Welldrain
Well″drain′ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Welldrained (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Well-draining.] To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive the water, and from which it is ...
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Wellfare
Well″fare′ (?), n. See Welfare.
Wellhead
Well″head′ (?), n. A source, spring, or fountain.At the wellhead the purest streams arise. Spenser.Our public-school and university life is a great wellhead of new and irrespons...
Wellhole
Well″hole′ (?), n.1. (Arch.) (a) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase. (b) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a staircase.2. A cavity which rec...
Wellington boot
Wel″ling‐ton boot. [After the Duke of Wellington.] A riding boot for men, the front of which came above the knee; also, a similar shorter boot worn under the trousers.
Wellingtonia
Wel′ling‐to″ni‐a (?), n. [NL. So named after the Duke of Wellington.] (Bot.) A name given to the “big trees” (Sequoia gigantea) of California, and still used in England. See Seq...
Wellingtons
Wel″ling‐tons (?), n. pl. [After the Duke of Wellington.] A kind of long boots for men.
Wellspring
Well″spring′ (?), n. A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. Prov....
Wellwisher
Well″wish′er (?), n. One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined.
Wels
Wels (?), n.(Zoöl.) The sheatfish; — called also waller.
Welsbach
Wels″bach (?), a. Of or pertaining to Auer von Welsbach or the incandescent gas burner invented by him. — Welsbach burner, a burner in which the combustion of a mixture of air a...
Welsh
Welsh (?), a. [AS. wælisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger, foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael; akin to OHG. walh, whence G. wälsch or welsch, Celtic, Welsh,...
Welsh (2)
Welsh, n.1. The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.2. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Wales.☞ The Welsh call themselves Cymry, in the plural, and a Welshman Cymro, and ...
Welsh (3)
Welsh (?), v. t. & i. (a) To cheat by avoiding payment of bets; — said esp. of an absconding bookmaker at a race track. (b) To avoid dishonorably the fulfillment of a pecuniary ...
Welsher
Welsh″er (?), n. One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back certain horses and absconds with it. [Writte...
Welshman
Welsh″man (?), n.; pl.Welshmen (�).1. A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.2. (Zoöl.) (a) A squirrel fish. (b) The large-mouthed black bass. See Black bass.
Welsome
Wel″some (?), a. Prosperous; well. Wyclif. — Wel″some‐ly, adv.Wyclif.
Welt
Welt (?), n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.]1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge or border, serves to guard, s...
Welt (2)
Welt, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Welted; p. pr. & vb. n.Welting.] To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve.
Welt (3)
Welt, v. t. To wilt.
Weltanschauung
‖Welt″an″schau′ung (?), n.; pl. Weltanschauungen (#). Lit., world view; a conception of the course of events in, and of the purpose of, the world as a whole, forming a philosoph...
Welte
Welte (?), obs.imp. of Weld, to wield. Chaucer.
Welter
Wel″ter (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Weltered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Weltering.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS. wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz, sich w...
Welter (2)
Wel″ter, v. t. [Cf. Wilt, v. i.] To wither; to wilt.Weltered hearts and blighted... memories. I. Taylor.
Welter (3)
Wel″ter, a.(Horse Racing) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.
Welter (4)
Wel″ter, n.1. That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows; filth; mire; slough.The foul welter of our so-called religious or other controversies. Carlyle.2. A rising o...
Welterweight
Wel″ter‐weight′ (?), n. 1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is called a heavy welterweight) sometimes imposed in addition to weight for age, chiefly in ste...