Webster's Dictionary 1828

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WEATHER-DRIVEN

WEATHER-DRIVEN, adjective [weather and driven.] Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.

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WEATHER-FEND

WEATHER-FEND, verb transitive [weather and fend.] To shelter.

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WEATHER-GAGE

WEATHER-GAGE, noun [weather and gage.] Something that shows the weather. A ship is said to have the weather-gage of another, when she is at the windward of her.

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WEATHER-GLASS

WEATHER-GLASS, noun [weather and glass.] An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere. This word includes the barometer, thermometer, hygrometer, manometer, and anemome...

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WEATHER-HELM

WEATHER-HELM, noun [weather and helm.] A ship is said to carry a weather-helm when she is inclined to come too near the wind.

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WEATHER-PROOF

WEATHER-PROOF, adjective [weather and proof.] Proof against rough weather.

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WEATHER-ROLL

WEATHER-ROLL, noun [weather and roll.] The roll of a ship to the windward; opposed to lee-lurch.

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WEATHER-SPY

WEATHER-SPY, noun [weather and spy.] A star-gazer; one that foretells the weather. [Little used.]

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WEATHER-TIDE

WEATHER-TIDE, noun [weather and tide.] The tide which sets against the lee side of a ship, impelling her to the windward.

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WEATHER-WISE

WEATHER-WISE, adjective [weather and wise.] Skillful in foreseeing the changes or state of the weather.

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WEATHER-WISER

WEATHER-WISER, noun Something that foreshows the weather. [Not used.]

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WEATHERED

WEATHERED, participle passive Passed to the windward; passed with difficulty.

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WEATHERING

WEATHERING, participle present tense Passing or sailing to the windward; passing with difficulty.

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WEATHERMOST

WEATHERMOST, adjective [weather and most.] Being farthest to the windward.

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WEAVE

WEAVE, verb transitivepreterit tense wove; participle passive woven, wove. The regular form, weaved, is rarely or never used. [G., Gr.]1. To unite threads of any kind in such a ...

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WEAVER

WEAVER, noun1. One who weaves; one whose occupation is to weave.2. The common name of the genus Ploceus, of several species, natives of Africa and the East Indies; so called bec...

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WEAVER-FISH

WEAVER-FISH, noun A kind of fish, [Latin] [See Weever.]

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WEAVING

WEAVING, participle present tense Forming cloth by intertexture of threads.WEAVING, noun1. The act or art of forming cloth in a loom, by the union or intertexture of threads.2. ...

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WEB

WEB, noun [See Weave.]1. Texture of threads; plexus; any thing woven. Penelope devised a web to deceive her wooers.2. Locally, a piece of linen cloth.3. A dusky film that forms ...

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WEB-FOOTED

WEB-FOOTED, adjective [web and foot.] Having webbed feet; palmiped. A goose, or duck, is a web-footed fowl.

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WEBBED

WEBBED, adjective [from web.] Having the toes united by a membrane, or web; as the webbed feet of aquatic fowls.

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WED

WED, verb transitive [Latin, to give bail; a league; probably both are of one family.]1. To marry; to take for a husband or for wife.--Since the day I saw thee first, and wedded...

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WEDDED

WEDDED, participle passive Married; closely attached.

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WEDDING

WEDDING, participle present tense Marrying; uniting with in matrimony.WEDDING, noun Marriage; nuptials; nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities.Let her beauty be her wedding dower.

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WEDDING-CLOTHES

WEDDING-CLOTHES, noun [wedding and clothes.] Garments for a bride or a bridegroom, to be worn at marriage.

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WEDDING-DAY

WEDDING-DAY, noun [wedding and day.] The day of marriage.

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WEDDING-FEAST

WEDDING-FEAST, noun [wedding and feast.] A feast or entertainment prepared for the guests at a wedding.