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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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Wrōth, a. p. 1530Full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful. “Wroth to see his kingdom fail.” Milton. Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. Gen. iv. 5.Wrôught, imp. & p. p. p. 1530of work. [A-S. wrohte, wroht, gewroht, and worhte, worht, geworht, from wyrcan, wyrcéan, to work.] See WORK. Wrought iron. See IRON.Wrŭng, imp. & p. p. p. 1530of wring. See WRING.Wrȳ, a. p. 1530Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry neck; a wry mouth. 2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; as, wry words. Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who never take up an…Wrȳ, v. i. p. 1530To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray. [Obs.] Must murder wives much better than themselves For wrying but a little. Shak.Wrȳ, v. t. p. 1530To distort; to wrest; to vex; to worry. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Wrȳ'neck, n. p. 1530A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side, and at the same time somewhat forward. 2. (Ornith.) A small bird of the eastern continent, allied to the woodpecker…Wrȳ'nēcked, a. p. 1530Having a distorted neck.Wrȳ'ness, n. p. 1530The state of being wry or distorted. [Rare.] Mountague.Wŭll, v. i. p. 1530The same as WILL. [Obs. or Scot.]Wȳch'-hā'zel, n. p. 1530The same as WITCH-HAZEL, q. v.Wȳch'-ĕlm, n. p. 1530(Bot.) A variety of the elm (Ulmus montana), called also Scotch elm, a native of Great Britain; witch-elm.Wȳe'liff-ite, n. p. 1530A follower or adherent of Wycliffe, the English reformer; a Lollard.Wȳe, n. p. 1530One of the two pieces or bearings resembling the letter Y in shape, in the opening or notch of which rest the ends of the axis supporting the telescope in a theodolite or level, the pivots in a…Wȳnd, n. p. 1530A narrow lane or alley. [Scot.]Wȳnn, n. p. 1530A kind of timber truck or carriage. Simmonds.Wȳ'vern, n. p. 1530(Her.) A kind of flying serpent, sometimes represented in coats of arms; a two-legged dragon.X p. 1531the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, is borrowed, as to its form, from the Greek X. At the end of words, it has the sound of ks, as in wax, lax; in the middle, the sound of ks, or…Xăn’the-īne, n. p. 1531(Chem.) A yellow substance, soluble in water, which forms the coloring matter of some yellow flowers. Miller.Xăn’thi-an, a. p. 1531(Anc. Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Xanthus, an ancient town of Asia Minor;—applied especially to certain marbles found near that place. P. Cyc.Xăn’thic, a. p. 1531Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors, green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as scarlet, orange, and the like. 2. (Chem.) (a.) Of, or pertaining to, a certain…Xăn’thīd, n. p. 1531(Chem.) A supposed compound of xanthogen with some basifiable or acidifiable element. [Obs.] See XANTHOGEN.Xan-thīd'i-ūm, n. p. 1531(Zoöl.) A microscopic plant or proto-phyte, having a globular, flattened shape, and bristled with spiracules. It is found fossil in flint or hornstone, and is common, also, as a living creature.Xăn’thīne, n. p. 1531(Chem.) The yellow, insoluble coloring matter contained in certain plants and the petals of certain flowers, as those of the sunflower.Xăn’thīte, n. p. 1531(Min.) A mineral occurring in rounded grains and foliated masses, of a yellow color, and translucent, consisting chiefly of silica, alumina, lime, oxide of iron, oxide of manganese, and magnesia.…Xăn’thi-ŭm, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of plants, of which one species (X. spinosum) yields a yellow dye.Xăn’tho, n. p. 1531(Zoöl.) A genus of crustaceans, including many species, distributed through most seas. Baird.Xăn’tho-cōne, n. p. 1531(Min.) A mineral of a dull red or brownish color, consisting chiefly of sulphur, arsenic, and silver;—so called from the color of its powder. Dana.Xăn’tho-gēn, n. p. 1531(Chem.) A supposed basifying and acidifying compound principle, formerly considered to be analogous to cyanogen, and believed to consist of sulphur and carbon, which, with certain metals, forms…Xăn’tho-phÿll, n. p. 1531(Chem.) Yellow coloring matter contained in the leaves of trees in autumn.Xăn’tho-rhē’ia, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of plants found in Australia, having numerous long, linear leaves, very closely set, and exuding from the stem a reddish-yellow, inodorous resin, which is sometimes employed in…Xăn’tho-rhī’zā, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of North American plants, including but one species (X. apiifolia), having roots of a deep-yellow color; yellow-root. The bark is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.…Xän’thor-thite, n. p. 1531(Min.) A variety of allanite, of a yellowish color, and containing much water. Dana.Xăn′thous, a. p. 1531Yellow; yellow-haired; as, the xanthous races. [Rare.] Prichard.Xan-thŏx'y-lŭm, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the wood of which is of a yellow color; prickly-ash. All parts of the plant, which is sometimes used in medicine, are pungent and aromatic. Gray.Xē′bec, n. p. 1531(Naut.) A small, three-masted vessel, used in the Mediterranean Sea. With a fair wind, in good weather, it carries two large square sails; when close hauled, it carries large lateen sails. Mar. Dict.Xēn'e·lā'zhi-ä, n. p. 1531(Gr. Antiq.) A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from dwelling in Sparta beyond a stated time, and also from entering the city except on certain days, its object being to preserve the…Xēnĭ-ŭm, n. p. 1531(Antiq.) (a.) A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign ambassador. (b.) (pl.) Pictures of still-life, fruit, fish, and the like, many of which have been found as decorations on the…Xē'no-dō'chi-ūm, n. p. 1531A room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. Weale.Xe-nŏd'o-chy, n. p. 1531Reception of strangers; hospitality. [Obs.]Xēn'o-tīme, n. p. 1531A native phosphate of yttria, having a yellowish-brown color. Dana.Xĕr'a-phīm, n. p. 1531An old money of account in Bombay, equal to three fifths of a rupee.Xe-rā'gi-a, n. p. 1531(Med.) A disease of the hair, which becomes dry, ceases to grow, and resembles down covered with dust. Dunglison.Xēr'es, n. p. 1531Sherry; — so called from the district of Spain where it is made. Simmonds.Xē'rīff, n. p. 1531A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30; — applied also, in Morocco, to the ducat. Simmonds.Xē'ro-col-lŷr'i-ūm, n. p. 1531(Med.) A dry collyrium or eye-salve. Coxe.Xe-rō'dēs, n. p. 1531(Med.) Any tumor attended with dryness.Xē'ro-mȳ'rum, n. p. 1531A dry ointment. Coxe.Xe-rŏph'a-gy, n. p. 1531The eating of dry meats, — a sort of fast among the primitive Christians.Xe-rŏph’thal-my, n. p. 1531(Med.) A dry, red soreness or itching of the eyes, without swelling or a discharge of humors.Xe-rō'tēs, n. p. 1531(Med.) A dry habit or disposition of body.Xĭph'i-as, n. p. 1531(Ichth.) A genus of fishes, to which the Xiphias gladius, or common sword-fish, belongs. 2. (Astron.) (a.) A constellation in the southern hemisphere. (b.) A comet-shaped like a sword.Xi-phid'i-üm, n. p. 1531(Bot.) A genus of plants having stiff, sword-shaped leaves. Loudon.Xiph'oid, a. p. 1531(Anat.) Resembling a sword; ensiform. Xiphoid or ensiform cartilage (Anat.), a small, pointed cartilage placed at the bottom of the breast-bone.Xĭ-phoid'ēs, n. p. 1531(Anat.) The xiphoid cartilage. Dunglison.Xy-lăn’thrax, n. p. 1531Wood-coal or charcoal;—so called in distinction from mineral coal.Xÿ'lite, n. p. 1531(Min.) A mineral resembling xylotile, of a brown color and asbestiform structure, and consisting chiefly of silica, sesquioxide of iron, lime, magnesia, and water. Dana. 2. (Chem.) A volatile…Xy'lo-bāl'sa-mūm, n. p. 1531(Med.) A resinous juice obtained from the wood and branches of Amyris opobalsamum, and A. Gileadensis of Linnaeus. Dunglison.Xÿ'lo-grāph, n. p. 1531An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an engraving.Xÿ-lŏg'ra-pher, n. p. 1531One who practices xylography.