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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Wŏt, v. i. p. 1527To know; to be aware. [Obs.] Spenser. He wotteth neither what he babbleth, nor what he meneth. Tyndale. I wot well where he is. Shak.Wŏt, imp. p. 1527of weet. [Obs.] See WEET.Wŏte, v. t. & i. p. 1527The same as WŏT, q. v. [Obs.]Woul, v. i. p. 1527To howl. [Obs. and rare.] Wycliffe.Would, imp. p. 1527of will. [O. Eng. & A-S. wolde, O. H. Ger. wolta, M. H. Ger. wolte, N. H. Ger. wollte, O. Sax. welda, O. Fries. welde, wilde, wolde, Icel. vildi, Goth. vilda. See WILL.] See WILL. ☞ For the…Would, n. p. 1527See WOAD and WELD.Would'-bē, a. p. 1527Desiring or professing to be; as, a would-be poet. Campbell.Would'ing, n. p. 1527Emotion of desire; inclination; velleity. [Obs. and rare.] Hammond.Would'ing-ness, n. p. 1527Willingness; desire; inclination. [Obs.]Wound, n. p. 1527A breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or in the substance of any creature or living thing, caused by violence; a cut, stab, bruise, rent, or the like; a hurt; an injury. Showers of blood…Wound, v. t. p. 1527To hurt by violence; to produce a breach or separation of parts in, as by a cut, stab, bruise, and the like; to injure; to damage; hence, often, to hurt the feelings of; to pain by disrespect…Wound, imp. & p. p. p. 1527of wind.Wound'a-ble, a. p. 1527Capable of being wounded. [Rare.] Fuller.Wound'er, n. p. 1527One who, or that which, wounds.Wound'i-ly, adv. p. 1527In a woundy manner; excessively; woundy. [Vulgar, and obs. or rare.]Wound'less, a. p. 1527Free from wound, hurt, or injury; exempt from being wounded; not vulnerable. “Knights whose woundless armor rusts.” Spenser. For, haply, slander . . . may miss our name, And hit the woundless air.…Wound'wort, n. p. 1527(Bot.) (a.) A plant of the genus Stachys, especially S. arvensis; a species of hedge-nettle. Gray. (b.) A plant of the genus Anthyllis (A. vulneraria). Craig.Wound'y, a. p. 1527Excessive. [Low, and obs. or rare.] “A woundy hindrance to a poor man that lives by his labor.” L'Estrange.Wound'y, adv. p. 1527Excessively; extremely. [Low.] I am woundy cold. Ford.Wour'a-li, n. p. 1527A virulent poison made in Guiana from several plants, and used to poison arrows. [Written also woorali.] Simmonds.Wōve, imp. p. 1527and rarely p. p. of weave. See WEAVE.Wōv'en, p. p. p. 1527of weave. See WEAVE. Woven paper, or wove paper, writing paper having an even, uniform surface, without lines or water-marks. Tomlinson.Wowf, a. p. 1527Wayward; disordered or unsettled in intellect. [Scot.] W. Scott.Wow'-wow, n. p. 1527(Zoöl.) A species of long-armed ape of the genus Hylobates (H. agilis);—so called from its cry. Baird.Wōx or Wōx'en, imp. & p. p. p. 1527of wax. [Obs.] See WAX.Wrăck, n. p. 1527A marine plant (Zostera marina), out of which kelp is made, and which is also of great utility as a manure;—sometimes called sea-wrack or sea-wreck, sea-oak, and sea-tangle. It is found on rocks left…Wrăck, n. p. 1528Wreck. [Obs.] “A world devote to universal wrack.” Shak. 2. A thin, flying cloud; a rack. See RACK.Wräck, v. t. p. 1528To wreck. [Obs.] Milton. 2. To rack. [Rare.] Cowley.Wrăck'ful, a. p. 1528‘Ruinous; destructive.’Wräck'-gräss, n. p. 1528(Bot.) Sea-wrack; wrack.Wrāin'-bōlt, n. p. 1528The same as WRING-BOLT, q. v.Wraith, n. p. 1528An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a specter; a vision; an unreal image. [Scot.] “O, hollow wraith of dying fame!” Tennyson.…Wräng'gle, v. i. p. 1528To engage in discussion; to argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.] 2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to brawl; to altercate. “In spite of occasional wranglings.” Macaulay. For a…Wrăn'gle, v. t. p. 1528To involve in contention. [Rare.] Sanderson.Wrăn'gle, n. p. 1528An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble. Syn.—Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See ALTERCATION.Wrāng'ler, n. p. 1528An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness. “Noisy, contentious wranglers.” Watts. Senior wrangler (Cambridge University, Eng.), the student who passes the best examination in…Wrăng'ler-ship, n. p. 1528The honor or position of being a wrangler at Cambridge, England.Wrăng'gle-sōme, a. p. 1528Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Moore.Wrăp (răp), v. t. p. 1528To wind or fold together. Then cometh Simon Peter, . . . and seeth . . . the napkin that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself. John xx. 6…Wrāp, v. t. p. 1528To snatch up; to transport.Wräp, n. p. 1528A wrapper; — often used in the plural, for blankets, furs, shawls, &c., used in riding or traveling. Melville.Wrăp'page, n. p. 1528The act of wrapping. 2. That which wraps; envelope; covering.Wrăp'per, n. p. 1528One who, or that which, wraps. 2. That in which any thing is wrapped or inclosed; envelope; covering. 3. Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article of dress intended to be wrapped round the…Wrāp'rās-cal, n. p. 1528A coarse upper coat. [Cant.] Smart.Wrässe, n. p. 1528(Ichth.) A fish of several species of the genus Labrus, inhabiting the Mediterranean and Atlantic. It is a prickly-spined, hard-boned fish, with an oblong, scaly body, and a single dorsal fin. About…Wrāth, n. p. 1528Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage; fury; ire. “When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased.” Esth. ii. 1. Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed. Spencer. Now smoking and…Wrāth'ful, a. p. 1528Full of wrath; very angry; greatly incensed; ireful; as, a wrathful man. 2. Springing from, or expressing, wrath; as, a wrathful countenance. “Vehement and wrathful passions.” Spratt. Syn.—Furious…Wrāth'ful-ly, adv. p. 1528In a wrathful manner; with anger; angrily. Let us kill him boldly, but not wrathfully. Shak.Wrāth′ful-ness, n. p. 1528The state or quality of being wrathful; vehement anger.Wrāth'i-ly, adv. p. 1528In a wrathy manner; very angrily.Wrāth'less, a. p. 1528Free from anger. Waller.Wrāth'y, a. p. 1528Very angry. [Colloq.].Wraw, a. p. 1528Rueful; sad. [Obs.] Chaucer.Wrawl, v. i. p. 1528To cry, as a cat; to waul. [Obs.] Spenser.Wraw'ness, n. p. 1528The state or quality of being wraw; ruefulness; regret. [Obs.] Chaucer.Wreak, v. t. p. 1528To revenge; to avenge. [Obs. or obsolescent.] “Another's wrongs to wreak upon thyself.” Spenser. Come wreak his loss, whom bootless ye complain. Fairfax. 2. To execute in vengeance or passion; to…Wrēak, v. i. p. 1528To reck. [Obs.] Shak. What wreaked I of wintery ages past. Spencer.Wrēak, n. p. 1528Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; infliction; distress. [Obs.] Shak. Spenser.Wrēak'ful, a. p. 1528Revengeful; angry. [Obs.]Wrēak′ful-ly, adv. p. 1528In a wreakful manner; revengefully; angrily; furiously. [Obs.]