Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Warre

Warre (?), a. [OE. werre; of Scand. origin. See Worse.] Worse.They say the world is much warre than it wont. Spenser.

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Warren

War″ren (?), n. [Of. waresne, warenne, garene, F. garenne, from OF. warer, garer, to beware, to take care; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. war�n (in comp.), OS. war�n to take care,...

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Warrener

War″ren‐er (?), n. The keeper of a warren.

409

Warriangle

War′ri‐an″gle (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Wariangle.

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Warrie

War″rie (?), v. t. See Warye.

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Warrin

War″rin (?), n.(Zoöl.) An Australian lorikeet (Trichoglossus multicolor) remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of its colors; — called also blue-bellied lorikeet, and blue-b...

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Warrior

War″rior (?; 277), n. [OE. werreour, OF. werreour, guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See War, and Warray.] A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life; a soldi...

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Warrioress

War″rior‐ess, n. A female warrior. Spenser.

414

Warry

War″ry (?), v. t. See Warye.

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Warsaw

War″saw (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The black grouper (Epinephelus nigritus) of the southern coasts of the United States. (b) The jewfish; — called also guasa.

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Wart

Wart (?), n. [OE. werte, AS. wearte; akin to D. wrat, G. warze, OHG. warza, Icel. varta, Sw. vårta, Dan. vorte; perh. orig., a growth, and akin to E. wort; or cf. L. verruca war...

417

Wart hog

Wart″ hog′ (?). (Zoöl.) Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs of the genus Phacochœrus. These animals have a pair of large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind...

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Warted

Wart″ed, a.(Bot.) Having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a warted capsule.

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Wartless

Wart″less, a. Having no wart.

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Wartweed

Wart″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) Same as Wartwort.

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Wartwort

Wart″wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A name given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsa...

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Warty

Wart″y (?), a. 1. Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a warty leaf.2. Of the nature of warts; as, a warty excrescence.Warty egg(Zoöl.), a marine univalve shell...

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Warty-back

Wart″y–back′, n. An American fresh-water mussel (Quadrula pustulosa). Its shell is used in making buttons.

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Warwickite

War″wick‐ite (?), n.(Min.) A dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic crystals imbedded in limestone near Warwick, New York. It consists of the borate and titanate of...

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Warworn

War″worn′ (?), a. Worn with military service; as, a warworn soldier; a warworn coat. Shak.

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Wary

Wa″ry (?), a. [Compar.Warier (?); superl.Wariest.] [OE. war, AS. wær; akin to Icel. v�rr, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth. wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. � to see....

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Warye

War″ye (?), v. t. [AS. wergian, wyrgean. Cf. Worry.] To curse; to curse; to execrate; to condemn; also, to vex. “Whom I thus blame and warye.” Chaucer.

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Was

Was (?). [AS. wæs, 2d pers. wǣre, 3d pers. wæs, pl. wǣron, with the inf. wesan to be; akin to D. wezen, imp. was, OHG. wesan, imp. was, G. wesen, n., a being, essence, war was, ...

429

Wase

Wase (?), n. [Cf. Sw. vase a sheaf.] A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure of burdens carried upon the head. Halliwell.

430

Wash

Wash (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Washed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Washing.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D. wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan. vaske, and perh...

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Wash (2)

Wash, v. i. 1. To perform the act of ablution.Wash in Jordan seven times. 2 Kings v. 10.2. To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to perform the business of cleans...

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Wash (3)

Wash, n. 1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes, washed at once.2. A piece of ground washed by the act...