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nor 167, n6t 163—tiibe 171, tub 172, bull 173—Sil 299—pSund 313—thin 466, thii 469
powerful, not potent; not well supported byargument; unfortified.
To WEAKEN, we'k’n, v. a. 103. To debili-tate, to enfeeble.
WEAKLING, weke'llng, s. 410. A feeblecreature.
WEAKLY, weke'le, ad. Feebly, with wantof strength.
WEAKLY, weke'le, a. Not strong, nothealthy.
WEAKNESS,weke'nes, s . Want of strength,want of force, feebleness ; infirmity, unhealthi-ness ; want of cogency ; want of judgment,want of resolution, foolishness of mind j defect,falling.
WEAKSIDE, weke-side', s. Foible, de-ficiency, infirmity 7 .
WEAL, wele, s. 227. Happiness, pro-sperity, flourishing state; republick, statepublick interest.
WEALD, welde, s. A wood, a grove. OldSaxon.
WEALTH, vrelth, #. 234, 615. Riches, mo-ney, or precious goods.
WEALTHILY, weUk'e-Ie, ad. Richly.WEALTHINESS, weltfA'e-nes, a. Riclmess.WEALTHY , wllfk'e, s. Rich, opulent.
To WEAN, wene, r. a 227. To put fromthe breast; to withdraw from any habit ordesire.
WEANLING, wfne'l!ng,s. 410. An animalnewly weaned ; a child newly weaned.
WEAPON , wep'p’n, s. 234. Instrument ofdefence.
fcT This word is not (infrequently pronounced withtheea long, as in heap, reap ; but Air. Sheridan, Air.Scott, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, and Air. Perry, pro-nounce it with the diphthone short; Mr. Barclay givesit both way3, ami the long sound first; but W. John-ston marks it with the short sound only.
WEA HONED, wep'p’n’d, a. 359. Armedfor offence, furnished with arms.WEAPONLESS, wep'p’n-les, a. Havingno weapon, unarmed.
To WEAR, wire, v. a. 240. To waste withuse or time ; to consume tediously ; to carryappendant to the body, to use as clothes; toexhibit in appearance ; to effect by degrees.—To Wear out; to harass ; to waste or destroyby use
To WEAR, ware, v. n. To be wasted withuse or time; to be tediously spent; to passby degrees.
WEAR, ware, s. The act of wearing, thething worn; a dam to shut up and raise thewater, often written Weir or Wter.
WEA HER, wa'rur, s. 98. One who has anything appendant to his person.
WEARING, wit'ring, s. 410. Clothes.WEARINESS, we're-nes, s. Lassitude,state of being spent with labour; fatigue,cause of lassitude; impatience of any thing ;tediousness.
WEARISOME, we're-s&m, a. 165. Trouble-some, tedious, causing weariness.WEARISOMELY, wc're-sum-le, ad. Te-diously, so as to cause weariness.WEARISOMENESS, we're-sum-n^s, s. Thequality of tiring; the state of being easilytired.
To WEARY, were, v. a. To tire, to fatigue,to harass, to subdue by labour ; to make im-691
patient of continuance ; to subdue or harassby any thing irksome.
WEARY, we're, a. 227. Subdued by fa-tigue, tired with labour; impatient of the con-tinuance of any thing painful, desirous to dis-continue , causing weariness, tiresome.
■ WEASEL, we'zT, s. 102, 227. A small ani-mal that eats corn and kills mice.
WE AS AND, we'z’n, s. 227. The windpipe,the passage through which the breath is drawnand emitted.
WEATHER, wiTH'ur, s. 234. State of theair, respecting either cold or heat, wet or dry-ness ; the change of the state of the air ; tem-pest, storm.
To WEATHER, weTH'fir, r. a. To expose tothe air; to pass with difficulty.—To Weathera point, to gain a point against the wind.—ToWeather out, to endure, 469.
WEATHERBEATEN, weTH'ur-be-t’n, a.harassed and seasoned by hard weather.
WEATHERCOCK , weTH'ur-kdk, s. An ar-tificial cock set on the top of the spire, whichby turning shows the point from which thewind blows ; any tiling fickle and incon-stant.
AYEATHERDRIVEN, weTn'ur-driv-v’n,•part. Forced by storms.
WEATHERGAGE, weTit'ur-gadje, s. Anything that shows the weather.
AVEATHERGLASS, weTH'fir-glas, ,. Abarometer.
WEATHERSPY, w^TH'&r-spl, s. A star-gazer, an astrologer.
WEATHERWISE, wiTH'ur-wlze, a. Skil-ful in foretelling the weather.
To WEAVE, weve, u. a.; pret. Wove,Weaved ; part. pass. Woven, Weaved. To formby texture ; to unite by intermixture; to in-terpose, to iusert.
To WEAVE, weve, v. n. 227. To work witha loom.
WEAVER, we'vur, $. 98. One who makes
threads into cloth.
WEB, web, s. Texture, any thing woven;a kind of dusky film that hinders the sight.
WEBBED, web’d, a. 359. Joined by a
film. 232
WEBFOOTED, web'fut-ed, a. Having film3between the toes.
To WED, wld, v. a. To marry, to take forhusband or wife ; to join in marriage ; to unitefor ever; to take for ever; to unite by love orfondness.
To WED, wed, v. w. To contract matri-mony.
WEDDING, wed'dmg, s. 410. Marriage,nuptials, the nuptial ceremony.
AYEDGE, wldje, s. A body, which having asharp edge, continually growing thicker, isu$ed to cleave timber; a mass of metal; anytiling in the form of a wedge.
To AYEDGE, widje, r. a. To fasten withwedges, to straiten with wedges, to cleavewith wedges.
WEDLOCK, wed'ldk, s. Marriage.
AYEDNES DAY, wenz'd&, s. 223. The fourthday of the week, so named by the Gothicknations from Woden or Oden.
WEE, w4, a. Little, small.
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