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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. Yärk, v. t.p. 1532To yerk or jerk. See YERK. [Prov. Eng.]
  2. Yärn, n.p. 1532Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other materials, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for weaving. 2. (Rope-making.) One of the threads of which a rope is composed.…
  3. Yärn'en, a.p. 1532Made of yarn; consisting of yarn. “A pair of yarnen stocks.” [Obs.] Turberville.
  4. Yär'-nŭt, n.p. 1532See YER-NUT.
  5. Yärr, v. i.p. 1532To growl or snarl as a dog. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
  6. Yär'rish, a.p. 1532Having a rough, dry taste. [Prov. Eng.]
  7. Yär'rōw, n.p. 1532(Bot.) A composite plant (Achillea millefolium), having a strong odor and pungent taste. It is a native of Europe, where it is used as a vulnerary, and is common in the United States; the milfoil. It…
  8. Yăt’/a-ghăn, n.p. 1532A long Turkish dagger. See ATAGHAN.
  9. Yāte, n.p. 1532A gate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Spenser.
  10. Yaulp or Yaup, v. i.p. 1532To cry out like a child; to yelp. [Rare.] [Scot. and U. S.] [Written also yaup. ]
  11. Yaup'er, n.p. 1532One who, or that which, yaups.
  12. Yau'pon, n.p. 1532See YAPON.
  13. Yaw, v. i.p. 1532To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane-juice in the sugar-works. 2. [Prov. Ger. gagen, to rock, gageln, to totter, shake.] (Naut.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course, as a…
  14. Yaw, n.p. 1532(Naut.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; deviation from the right way in steering.
  15. Yawd, n.p. 1532A jade; an old horse or mare. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
  16. Yawl, n.p. 1532(Naut.) A small ship's-boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. [Written also yaul.]
  17. Yăwl, v. i.p. 1532To cry out like a dog; to yell. “There howling Scyllas yawling round about.”
  18. Yawn, v. i.p. 1533To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness, dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscillate. “The lazy, yawning drone.” Shak. And while above he spends his breath, The yawning audience nod…
  19. Yawn, n.p. 1533A deep and involuntary inspiration, with a pretty wide opening of the mouth, followed by a prolonged and more or less sonorous expiration; oscitation; a gaping. One person yawning in company will…
  20. Yawn'ing-ly, adv.p. 1533In a yawning manner.
  21. Yăwp, v. i.p. 1533To yawp or yelp. See YAUP.
  22. Yaws, n.p. 1533(Med.) A disease of the Antilles and of Africa, characterized by tumors, of a contagious character, which, in shape and appearance, resemble strawberries or raspberries. These tumors ulcerate and are…
  23. Y̆-cleped′, p. p.p. 1533Called; named;—obsolete, except in burlesque or humorous writings. But come, thou goddess fair and free, In heaven ycleped Euphrosyne. Milton.
  24. Yē, pron.p. 1533The nominative plural of the second person;—sometimes inaccurately used as the objective. “I will receive ye.” Milton. But ye are washed; but ye are sanctified. 1 Cor. vi. 11.
  25. Yea (yā or yĕ), adv.p. 1533Yes; ay. See YES. Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay. Matt. v. 37. Yea sometimes introduces a subject, with the sense of indeed, verily, truly, it is so. “Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not…
  26. Yēad, v. i.p. 1533To go; to march; to proceed. [Obs.] In other pace than forth he yode, Returned Lord Marmion. W. Scott. Years yead away and faces fair deflower. Drant.
  27. Yēan, v. t. & i.p. 1533To bring forth young, as a goat or sheep; to lamb. Shak.
  28. Yeān'ling, n.p. 1533The young of sheep; a lamb. Shak.
  29. Year, n.p. 1533The time of the apparent revolution of the sun through the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this…
  30. Yēar'-book, n.p. 1533A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as a reference book; as, the Congregational Year-book. 2. (Eng. Law.) A book containing…
  31. Yēared, a.p. 1533Containing years; having existed or continued many years; full of years; aged. [Obs.]
  32. Year'ling, n.p. 1533A young animal one year old, or in the second year of his age.
  33. Year'ling, a.p. 1533Being a year old. “A yearling bullock.” Pope.
  34. Year'ly, a.p. 1533Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a yearly rent or income. 2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant. 3. Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit or revolution of the earth.
  35. Year'ly, adv.p. 1533Annually; once a year; from year to year; as, blessings yearly bestowed. Yearly will I do this rite. Shak.
  36. Yĕarn, v. i.p. 1533To be strained; to be pained or distressed; to suffer. [Obs.] Falstaff, he is dead, And we must yearn therefore. Shak. 2. To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered uneasy with…
  37. Yĕarn, v. t.p. 1533To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.] She laments, sir, for it, that it would yearn your heart to see it. Shak. It yearns me not if men my garments wear. Shak.
  38. Yēarn'ful, a.p. 1533Mournful; distressing. [Obs.]
  39. Yēarn'ing-ly, adv.p. 1533With yearning.
  40. Yēarn'ings, n. pl.p. 1533The maws or stomachs of young calves, used as a rennet for curdling milk. [Scot.] Simmonds.
  41. Yēarth, n.p. 1533The earth. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  42. Yeast, n.p. 1533The foam or froth of beer or other liquor in fermentation; a preparation used for raising dough for bread or cakes, and making it light and puffy; barm; ferment. 2. Spume or foam of water. [Obs.]…
  43. Yeast'-i-ness, n.p. 1533The state of being yeasty or frothy.
  44. Yeast'y, a.p. 1533Frothy, foamy; spumy, like yeast.
  45. Yēde, v. i.p. 1533To go; to yead. [Obs.]
  46. Yeel, n.p. 1533The same as EEL, q. v. [Obs.] Holland.
  47. Yĕlk, n.p. 1533The yellow part of an egg; vitellus. ☞ This word is sometimes written yolk, but yelk is more accordant with the etymology.
  48. Yĕll, v. i.p. 1533To cry out with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror. “Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.” Spenser. Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round Environed thee; some…
  49. Yĕll, v. t.p. 1533To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.
  50. Yĕll, n.p. 1533A sharp, loud, hideous outcry. Their hideous yells Rend the dark welkin. Philips.
  51. Yĕl'lōw, a.p. 1533Being of a bright saffron-like color; of the color of gold or brass. A swarthy reaper from his tillage brought First fruits—the green ear and the yellow sheaf. Milton. Yellow-bird (Ornith.), a small…
  52. Yĕl'lōw, n.p. 1533A bright golden color, reflecting the most light of any, after white. It is one of the simple or primitive colors. “A long, motley coat guarded with yellow.” Shak. — Chrome yellow, the chromate of…
  53. Yĕl'lōw, v. t.p. 1533To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color.
  54. Yĕl'lōw, v. i.p. 1533To become yellow or yellower; to grow yellow.
  55. Yĕl'lōw-gōlds, n.p. 1533A certain flower. B. Jonson.
  56. Yĕl'lōw-ĭsh, a.p. 1533Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color.
  57. Yĕl'lōw-ish-ness, n.p. 1533The state or quality of being somewhat yellow.
  58. Yĕl'lōw-ness, n.p. 1533The quality of being yellow; as, the yellowness of an orange. 2. Jealousy. [Obs.] I will possess him with yellowness. Shak.
  59. Yĕl'lōw-rōot, n.p. 1533(Bot.) A plant of the genus Xanthorhiza (X. apiifolia), the roots of which are of a deep yellow color. London.
  60. Yĕl'lōws, n.p. 1533(Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of eyes; jaundice. “His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows.” Shak. 2. A disease of peach-trees in the…