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WIN, v.t. pret. and pp. won. [G.] 1. To gain by success in competition or contes...
WIMPLE, n. [G., a pendant.] A hood or vail. Isa 3. WIMPLE , v.t. To draw down, a...
WIMBREL, n. A bird of the curlew kind, a species of Soclopax.
WIMBLE, n. [See Whim .] An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle. WIMB...
WILY, a. [from wile.] Cunning; sly; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a pur...
WILTING, ppr. Beginning to fade or wither.
WILTED, pp. Having become flaccid and lost its freshness, as a plant.
WILT, v.i. [G., to fade; that is, to shrink or withdraw.] To begin to wither; to...
WILLOWY, a. Abounding with willows.
WILLOWISH, a. Like the color of the willow.
WILLOWED, a. Abounding with willows.
WILLOW-WORT, n. A plant.
WILLOW-WEED, n. A name sometimes given to the smartweed or persicaria.
WILLOW-TUFTED, a. Tufted with willows.
WILLOW-HERB, n. The purple loose strife, a plant of the genus Lythrum; also, the...
WILLOW-GALL, n. A protuberance on the leaves of willows.