Wainscoting
Wain″scot‐ing, n. 1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in panel.2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as a whole; panelwork.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Wainwright
Wain″wright′ (?), n. Same as Wagonwright.
Wair
Wair (?), n.(Carp.) A piece of plank two yard� long and a foot broad. Bailey.
Waist
Waist (?), n. [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS. weaxan to grow; cf. AS. wæstm growth. See Wax to grow.]1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the rib...
Waistband
Waist″band (?), n. 1. The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or the like.2. A sash worn by women around the...
Waistcloth
Waist″cloth (?), n. 1. A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension, such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the thighs.2. (Naut.) A covering of canvas o...
Waistcoat
Waist″coat (?), n. (a) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and covering the waist; a vest. (b) A garment occasion...
Waistcoateer
Waist′coat‐eer″ (?), n. One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered, or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman; strumpet.Do you think you are here, ...
Waistcoating
Waist″coat‐ing, n. A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.
Waister
Waist″er (?), n.(Naut.) A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man, stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. R. H. Dana, Jr.
Wait
Wait (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Waited; p. pr. & vb. n.Waiting.] [OE. waiten, OF. waitier, gaitier, to watch, attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG. wahta a guard, watc...
Wait (2)
Wait (?), v. t. 1. To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation of; to await; as, to wait orders.Awed with these words, in camps they still abide,And wait with longi...
Wait (3)
Wait, n. [OF. waite, guaite, gaite, F. guet watch, watching, guard, from OHG. wahta. See Wait, v. i.]1. The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.There is a wait of three hours at the...
Wait-a-bit
Wait″–a–bit′, n. Any of several plants bearing thorns or stiff hooked appendages, which catch and tear the clothing, as: (a) The greenbrier. (b) Any of various species of hawtho...
Wait-a-while
Wait″–a–while′, n. (a) One of the Australian wattle trees (Acacia colletioides), so called from the impenetrability of the thicket which it makes. (b) = Wait-a-bit.
Waiter
Wait″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,“Make room,” as if a duke were ...
Waiting
Wait″ing, a. & n. from Wait, v.In waiting, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. — Waiting gentlewoman, a woman who waits upon a person of rank. — Waiting maid, Waiting woman, a ...
Waitingly
Wait″ing‐ly, adv. By waiting.
Waitress
Wait″ress (?), n. A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting woman.
Waive
Waive (?), n. [See Waive, v. t.] 1. A waif; a castaway. Donne.2. (O. Eng. Law) A woman put out of the protection of the law. See Waive, v. t., 3 (b), and the Note.
Waive (2)
Waive, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Waived (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Waiving.] [OE. waiven, weiven, to set aside, remove, OF. weyver, quesver, to waive, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. veifa to wav...
Waive (3)
Waive, v. i. To turn aside; to recede.To waive from the word of Solomon. Chaucer.
Waiver
Waiv″er (?), n.(Law) The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim, or privilege.
Waivure
Waiv″ure (?), n. See Waiver.
Waiwode
Wai″wode (?), n. See Waywode.
Wake
Wake (?), n. [Originally, an open space of water s�rrounded by ice, and then, the passage cut through ice for a vessel, probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. vök a hole, opening ...
Wake (2)
Wake, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Waked (?) or Woke (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Waking.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka, OS. wak�n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh�n, Icel. vaka, Sw. va...