WOODEN
WOODEN, adjective [from wood.]1. Made of wood; consisting of wood; as a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden horse.2. Clumsy; awkward.When a bold man is put out of countenance, he...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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WOODING
WOODING, participle present tense Getting or supplying with wood.
WOODLESS
WOODLESS, adjective Destitute of wood.
WOODMAN
WOODMAN, noun [wood and man.]1. A forest officer, appointed to take care of the kings wood.2. A sportsman; a hunter.
WOODNESS
WOODNESS, noun Anger; madness; rage.
WOODPECKER
WOODPECKER, noun [wood and peck.] A bird of the genus Picus, that pecks holes in trees, or that picks insects form the bark.
WOODREVE
WOODREVE, noun [wood and reve.] In England, the steward or overseer of a wood.
WOODWAXEN
WOODWAXEN, noun A plant of the genus Genista; dyers broom.
WOODY
WOODY, adjective [from wood.]1. Abounding with wood; as woody land; a woody region.--Secret shades of woody Idas inmost grove.2. Consisting of wood; ligneous; as the woody parts...
WOOER
WOOER, noun [from woo.] One who courts, or solicits in love.
WOOF
WOOF, noun [Gr.]1. The threads that cross the warp in weaving; the weft.2. Texture; cloth; as a pall of softest woof
WOOING
WOOING, participle present tense [from woo.] Courting; soliciting in love.
WOOINGLY
WOOINGLY, adverb Enticingly; with persuasiveness; so as to invite to stay.
WOOL
WOOL, noun [G., Gr., soft; down; Latin, to pull off.]1. That species of hair which grows on sheep and some other animals, which in fineness sometimes approaches to fur. The word...
WOOL-BALL
WOOL-BALL, noun A ball or mass of wool found in the stomach of sheep.
WOOL-COMBER
WOOL-COMBER, noun One whose occupation is to comb wool.
WOOL-DRIVER
WOOL-DRIVER, noun [wool and driver.] One who buys wool and carries it to market.
WOOL-STAPLE
WOOL-STAPLE, noun [wool and staple.] A city or town where wool used to be brought to the kings staple for sale.
WOOL-STAPLER
WOOL-STAPLER, noun One who deals in wool.
WOOL-TRADE
WOOL-TRADE, noun [wool and trade.] The trade in wool.
WOOL-WINDER
WOOL-WINDER, noun [wool and wind.] A person employed to wind or make up wool into bundles to be packed for sale.
WOOLD
WOOLD, verb transitive [G.] To wind, particularly to wind a rope round a mast or yard, when made of two or more pieces, at the place where they are fished, for confining and sup...
WOOLDED
WOOLDED, participle passive Bound fast with ropes; wound round.
WOOLDER
WOOLDER, noun A stick used in woolding.
WOOLDING
WOOLDING, participle present tense Binding fast with ropes; winding round.WOOLDING, noun1. The act of winding, as a rope round a mast.2. The rope used for binding masts and spars.
WOOLEN
WOOLEN, adjective1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as woolen cloth.2. Pertaining to wool; as woolen manufactures.WOOLEN, noun Cloth made of wool.
WOOLEN-DRAPER
WOOLEN-DRAPER, noun One who deals in woolen goods.