Webster's Dictionary 1913

1054

Weever

Wee″ver (?), n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. Viper.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus...

1055

Weevil

Wee″vil (?), n. [OE. wivel, wevil, AS. wifel, wibil; akin to OD. wevel, OHG. wibil, wibel, G. wiebel, wibel, and probably to Lith. vabalas beetle, and E. weave. See Weave.] (Zoö...

1056

Weeviled

Wee″viled (?), a. Infested by weevils; as, weeviled grain. [Written also weevilled.]

1057

Weevily

Wee″vil‐y (?), a. Having weevils; weeviled. [Written also weevilly.]

1058

Weezel

Wee″zel (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Weasel.

1059

Weft

Weft (?), obs.imp. & p. p. of Wave.

1060

Weft (2)

Weft, n. [Cf. Waif.] A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. “A forlorn weft.” Spenser.

1061

Weft (3)

Weft, n. [AS. weft, wefta, fr. wefan, to weave. See Weave.]1. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in we...

1062

Weftage

Weft″age (?), n. Texture. Grew.

1063

Wegotism

We″go‐tism (?), n. [From we, in imitation of egotism.] Excessive use of the pronoun we; — called also weism.

1064

Wehrgeld

{ Wehr″geld′ (?), Wehr″gelt′ (?), } n.(O. Eng. Law) See Weregild.

1065

Wehrwolf

Wehr″wolf′ (?), n. See Werewolf.

1066

Weigela

{ Wei″gel‐a (?), Wei‐ge″li‐a (?), } n. [NL. So named after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.] (Bot.) A hardy garden shrub (Diervilla Japonica) belonging to the Honeysuckle fami...

1067

Weigh

Weigh (wā), n.(Naut.) A corruption of Way, used only in the phrase under weigh.An expedition was got under weigh from New York. Thackeray.The Athenians... hurried on board and w...

1068

Weigh (2)

Weigh, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Weighed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Weighing.] [OE. weien, weyen, weghen, AS. wegan to bear, move; akin to D. wegen to weigh, G. wägen, wiegen, to weigh, beweg...

1069

Weigh (3)

Weigh (?), v. i. 1. To have weight; to be heavy. “They only weigh the heavier.” Cowper.2. To be considered as important; to have weight in the intellectual balance.Your vows to ...

1070

Weigh (4)

Weigh, n. [See Wey.] A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of weight. See Wey.

1071

Weigh-house

Weigh″–house′ (?), n.; pl.Weigh-houses (�). A building at or within which goods, and the like, are weighed.

1072

Weighable

Weigh″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being weighed.

1073

Weighage

Weigh″age (?; 48), n. A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise. Bouvier.

1074

Weighbeam

Weigh″beam′ (?), n. A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise; — also called weighmaster's beam.

1075

Weighboard

Weigh″board′ (?), n.(Mining) Clay intersecting a vein. Weale.

1076

Weighbridge

Weigh″bridge′ (?), n. A weighing machine on which loaded carts may be weighed; platform scales.

1077

Weigher

Weigh″er (?), n. One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to weigh commodities.

1078

Weighing

Weigh″ing, a. & n. from Weigh, v.Weighing cage, a cage in which small living animals may be conveniently weighed. — Weighing house. See Weigh-house. — Weighing machine, any larg...

1079

Weighlock

Weigh″lock′ (?), n. A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their tonnage is settled.

1080

Weighmaster

Weigh″mas′ter (?), n. One whose business it is to weigh ore, hay, merchandise, etc.; one licensed as a public weigher.