Webster's Dictionary 1913

2404

Woodmonger

Wood″mon′ger (?), n. A wood seller.

2405

Woodness

Wood″ness, n. [From Wood mad.] Anger; madness; insanity; rage. Spenser.Woodness laughing in his rage. Chaucer.

2406

Woodnewer

Wood″new′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) A woodpecker.

2407

Woodpeck

Wood″peck′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A woodpecker.

2408

Woodpecker

Wood″peck′er (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidæ.☞ These birds have the tail feathers p...

2409

Woodrock

Wood″rock′ (?), n.(Min.) A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.

2410

Woodruff

{ Wood″ruff′ (?), Wood″roof′ (?), } n. [AS. wudurofe. See Wood, n., and cf. Ruff a plaited collar.] (Bot.) A little European herb (Asperula odorata) having a pleasant taste. It ...

2411

Woodsman

Woods″man (?), n.; pl.Woodsmen (�). A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.

2412

Woodstone

Wood″stone′ (?), n.(Min.) A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in appearance.

2413

Woodsy

Woods″y (?), a. Of or pertaining to the woods or forest.It is woodsy, and savors of trees. J. Burroughs.

2414

Woodwall

Wood″wall′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The yaffle. [Written also woodwale, and woodwele.]

2415

Woodward

Wood″ward′ (?), n.(Eng. Forest Law) An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the woods.

2416

Woodwardia

Wood‐war″di‐a (?), n. [NL. After Thomas J. Woodward, an English botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of ferns, one species of which (Woodwardia radicans) is a showy plant in California, th...

2417

Woodwork

Wood″work′ (?), n. Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is wrought of wood.

2418

Woodworm

Wood″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Wood worm, under Wood.

2419

Woody

Wood″y (?), a. 1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. “The woody wilderness.” Bryant.Secret shadesOf woody Ida's inmost grove. Milton.2. Consisting of, or containing, ...

2420

Wooer

Woo″er (?), n. [AS. wōgere. See Woo, v. t.] One who wooes; one who courts or solicits in love; a suitor. “A thriving wooer.” Gibber.

2421

Woof

Woof (wo͞of), n. [OE. oof, AS. ōwef, ōweb, āweb; on, an, on + wef, web, fr. wefan to weave. The initial w is due to the influence of E. weave. See On, Weave, and cf. Abb.]1. The...

2422

Woofell

Woo″fell (?), n.(Zoöl.) The European blackbird. “The woofell near at hand that hath a golden bill.” Drayton.

2423

Woofy

Woof″y (?), a. Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud. J. Baillie.

2424

Woohoo

Woo′hoo″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The sailfish.

2425

Wooingly

Woo″ing‐ly (?), adv. In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness. Shak.

2426

Wook

Wook″ (wōk), obs.imp. of Wake. Woke. Chaucer.

2427

Wool

Wool (wo͝ol), n. [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld, Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr. ūrṇā wool, ...

2428

Wool-dyed

Wool″–dyed′ (?), a. Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from piece-dyed; ingrain.

2429

Wool-hall

Wool″–hall′ (?), n. A trade market in the woolen districts.

2430

Woold

Woold (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Woolded; p. pr. & vb. n.Woolding.] [D. woelen, bewoelen; akin to G. wuhlen, bewuhlen. √146.] (Naut.) To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope r...