Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Wawl

Wawl (?), v. i. See Waul. Shak.

812

Wax

Wax (?), v. i. [imp.Waxed (?); p. p.Waxed, and Obs. or PoeticWaxen (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Waxing.] [AS. weaxan; akin to OFries. waxa, D. wassen, OS. & OHG. wahsan, G. wachsen, Icel...

813

Wax (2)

Wax, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs, OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ. vosk'.]1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and em...

814

Wax (3)

Wax (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Waxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Waxing.] To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.Waxed cloth, cloth covered with a coat...

815

Waxberry

Wax″ber′ry (?), n.(Bot.) The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See Bayberry, and Candleberry tree.

816

Waxbill

Wax″bill′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to Estrelda and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and Australia. The bill is large, conica...

817

Waxbird

Wax″bird′ (?), (Zoöl.) The waxwing.

818

Waxen

Wax″en (?), a. 1. Made of wax. “The female bee, that... builds her waxen cells.” Milton.2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yiel...

819

Waxiness

Wax″i‐ness (?), n. Quality or state of being waxy.

820

Waxwing

Wax″wing′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments rese...

821

Waxwork

Wax″work′ (?), n. 1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.2. (Bot.) An American climbing shrub (Celastrus scand...

822

Waxworker

Wax″work′er (?), n. 1. One who works in wax; one who makes waxwork.2. A bee that makes or produces wax.

823

Waxworks

Wax″works′ (?), n. pl. An exhibition of wax figures, or the place of exhibition.

824

Waxy

Wax″y (?), a. Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid; adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. “Waxy to persuasion.” Bp. Hall.Waxy degeneration(Med.),...

825

Way

Way (?), adv. [Aphetic form of away.] Away. Chaucer.To do way, to take away; to remove. “Do way your hands.” Chaucer. — To make way with, to make away with. See under Away.

826

Way (2)

Way, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., & G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. väg, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. √136. Cf...

827

Way (3)

Way (?), v. t. To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path. “In land not wayed.” Wyclif.

828

Way (4)

Way, v. i. To move; to progress; to go.On a time as they together wayed. Spenser.

829

Way shaft

Way″ shaft′ (?). 1. (Mach.) A rock shaft.2. (Mining) An interior shaft, usually one connecting two levels. Raymond.

830

Way-going

Way″–go′ing (?), a. Going away; departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away.Way-going crop(Law of Leases), a crop of grain to which tenants for years are sometimes entitled...

831

Way-goose

Way″–goose′ (?), n. See Wayz-goose, n., 2.

832

Way-wise

Way″–wise′ (?), a. Skillful in finding the way; well acquainted with the way or route; wise from having traveled.

833

Waybill

Way″bill′ (?), n. A list of passengers in a public vehicle, or of the baggage or gods transported by a common carrier on a land route. When the goods are transported by water, t...

834

Waybread

Way″bread′ (?), n. [AS. wegbr�de. See Way, and Broad.] (Bot.) The common dooryard plantain (Plantago major).

835

Waybung

Way″bung′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus) noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a white ...

836

Wayed

Wayed (?), a. Used to the way; broken.A horse that is not well wayed; he starts at every bird that flies out the hedge. Selden.

837

Wayfare

Way″fare′ (?), v. i. [Way + fare to go.] To journey; to travel; to go to and fro.A certain Laconian, as he wayfared, came unto a place where there dwelt an old friend of his. Ho...