Webster's Dictionary 1913

1189

Weltschmertz

‖Welt″schmertz′ (?), n. [G., fr. welt world + schmertz pain. See World; Smart, v. i.] Sorrow or sadness over the present or future evils or woes of the world in general; sentime...

1190

Welwitschia

‖Wel‐witsch″i‐a (?), n. [NL. So named after the discoverer, Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch.] (Bot.) An African plant (Welwitschia mirabilis) belonging to the order Gnetaceæ. It consist...

1191

Wem

Wem (?), n. [Cf. Womb.] The abdomen; the uterus; the womb.

1192

Wem (2)

Wem, n. [AS. wam, wamm.] Spot; blemish; harm; hurt. Wyclif.Withouten wem of you, through foul and fair. Chaucer.

1193

Wem (3)

Wem, v. t. [AS. wemman.] To stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt.

1194

Wem (4)

Wem (?), n. [AS. wenn; akin to D. wen, LG. wenne.] (Med.) An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a sebaceous cyst.

1195

Wemless

Wem″less, a. Having no wem, or blemish; spotless. “Virgin wemless.” Chaucer.

1196

Wên-li

‖Wên″–li′ (?), n. [Chin. wên li.] The higher literary idiom of Chinese, that of the canonical books and of all composition pretending to literary standing. It employs a classica...

1197

Wench

Wench (?), n. [OE. wenche, for older wenchel a child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS. wencle a maid, a daughter, wencel a pupil, orphan, wincel, winclu, children, offspring...

1198

Wench (2)

Wench (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Wenched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wenching.] To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.

1199

Wencher

Wench″er (?), n. One who wenches; a lewd man.

1200

Wenchless

Wench″less, a. Being without a wench. Shak.

1201

Wend

Wend (?), obs.p. p. of Wene. Chaucer.

1202

Wend (2)

Wend, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Wended, Obs. Went; p. pr. & vb. n.Wending.] [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden to turn, ...

1203

Wend (3)

Wend, v. t. To direct; to betake;- used chiefly in the phrase to wend one's way. Also used reflexively. “Great voyages to wend.” Surrey.

1204

Wend (4)

Wend, n.(O. Eng. Law) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit. Burrill.

1205

Wende

Wende (?), obs.imp. of Wene. Chaucer.

1206

Wendic

{ Wend″ic (?), Wend″ish (?), } a. Of or pertaining the Wends, or their language.

1207

Wendic (2)

Wend″ic (?), n. The language of the Wends.

1208

Wends

Wends (?), n. pl.; sing. Wend. (Ethnol.) A Slavic tribe which once occupied the northern and eastern parts of Germany, of which a small remnant exists.

1209

Wene

Wene (?), v. i. To ween. Chaucer.

1210

Wenlock group

Wen″lock group′ (?), (Geol.) The middle subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great Britain; — so named from the typical locality in Shropshire.

1211

Wennel

Wen″nel (?), n. See Weanel. Tusser.

1212

Wennish

{ Wen″nish (?), Wen″ny (?) }, a. [From Wen.] Having the nature of a wen; resembling a wen; as, a wennish excrescence.

1213

Wenona

We‐no″na (?), n.(Zoöl.) A sand snake (Charina plumbea) of Western North America, of the family Erycidæ.

1214

Went

Went (?), imp. & p. p. of Wend; — now obsolete except as the imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological connection. See Go.To the church both be they went. Chaucer.

1215

Went (2)

Went, n. Course; way; path; journey; direction. “At a turning of a wente.” Chaucer.But here my weary team, nigh overspent,Shall breathe itself awhile after so long a went. Spens...