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n&r 167, n6tlG3—tilbe 171, tub 172, bull 173—oil 299—pSSnd 318— fMn4G6, THis 4«0

WHIPT, livvlpt, for Whipped, 359.

To WHIRL, hwArl, v. a. To turn roundrapidly.

To WHIRL, hwirl, v. n. To turn round

rapidly.

WHIRL, hwirl, s. 108 . Gyration, quickrotation, circular motion, rapid circumvolu-tion ; any thing moved with rapid rotation.

£3* There appears to me to be a delicate difference,by far too nice f<>r foreigners to perceive, between thesound of i in this word and the short sound of U, as ifit were written uhitrl , which is the pronunciation Dr.Kenriek, Mr. Scoit, and \V\ Johnston, have adopted.

I have rather adhered, with Mr. Sheridan, to the genu-ine sound of i in virgin, virtuc,& c- though I would re-commend the other sound to foreigners and provin-cials as the more easily conceived, and sufficientlynear the truth.

WHIRLH AT, hwer]'b&t,£. Any tiling movedrapidly round to {live a blow.

WHIRLIGIG, hwer'le-gjg, s. A toy whichchildren spin round.

WHIRLPIT, hwerl'pit, \ s. A placeWHIRLPOOL, hwerl'pSSl, J where the

water moves circularly, and draws whatevercomes within the circle towards its centre j avortex.

WHIRLWIND, hwerl\v?nd, A stormywind moving circularly.

WHIRRING, hwer'ring, a. A word formedin imitation of the sound expressed by it, as,the Whirring pheasant.

WHISK, hwlsk, s. A small besom orbrush.

To WHISK, hw?sk» v. a. To sweep with asmall besom ; to move nimbly, as when onesweeps.

WHISKER, hwts'kur, s. 98. The hair grow-ing on the cheek unshaven ; the mustachio,

To WHISPER, htvls'pur, r. n. To speakwith a low voice. !

To WHISPER, hwls'pur, v. a. To addressin a low voice; to utter in a low voice • toprompt secretly.

WHISPER, hwls'pur, s. 93. A low soft

voice.

WHISPERER, hwls'pur-ur, s. One thatspeaks low ; a privato talker.

WHIST, hvvlst. An interjection, a verb,and an adjective. Still, silent; he still.WHIST, hwfat, s. A game at cards, requir-ing close attention and silence ; vulgarly pro-nounced Whisk.

To WHISTLE, hwls'sl, t>. n. 4T2. To form akind of musical sound by inarticulate modula-tion of the breath ; to make a sound with asmall wind instrument; to sound shrill.

To WHISTLE, hwfs'sl, v. a. To call by awhistle.

WHISTLE, hwis'sl, s. 405. Sound made bythe modulation of the breath in the mouth j asound made by a small winti instrument; themouth, the organ of whistling; a small wind in-strument ; the noise of winds ; a call, such assportsmen use to their dogs.

WHISTLER, hwls'sl-ur, s. 98, 397. One

who whistles.

WHIT, hwlt, s. 397. A point, ajot.WHITE , hwite, o. 397. Having such an ap-pearance as arises from the mixture of all co-lours* snowy ; having the colour of fear, pale ;having the colour appropriated to happiness695

and innocence; gray with age; pure, uttble*mislied.

WHITE , hwite, $. Whiteness, any thingwhite, white colour; the mark at which anarrow is shot; the albugineous part of eggs ;the white part of the eye.

To WHITE , hwite, v. a. To make white.WHITELEAD , Invite-led', s. The ceruse;a kind of substance much used in house-painting.

WHITELY, hwite'le, a. Coming near towhite.

WHITEMEAT, hwlte'mete, s. Food madeof milk ; the flesh of chickens, veal, rabbits,&c.

To WHITEN, hwi't’n, v. a. 103. To makewhite.

To WHITEN, hwrt’n, v. n . To grow white.WHITENER, hwl't’n-ur, s. 98. One whomukt‘5 aiiv thine wliite.

WHITENESS, hwlte'nes, s. The state ofbeing white, freedom from colour; paleness;purity, cleanness.

WHITEPOT, hwite'p6t, s. A kind of cus-tard

WHITETHORN, hwite'f/torn, s. A speciesof thorn.

WHITEWASH, hwite'wSsh, s. A wash tomake the skin seem fair; the wash put onwalls to whiten them.

| To WHITEWASH, hwite'wdsh, r. a. Tomake white by applying a wash to the sur-face ; to give a fair representation of a badcharacter.

WHITEWINE, hwite'wine, s. A species ofwine produced from the white grapes.WHITHER, hwiTH'ur, ad. 469. To whatdace, interrogatively ; to what place, abso-utely ; to which place, relatively ; to whatdegree.

WHITHERSOEVER,hwiTH-ur-sA-iv'Sr, ud.

To whatsoever place.

WHITING, hwVting, s. 410. A small sea-fish ; a soft chalk.

WHITISH, hwftish, s. Somewhat white.WHITISHNESS, hwl'ttsli-nis, s. The qua-lily of brine somewhat white.WHITELEATHER, hwitTeTH-ur, s. 515.Leather dressed will) alum, remarkable for

toughness.

WHITLOW, hwlt'lo, s. A swelling betweenthe cuticle and cutis, called the mild Whitlow*or between the periosteum and the bone, calledthe malignant Whitlow.

WHTTSTER, hwlt'stur, s. 515. A whitener.WHITSUNTI DE,hwit'sun-tSde,s. So calledbecause the converts newly baptized appearedfrom Easter to Whitsuntide in white ; the feastof Pentecost.

WHITTLE, hwlt'tl, s . 515. A white dressfor a woman ; a knife.

To WHITTLE, hwit'tl, r. «. 405. To makewhite by cutting; as boys are said to whittlea stick when they cut oif the lark and makeit white.

To WHIZ, hwiz, v . a. To make a loud hiss-ing noise.

WHO, liAA,pron. 474. A pronoun relative

applied to persons ; as, Who should say, el-liptically, for As one who should say.WHOEVER, h5S-Iv'ur, pron. Any one,without limitation or exception.