Webster's Dictionary 1913

919

Wearing

Wear″ing (?), n. 1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing wears; use; conduct; consumption.Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his wearing. Latimer.2. That...

920

Wearing (2)

Wear″ing (?), a. Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.

921

Wearish

Wear″ish (?), a. [Etymol. uncertain, but perhaps akin to weary.]1. Weak; withered; shrunk. “A wearish hand.” Ford.A little, wearish old man, very melancholy by nature. Burton.2....

922

Wearisome

Wea″ri‐some (?), a. Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a wearisome march; a wearisome day's work; a wearisome book.These high wild hills and rough uneven waysDr...

923

Weary

Wea″ry (?), a. [Compar.Wearier (?); superl.Weariest.] [OE. weri, AS. w�rig; akin to OS. w�rig, OHG. wu�rag; of uncertain origin; cf. AS. w�rian to ramble.]1. Having the strength...

924

Weary (2)

Wea″ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Wearied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Wearying.]1. To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with...

925

Weary (3)

Wea″ry, v. i. To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary of an undertaking.

926

Weasand

Wea″sand (?), n. [OE. wesand, AS. wāsend; akin to OFries. wāsende, wāsande; cf. OHG. weisunt.] The windpipe; — called also, formerly, wesil. [Formerly, written also, wesand, and...

927

Weasel

Wea″sel (?), n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyivīsla, Dan. väsel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. �, �, cat, weasel.] (Zoö...

928

Weasel-faced

Wea″sel–faced′ (?), a. Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.

929

Weaser

Wea″ser (?), n.(Zoöl.) The American merganser; — called also weaser sheldrake.

930

Weasiness

Wea″si‐ness (?), n. Quality or state of being weasy; full feeding; sensual indulgence. Joye.

931

Weasy

Wea″sy (?), a. [Cf. Weasand.] Given to sensual indulgence; gluttonous. Joye.

932

Weather

Weath″er (?), n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries. weder, D. weder, weêr, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. veðr, Dan. veir, Sw. väder wind, air, weather, and perhaps...

933

Weather (2)

Weath″er (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Weathered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Weathering.]1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air.soaring through his wide empire of the a...

934

Weather (3)

Weath″er, v. i. To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffe...

935

Weather (4)

Weath″er, a.(Naut.) Being toward the wind, or windward — opposed to lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts, weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.Wea...

936

Weather map

Weath″er map. A map or chart showing the principal meteorological elements at a given hour and over an extended region. Such maps usually show the height of the barometer, the t...

937

Weather signal

Weather signal. Any signal giving information about the weather. The system used by the United States Weather Bureau includes temperature, cold or hot wave, rain or snow, wind d...

938

Weather station

Weather station. (Meteor.) A station for taking meteorological observations, making weather forecasts, or disseminating such information. Such stations are of the first order wh...

939

Weather-beaten

Weath″er–beat′en (?), a. Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the weather, especially to severe weather. Shak.

940

Weather-bit

Weath″er–bit′ (?), n.(Naut.) A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits.

941

Weather-bitten

Weath″er–bit′ten (?), a. Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather. Coleridge.

942

Weather-board

Weath″er–board′, v. t.(Arch.) To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc. Gwilt.

943

Weather-bound

Weath″er–bound′ (?), a. Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.

944

Weather-driven

Weath″er–driv′en (?), a. Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather. Carew.

945

Weather-fend

Weath″er–fend′ (?), v. t. To defend from the weather; to shelter. Shak.barked the white spruce to weather-fend the roof. Emerson.