Webster's Dictionary 1913

1027

Weekly (2)

Week″ly, n.; pl.Weeklies (�). A publication issued once in seven days, or appearing once a week.

1028

Weekly (3)

Week″ly, adv. Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service weekly.

1029

Weekwam

Week″wam (?), n. See Wigwam.

1030

Weel

Weel (?), a. & adv. Well.

1031

Weel (2)

Weel, n. [AS. wǣl. √147.] A whirlpool.

1032

Weel (3)

{ Weel (?), Weel″y (?), }[Prov. E. weel, weal, a wicker basket to catch eels; prob. akin to willow, and so called as made of willow twigs.] A kind of trap or snare for fish, mad...

1033

Ween

Ween (?), v. i. [OE. wenen, AS. w�nan, fr. w�n hope, expectation, opinion; akin to D. waan, OFries. w�n, OS. & OHG. wān, G. wahn delusion, Icel. vān hope, expectation, Goth. w�n...

1034

Weep

Weep (?), n.(Zoöl.) The lapwing; the wipe; — so called from its cry.

1035

Weep (2)

Weep, obs.imp. of Weep, for wept. Chaucer.

1036

Weep (3)

Weep, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Wept (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Weeping.] [OE. wepen, AS. w�pan, from w�p lamentation; akin to OFries. w�pa to lament, OS. w�p lamentation, OHG. wuof, Icel. �p...

1037

Weep (4)

Weep, v. t. 1. To lament; to bewail; to bemoan. “I weep bitterly the dead.” A. S. Hardy.We wandering goThrough dreary wastes, and weep each other's woe. Pope.2. To shed, or pour...

1038

Weeper

Weep″er (?), n. 1. One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.2. A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of mourning. Goldsmith.3. (Zoöl.) The capuchin. See Capuchin,...

1039

Weepful

Weep″ful (?), a. Full of weeping or lamentation; grieving. Wyclif.

1040

Weeping

Weep″ing, n. The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.

1041

Weeping (2)

Weep″ing, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. “Weeping eyes.” I. Watts.2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. “Weeping gro...

1042

Weeping tree

Weep″ing tree. (a) Any tree having pendulous branches. (b) A tree from which honeydew or other liquid secretions of insects drip in considerable quantities, esp. one infested by...

1043

Weeping-ripe

Weep″ing–ripe′ (?), a. Ripe for weeping; ready to weep. Shak.

1044

Weepingly

Weep″ing‐ly (?), adv. In a weeping manner.

1045

Weerish

Weer″ish (?), a. See Wearish.

1046

Weesel

Wee″sel (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Weasel.

1047

Weet

Weet (?), a. & n. Wet. Chaucer.

1048

Weet (2)

Weet, v. i. [imp.Wot (?).] [See Wit to know.] To know; to wit. Tyndale. Spenser.

1049

Weet-bird

Weet″–bird′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The wryneck; — so called from its cry.

1050

Weet-weet

Weet″–weet′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The common European sandpiper. (b) The chaffinch.

1051

Weetingly

Weet″ing‐ly, adv. Knowingly. Spenser.

1052

Weetless

Weet″less, a. Unknowing; also, unknown; unmeaning. Spenser.

1053

Weetweet

Weet″‐weet′ (?), n. A throwing toy, or implement, of the Australian aborigines, consisting of a cigar-shaped stick fastened at one end to a flexible twig. It weighs in all about...