wood. Johnson.
  28. 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…
  29. Wōōd’y-nīght’shāde, n.p. 1524(Bot.) Bitter-sweet; Solanum dulcamara; — originally from Europe, but naturalized in North America.
  30. Wōō'er, n.p. 1524One who wooes, courts, or solicits in love.
  31. Wōōf, n.p. 1524The threads that cross the warp in weaving; the weft. 2. Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest woof. Pope.
  32. Wōof'y, a.p. 1524Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud. Joanna Baillie.
  33. Wōo'ing-ly, adv.p. 1524In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness; so as to invite to stay.
  34. 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…
  35. Wool'-ball, n.p. 1524A ball or mass of wool.
  36. Wool'-bürl'er, n.p. 1524One who removes little burs, knots, or extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen cloth. Simmonds.
  37. Wool'-cōmb'er, n.p. 1524One whose occupation is to comb wool.
  38. 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.
  39. 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.
  40. 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.
  41. Wool'-driv'er, n.p. 1524One who buys wool and carries it to market.
  42. Wōōl'-dyēd, a.p. 1524Dyed in the form of yarn before making up into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed. Simmonds.
  43. Wōoled, a.p. 1524Having wool;—used chiefly in composition: as, a fine-wooled sheep.
  44. Wōōl'en, a.p. 1524Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen cloth. 2. Pertaining to wool; as, woolen manufactures.
  45. Wōōl'en, n.p. 1524Cloth made of wool; woolen goods.
  46. Wōōl'en-drā/per, n.p. 1524One who deals in woolen goods.
  47. Wool'en-ēt, n.p. 1524A thin, light, textile fabric of wool.
  48. Wool'en-scrib'bler, n. pl.p. 1524A machine for combing or preparing wool in thin, downy, translucent layers. [Written also woollen-scribbler.] Simmonds.
  49. Wool'fell, n.p. 1524A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been sheared or pulled.
  50. Wool'-gath'er-ing, a.p. 1524Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination; roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful. [Rare.]
  51. 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.
  52. Wŏŏl'-grōw'er, n.p. 1524A person who raises sheep for the production of wool.
  53. Wool'-grōw'ing, a.p. 1524Producing sheep and wool.
  54. Wool'-hall, n.p. 1524A trade-market in the woolen districts. Simmonds.
  55. Wool'li-ness, n.p. 1524The state or quality of being woolly.
  56. Wool'ly, a.p. 1524Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly fleece. 2. Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. “My fleece of woolly hair.” Shak. 3. Clothed with wool. “Woolly breeders.” Shak. 4. (Bot.)…
  57. Wool'ly-hĕad, n.p. 1524A negro. [Colloq. and vulgar.]
  58. Wool'man, n.p. 1524One who deals in wool.
  59. Wool'-päck, n.p. 1524A pack or bag of wool weighing two hundred and forty pounds. Simmonds. 2. Any thing bulky without weight.
  60. Wool'-săck, n.p. 1524A sack or bag of wool; specifically, the seat of the lord chancellor of England in the House of Lords, being a large, square bag of wool, without back or arms, covered with red cloth.