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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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Wal'tron, n. p. 1489The walrus. [Rare.] Woodward.Wălt'y, a. p. 1489Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship. [R.] Longfellow.Waltz, n. p. 1489A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed for this kind of dance.Waltz, v. i. p. 1489To dance a waltz.Waltz'er, n. p. 1489A person who waltzes.Wā'ly, interj. p. 1489An exclamation of woe or grief. [Obs.]Wam'ble, v. i. p. 1489To be disturbed with nausea; as, a wambling stomach. [Vulgar.] L’Estrange. 2. To move irregularly to and fro; to roll.Wam'ble, n. p. 1489Disturbance of the stomach; nausea. [Vulgar.]Wam'ble-crōpped, a. p. 1489Sick at the stomach; also, crest-fallen; dejected. [Vulgar.]Wam'mel, v. i. p. 1489To move irregularly or awkwardly; to wamble or wabble;—chiefly used with reference to mechanical movements or operations. [Prov. Eng.]Wam-pee′, n. p. 1489(Bot.) A tree of the genus Cookia (C. punctata), growing in China and the East Indies, and its fruit. The fruit, which is about the size of a pigeon’s egg, and grows in bunches, is much esteemed in…Wam’pum, n. p. 1490Small beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, &c., as an ornament. The wampum was of two kinds, one kind being white, and the other black or of…Wan, a. p. 1490Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale. “Sad to view, his visage pale and wan.” Spenser. Why so pale and wan, fond lover? Suckling.Wan, v. i. p. 1490To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks. And ever he muttered and maddened, and ever wanned. Tennyson.Wăn, imp. p. 1490of win. Won. [Obs.] See WIN. The report of his great acts that over Europe ran, In that most famous field he with the emperor wan. Drayton.Wan, n. p. 1490The state or quality of being wan or pale; wanness; paleness. [Rare.] “Tinged with wan from lack of sleep.” Tennyson.Wand, n. p. 1490A small stick; a rod. A child runs away laughing with good smart blows of a wand on his back, who would have cried for an unkind word. Locke. 2. Hence, specifically, (a.) A staff of authority. Though…Wan'der, v. i. p. 1490To ramble here and there without any certain course or object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields; to wander about the town, or about the country. They wandered…Wăn'der, v. t. p. 1490To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through. [R.] “Wandering many a famous realm.” Milton.Wăn'der-er, n. p. 1490One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; one who deviates from duty.Wăn'der-ing-ly, adv. p. 1490In a wandering or unsteady manner.Wan'der-ment, n. p. 1490The act of wandering or roaming. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.Wan'der-o͞o', n. p. 1490(Zoöl.) A baboon of Ceylon and Malabar, the Macacus silenus of Lacépède. It has a long beard or mane of a grayish or whitish color surrounding the face. Jardine.Wand'y, a. p. 1490Long and flexible, like a wand. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett.Wāne, v. i. p. 1490To be diminished; to decrease;—especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon. “This earthly moon, the Church, hath her fulls and wanings, and sometimes her eclipses.” Bp. Hall. Waning moons…Wāne, v. t. p. 1490To cause to decrease. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Wāne, n. p. 1490Decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator. 2. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. You are cast upon an age in which the church is in its wane. South. 3.…Wāng, n. p. 1490The jaw, jaw-bone, or cheek-bone. [Rare or vulgar.] 2. A slap; a blow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Wāng, n. p. 1490The latchet of a shoe. [Obs.]Wan'gan, n. p. 1490A kind of boat, used chiefly by lumbermen, for transporting provisions, tools, and the like;—so called in Maine. Bartlett.Wāng'er, n. p. 1490A pillow for the cheek; a pillow. [Obs. and rare.] His bright helm was his wanger. Chaucer.Wāng-hee', n. p. 1490A species of tough, flexible cane, imported from the East, said to be the root of the narrow-leaved bamboo. It has a pale, hard bark, and flexible stem, with internodes of about an inch and a half or…Wāng'o, n. p. 1490See BOOMERANG.Wāng'-tōōth, n. p. 1490A jaw-tooth. [Obs.]Wān'hōpe, n. p. 1490Want of hope; faint or delusive hope. [Obs.] Chaucer. Lodge. Jamieson.Wān'hôm, n. p. 1490(Bot.) A plant of the genus Kæmpferia. Lee.Wān'ion, n. p. 1490A word of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase with a wanion—with a vengeance. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Latimer.Wank'le, a. p. 1490Not to be depended on; weak; unstable. Grose.Wan'ly, adv. p. 1490In a wan or pale manner; palely.Wanned, a. p. 1490Made wan or pale. Shak.Wan'ness, n. p. 1490The state or quality of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale color; paleness; as, the wanness of the cheeks after a fever.Wan'nish, a. p. 1490Somewhat wan; of a pale hue. No sun, but a wannish glare, In fold upon fold of hueless cloud. Tennyson.Want, n. p. 1490A mole. [Obs.] She hath the ears of a want. Lyly.Want, n. p. 1490The state of not having; a being without any thing; destitution; absence or scarcity of what is needed or desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or knowledge for any purpose; want of food and…Want, v. t. p. 1490To be without; to be destitute of; not to have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to want learning; to want food and clothing;—used impersonally; as, it wants ten minutes of four. Nor…Want, v. i. p. 1490To be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to be sufficient; to fall short. As in bodies, thus in souls, we find What wants in blood and spirits, swelled with wind. Pope. No time shall find me wanting…Wa’n’t p. 1490A vulgar contraction of was not, used in ‘colloquial language.Want'age, n. p. 1490That which is wanting; deficiency.Want'ing, p. a. p. 1490Absent; deficient; as, one of the twelve is wanting; we have the means, but the application is wanting. 2. Slack; deficient; as, I shall not be wanting in exertion.Wan'ton, a. p. 1490Moving or flying loosely; playing in the wind; hence, wandering or roving in gayety or sport; sportive; frolicsome. “Note a wild and wanton herd.” Shak. She, as a wail, down to the slender waist, Her…Wan'ton, n. p. 1490A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler;—used rarely as a term of endearment. [Rare.] I am afraid you make a wanton of me. Shak. Peace, my wantons; he will do More than you can aim unto. B. Jonson. 2.…Wan'ton, v. i. p. 1490To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic. Nature here Wantoned as in her prime. Milton. How merrily we would sally forth into the fields, and strip…Wan'ton, v. t. p. 1490To cause to become wanton. [Obs.]Wan'ton-ize, v. i. p. 1490To behave wantonly. [Obs.]Wan'ton-ly, adv. p. 1490In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint; loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; lasciviously. 2. Unintentionally; accidentally. [Obs.] Dee.Wan'ton-ness, n. p. 1490The quality of being wanton; sportiveness; gayety; frolicsomeness; waggery. As sad as night Only for wantonness. Shak. 2. Licentiousness; negligence of restraint. The tumults threatened to abuse all…Wan'-trüst, n. p. 1490Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence. [Obs.] Chaucer.Want'-wit, n. p. 1490One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool. [Obs.] Shak.Want'y, n. p. 1490A leather tie or rope; a short wagon-rope; a surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. Tusser.Wāw'y, a. p. 1491Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout;—said especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering or uneven, from being cut too near the outside of the log. 2. Spoiled by…