Wick (2)
Wick (?), n. [OE. wicke, weyke, weke, AS. weoca or wecca; cf. D. wiek a roll of lint, Prov. G. wicke, and wieche, OHG. wiohha, Sw. veke, Dan. væge; of uncertain origin.] A bundl...
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Wick (3)
Wick, v. i.(Curling) To strike a stone in an oblique direction. Jamieson.
Wicke
Wick″e (?), a. Wicked. Piers Plowman. “With full wikke intent.” Chaucer.
Wicked
Wicked (?), a. Having a wick; — used chiefly in composition; as, a two-wicked lamp.
Wicked (2)
Wick″ed (?), a. [OE. wicked, fr. wicke wicked; probably originally the same word as wicche wizard, witch. See Witch.]1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality; c...
Wickedly
Wick″ed‐ly, adv. In a wicked manner; in a manner, or with motives and designs, contrary to the divine law or the law of morality; viciously; corruptly; immorally.I have sinned, ...
Wickedness
Wick″ed‐ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity; sinfulne...
Wicken tree
Wick″en tree′ (?). Same as Quicken tree.
Wicker
Wick″er (?), n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to AS. wīcan to give way. Cf. Weak.]1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork and the like; a withe.2....
Wicker (2)
Wick″er (?), a. Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.Each one a little wicker basket had,Made of fine twigs, entrailéd curiously. Spenser.
Wickered
Wick″ered (?), a. Made of, secured by, or covered with, wickers or wickerwork.Ships of light timber, wickered with osier between, and covered over with leather. Milton.
Wickerwork
Wick″er‐work′ (?), n. A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a texture.
Wicket
Wick″et (?), n. [OE. wiket, OF. wiket, guichet, F. quichet; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v�k a small creek, inlet, bay, vik a corner.]1. A small gate or door, especially...
Wicking
Wick″ing, n. the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided or twisted cord or tape of cotton.
Wickiup Wickyup
{ Wick″i‐up Wick″y‐up } (?), n. Vars of Wikiup.
Wiclifite
{ Wic″lif‐ite, Wick″liff‐ite } (?), n. See Wyclifite.
Wicopy
Wic″o‐py (?), n.(Bot.) See Leatherwood.
Widal's
{ Wi‐dal's″, orWi‐dal″, testorreaction } (?). [After Fernand Widal (b. 1862), French physician.] (Med.) A test for typhoid fever based on the fact that blood serum of one affect...
Widdy
Wid″dy (?), n. [Cf. Withy.] A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of birch.
Wide
Wide (wīd), a. [Compar.Wider (–ẽr); superl.Widest.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. wīd; akin to OFries. & OS. wīd, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. wīt, Icel. vīðr, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain orig...
Wide (2)
Wide, adv. [As. wīde.] 1. To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent; as, his fame was spread wide.went wyde in this world, wonders to hear. Piers Plowman.2. So a...
Wide (3)
Wide, n. 1. That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. “The waste wide of that abyss.” Tennyson.2. That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.
Wide (4)
Wide (?), a.(Stock Exchanges) Having or showing a wide difference between the highest and lowest price, amount of supply, etc.; as, a wide opening; wide prices, where the prices...
Wide-angle
Wide″–an′gle, a.(Photog. & Optics) Having or covering an angle wider than the ordinary; — applied to certain lenses of relatively short focus. Lenses for ordinary purposes have ...
Wide-awake
Wide′–a‐wake″ (?), a. Fully awake; not ��rowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert. Dickens.
Wide-awake (2)
Wide′–a‐wake″, n. A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.
Widegap
Wide″gap′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The angler; — called also widegab, and widegut.