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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Weather \Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weathering}.] 1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air. [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air To weather his broad sails. --Spenser. This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer. 2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm. For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow. You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W. Robertson. 3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship. 4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. --Encyc. Brit. {To weather a point}. (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee side. (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against opposition. {To weather out}, to encounter successfully, though with difficulty; as, to weather out a storm. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Weathered \Weath"ered\, a. 1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill. 2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements. | |
