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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'less-ness, n. p. 1523The state of being woodless, or destitute of wood.Wōod'-lŏck, n. p. 1523(Naut.) A piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.Wood'-louse, n. p. 1523(Entom.) An insect of the genus Oniscus, inhabiting gardens, old walls, cellars, and other damp places. It feeds upon decayed animal and vegetable matter. Its branchial feet perform the part of true…Wŏod'ly, adv. p. 1523In a wood, mad, or raving manner; madly; furiously. [Obs.]Wood’-man, n. p. 1523A forest officer, appointed to take care of the king’s wood. [Eng.] 2. A sportsman; a hunter. The duke is a better woodman than thou takest him for. Shak. 3. One who cuts down trees; a wood-cutter.…Wōōd'meil, n. p. 1523A coarse, hairy stuff made originally of Iceland wool, used to line the ports of ships of war, for coarse garments, and like uses; wadmal.Wōōd'-mīte, n. p. 1523(Zoöl.) One of a family of arachnidans, found creeping in the moss gathered upon stones and trees. Baird.Wood'-mōn/ger, n. p. 1523A wood-seller. [Obs.]Wōod'-mōte, n. p. 1523(Eng. Law.) (a.) Formerly, the forest court. [Obs.] (b.) The court of attachment.Wōōd'ness, n. p. 1523Anger; madness; rage. [Obs.] Spenser.Wood'-night'shade, n. p. 1523A plant; Solanum dulcamara; woody nightshade.Wōod'-nōte, n. p. 1523Wild music. [Rare.] Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child, Warble his native wood-notes wild. Milton.Wŏod'-nÿmph, n. p. 1523A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. “The wood-nymphs decked with daisies trim.” Milton.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.