Webster's Dictionary 1913

2620

Wrangle (3)

Wran″gle (?), n. An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an altercation.Syn. — Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest; controversy. See Altercation.

2621

Wrangler

Wran″gler (?), n. 1. An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or peevishness. “Noisy and contentious wranglers.” I. Watts.2. One of those who stand in the first rank of ho...

2622

Wranglership

Wran″gler‐ship, n. The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University of Cambridge, England.

2623

Wranglesome

Wran″gle‐some (?), a. Contentious; quarrelsome. Halliwell.

2624

Wrannock

{ Wran″nock (?), Wran″ny (?), } n.(Zoöl.) The common wren.

2625

Wrap

Wrap (?), v. t. [A corrupt spelling of rap.] To snatch up; transport; — chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.Lo! where the stripling, wrapt in wonder, roves. Beattie.

2626

Wrap (2)

Wrap, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wrapped (?) or Wrapt; p. pr. & vb. n.Wrapping.] [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp. √144. Cf. Warp.]1. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds...

2627

Wrap (3)

Wrap, n. A wrapper; — often used in the plural for blankets, furs, shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.

2628

Wrappage

Wrap″page (?; 48), n. 1. The act of wrapping.2. That which wraps; envelope; covering.

2629

Wrapper

Wrap″per (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, wraps.2. That in which anything is wrapped, or inclosed; envelope; covering.3. Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article of dre...

2630

Wraprascal

Wrap″ras′cal (?), n. A kind of coarse upper coat, or overcoat, formerly worn.

2631

Wrasse

Wrasse (?), n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the genus Labrus, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on...

2632

Wrastle

Wras″tle (?), v. i. [OE. wrastlen. See Wrestle.] To wrestle.Who wrastleth best naked, with oil enoint. Chaucer.

2633

Wrath

Wrath (?; 277), n. [OE. wrathe, wraþþe, wrethe, wræððe, AS. wrǣððo, fr. wrāð wroth; akin to Icel. reiði wrath. See Wroth, a.]1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation...

2634

Wrath (2)

Wrath, a. See Wroth.

2635

Wrath (3)

Wrath, v. t. To anger; to enrage; — also used impersonally. “I will not wrathen him.” Chaucer.If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun. Piers Plowman.

2636

Wrathful

Wrath″ful (?), a. 1. Full of wrath; very angry; greatly incensed; ireful; passionate; as, a wrathful man.2. Springing from, or expressing, wrath; as, a wrathful countenance. “Wr...

2637

Wrathily

Wrath″i‐ly (?), adv. In a wrathy manner; very angrily; wrathfully.

2638

Wrathless

Wrath″less, a. Free from anger or wrath. Waller.

2639

Wrathy

Wrath″y (?), a. Very angry.

2640

Wraw

Wraw (?), a. [Cf. dial. Sw. vrå willful, disobedient.] Angry; vexed; wrathful.With this speech the cock wex wroth and wraw. Chaucer.

2641

Wrawful

Wraw″ful (?), a. Ill-tempered. Chaucer.

2642

Wrawl

Wrawl (?), v. i. [Cf. Dan. vraale, Sw. vråla to brawl, to roar, Dan. vraal a bawling, roaring, vræle to cry, weep, whine.] To cry, as a cat; to waul. Spenser.

2643

Wrawness

Wraw″ness (?), n. Peevishness; ill temper; anger. Chaucer.

2644

Wray

Wray (?), v. t. [AS. wr�gan to accuse. See Bewray.] To reveal; to disclose.To no wight thou shalt this counsel wray. Chaucer.

2645

Wreak

Wreak (?), v. i. To reck; to care. Shak.

2646

Wreak (2)

Wreak (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wreaked (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wreaking.] [OE. wrek�� to revenge, punish, drive out, AS. wrecan; akin to OFries. wreka, OS. wrekan to punish, D. wreke...