Webster's Dictionary 1913

1837

Wielder

Wield″er (?), n. One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller.A wielder of the great arm of the war. Milton.

1838

Wielding

Wield″ing, n. Power; authority; rule.To have them in your might and in your wielding. Chaucer.

1839

Wieldless

Wield″less, a. Not to be wielded; unmanageable; unwieldy. “Wieldless might.” Spenser.

1840

Wieldsome

Wield″some (?), a. Admitting of being easily wielded or managed. Golding.

1841

Wieldy

Wield″y (?), a. Capable of being wielded; manageable; wieldable; — opposed to unwieldy. Johnson.

1842

Wiener Schnitzel

‖Wie″ner Schnit″zel (?). A veal cutlet variously seasoned garnished, often with lemon, sardines, and capers.

1843

Wier

Wier (?), n. Same as Weir.

1844

Wierangle

Wier′an″gle (?), n.(Zoöl.) Same as Wariangle.

1845

Wiery

Wier″y (?), a. [Cf. Wearish.] Wet; moist; marshy.

1846

Wiery (2)

Wi″er‐y (?), a. [From Wire; cf. Fiery.] Wiry. “Wiery gold.” Peacham.

1847

Wife

Wife (?), n.; pl.Wives (#). [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries. & OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. wīb, Icel. vīf, Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated, inspired, v...

1848

Wifehood

Wife″hood (?), n. [AS. wifhād.]1. Womanhood. Chaucer.2. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.

1849

Wifeless

Wife″less, a. Without a wife; unmarried. Chaucer.

1850

Wifelike

Wife″like′ (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman. “ Wifelike government.” Shak.

1851

Wifely

Wife″ly, a. [AS. wīflic.] Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. “Wifely patience.” Chaucer.With all the tenderness of wifely love. Dryden.

1852

Wig

Wig (?), n. [Abbreviation from periwig.]1. A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the natural growth, or i...

1853

Wig (2)

Wig (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wigged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wigging (?).] To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.

1854

Wigan

Wig″an (?), n. A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of women's dresses, etc.; — so called from Wigan, the...

1855

Wigeon

Wi″geon (?), n.(Zoöl.) A widgeon.

1856

Wigg

{ Wigg (?), Wig }, n. [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G. weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See Wedge.] A kind of raised seedcake. “Wiggs and ale.” Pepys.

1857

Wigged

Wigged (?), a. Having the head covered with a wig; wearing a wig.

1858

Wiggery

Wig″ger‐y (?), n. 1. A wig or wigs; false hair. A. Trollope.2. Any cover or screen, as red-tapism.Fire peels the wiggeries away from them Carlyle.

1859

Wiggle

Wig″gle (?), v. t. & i. [Cf. Wag, v. t., Waggle.] To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to wag; to squi...

1860

Wiggle (2)

Wig″gle, n. Act of wiggling; a wriggle.

1861

Wiggler

Wig″gler (?), n.(Zoöl.) The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; — called also wiggletail.

1862

Wigher

Wig″her (?), v. i. [Cf. G. wiehern, E. whine.] To neigh; to whinny. Beau. & Fl.

1863

Wight

Wight (?), n. Weight.