English Dictionary: winder | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wander \Wan"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wandering}.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See {Wind} to turn.] 1. To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins. --Heb. xi. 37. He wandereth abroad for bread. --Job xv. 23. 2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject. When God caused me to wander from my father's house. --Gen. xx. 13. O, let me not wander from thy commandments. --Ps. cxix. 10. 3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders. Syn: To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err; swerve; deviate; depart. | |
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Wander \Wan"der\, v. t. To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through. [R.] [bd][Elijah] wandered this barren waste.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Wander \Wan"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wandering}.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See {Wind} to turn.] 1. To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins. --Heb. xi. 37. He wandereth abroad for bread. --Job xv. 23. 2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject. When God caused me to wander from my father's house. --Gen. xx. 13. O, let me not wander from thy commandments. --Ps. cxix. 10. 3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders. Syn: To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err; swerve; deviate; depart. | |
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Wanderer \Wan"der*er\, n. One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who deviates from duty. | |
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Wander \Wan"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wandering}.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See {Wind} to turn.] 1. To ramble here and there without any certain course or with no definite object in view; to range about; to stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins. --Heb. xi. 37. He wandereth abroad for bread. --Job xv. 23. 2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject. When God caused me to wander from my father's house. --Gen. xx. 13. O, let me not wander from thy commandments. --Ps. cxix. 10. 3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason; to rave; as, the mind wanders. Syn: To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err; swerve; deviate; depart. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wandering \Wan"der*ing\, a. & n. from {Wander}, v. {Wandering albatross} (Zo[94]l.), the great white albatross. See Illust. of {Albatross}. {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood. {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable kidney}. {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney. {Wandering mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of {Mouse}. {Wandering spider} (Zo[94]l.), any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey. | |
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Wanderingly \Wan"der*ing*ly\, adv. In a wandering manner. | |
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Wanderment \Wan"der*ment\, n. The act of wandering, or roaming. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Wanderoo \Wan`der*oo"\, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zo[94]l.) A large monkey ({Macacus silenus}) native of Malabar. It is black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard encircling the face. Called also {maha}, {silenus}, {neelbhunder}, {lion-tailed baboon}, and {great wanderoo}. [Written also {ouanderoo}.] Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied species. | |
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Wantrust \Wan"trust`\, n. [Pref. wan- as in wanton + trust.] Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.] 1. (Bot.) (a) Gorse; furze. See {Furze}. Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns. (b) Woad-waxed. --Gray. 2. Same as {Whinstone}. [Prov. Eng.] {Moor whin} [or] {Petty whin} (Bot.), a low prickly shrub ({Genista Anglica}) common in Western Europe. {Whin bruiser}, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or furze, to feed cattle on. {Whin Sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] {Whin Thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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{To be in the wind}, to be suggested or expected; to be a matter of suspicion or surmise. [Colloq.] {To carry the wind} (Man.), to toss the nose as high as the ears, as a horse. {To raise the wind}, to procure money. [Colloq.] {To} {take, [or] have}, {the wind}, to gain or have the advantage. --Bacon. {To take the wind out of one's sails}, to cause one to stop, or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of another. [Colloq.] {To take wind}, or {To get wind}, to be divulged; to become public; as, the story got wind, or took wind. {Wind band} (Mus.), a band of wind instruments; a military band; the wind instruments of an orchestra. {Wind chest} (Mus.), a chest or reservoir of wind in an organ. {Wind dropsy}. (Med.) (a) Tympanites. (b) Emphysema of the subcutaneous areolar tissue. {Wind egg}, an imperfect, unimpregnated, or addled egg. {Wind furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}. {Wind gauge}. See under {Gauge}. {Wind gun}. Same as {Air gun}. {Wind hatch} (Mining), the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the earth. {Wind instrument} (Mus.), an instrument of music sounded by means of wind, especially by means of the breath, as a flute, a clarinet, etc. {Wind pump}, a pump moved by a windmill. {Wind rose}, a table of the points of the compass, giving the states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from the different directions. {Wind sail}. (a) (Naut.) A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel. (b) The sail or vane of a windmill. {Wind shake}, a crack or incoherence in timber produced by violent winds while the timber was growing. {Wind shock}, a wind shake. {Wind side}, the side next the wind; the windward side. [R.] --Mrs. Browning. {Wind rush} (Zo[94]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.] {Wind wheel}, a motor consisting of a wheel moved by wind. {Wood wind} (Mus.), the flutes and reed instruments of an orchestra, collectively. | |
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{To be in the wind}, to be suggested or expected; to be a matter of suspicion or surmise. [Colloq.] {To carry the wind} (Man.), to toss the nose as high as the ears, as a horse. {To raise the wind}, to procure money. [Colloq.] {To} {take, [or] have}, {the wind}, to gain or have the advantage. --Bacon. {To take the wind out of one's sails}, to cause one to stop, or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of another. [Colloq.] {To take wind}, or {To get wind}, to be divulged; to become public; as, the story got wind, or took wind. {Wind band} (Mus.), a band of wind instruments; a military band; the wind instruments of an orchestra. {Wind chest} (Mus.), a chest or reservoir of wind in an organ. {Wind dropsy}. (Med.) (a) Tympanites. (b) Emphysema of the subcutaneous areolar tissue. {Wind egg}, an imperfect, unimpregnated, or addled egg. {Wind furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}. {Wind gauge}. See under {Gauge}. {Wind gun}. Same as {Air gun}. {Wind hatch} (Mining), the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the earth. {Wind instrument} (Mus.), an instrument of music sounded by means of wind, especially by means of the breath, as a flute, a clarinet, etc. {Wind pump}, a pump moved by a windmill. {Wind rose}, a table of the points of the compass, giving the states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from the different directions. {Wind sail}. (a) (Naut.) A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel. (b) The sail or vane of a windmill. {Wind shake}, a crack or incoherence in timber produced by violent winds while the timber was growing. {Wind shock}, a wind shake. {Wind side}, the side next the wind; the windward side. [R.] --Mrs. Browning. {Wind rush} (Zo[94]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.] {Wind wheel}, a motor consisting of a wheel moved by wind. {Wood wind} (Mus.), the flutes and reed instruments of an orchestra, collectively. | |
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{To be in the wind}, to be suggested or expected; to be a matter of suspicion or surmise. [Colloq.] {To carry the wind} (Man.), to toss the nose as high as the ears, as a horse. {To raise the wind}, to procure money. [Colloq.] {To} {take, [or] have}, {the wind}, to gain or have the advantage. --Bacon. {To take the wind out of one's sails}, to cause one to stop, or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of another. [Colloq.] {To take wind}, or {To get wind}, to be divulged; to become public; as, the story got wind, or took wind. {Wind band} (Mus.), a band of wind instruments; a military band; the wind instruments of an orchestra. {Wind chest} (Mus.), a chest or reservoir of wind in an organ. {Wind dropsy}. (Med.) (a) Tympanites. (b) Emphysema of the subcutaneous areolar tissue. {Wind egg}, an imperfect, unimpregnated, or addled egg. {Wind furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}. {Wind gauge}. See under {Gauge}. {Wind gun}. Same as {Air gun}. {Wind hatch} (Mining), the opening or place where the ore is taken out of the earth. {Wind instrument} (Mus.), an instrument of music sounded by means of wind, especially by means of the breath, as a flute, a clarinet, etc. {Wind pump}, a pump moved by a windmill. {Wind rose}, a table of the points of the compass, giving the states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from the different directions. {Wind sail}. (a) (Naut.) A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower compartments of a vessel. (b) The sail or vane of a windmill. {Wind shake}, a crack or incoherence in timber produced by violent winds while the timber was growing. {Wind shock}, a wind shake. {Wind side}, the side next the wind; the windward side. [R.] --Mrs. Browning. {Wind rush} (Zo[94]l.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.] {Wind wheel}, a motor consisting of a wheel moved by wind. {Wood wind} (Mus.), the flutes and reed instruments of an orchestra, collectively. | |
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Winder \Wind"er\, v. t. & i. [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to winnow. [?]. Cf. {Winnow}.] To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Winder \Wind"er\, n. A blow taking away the breath. [Slang] | |
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Winder \Wind"er\, v. i. To wither; to fail. [Obs.] --Holland. | |
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Winder \Wind"er\, n. [From {Wind} to turn.] 1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or winding plant. 2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on spools, bobbins, reels, or the like. 3. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer. | |
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Windy \Wind"y\, a. [Compar. {Windier}; superl. {Windiest}.] [AS. windig.] 1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind; exposed to wind. [bd]The windy hill.[b8] --M. Arnold. Blown with the windy tempest of my heart. --Shak. 2. Next the wind; windward. It keeps on the windy side of care. --Shak. 3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather. 4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; as, windy food. 5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. [bd]A windy colic.[b8] --Arbuthnot. 6. Fig.: Empty; airy. [bd]Windy joy.[b8] --Milton. Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory pleasure, for which I was dishonored. --South. | |
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Windore \Win"dore\, n. [A corrupt. of window; or perh. coined on the wrong assumption that window is from wind + door.] A window. [Obs.] --Hudibras. | |
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Wind-rode \Wind"-rode`\, a. (Naut.) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other. --Totten. | |
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Windrow \Wind"row`\, n. [Wind + row.] 1. A row or line of hay raked together for the purpose of being rolled into cocks or heaps. 2. Sheaves of grain set up in a row, one against another, that the wind may blow between them. [Eng.] 3. The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the earth on other land to mend it. [Eng.] | |
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Windrow \Wind"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Windrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Windrowing}.] To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly made. --Forby. | |
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Windrow \Wind"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Windrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Windrowing}.] To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly made. --Forby. | |
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Windrow \Wind"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Windrowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Windrowing}.] To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly made. --Forby. | |
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Windward \Wind"ward\, n. The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to the windward; -- opposed to {leeward}. {To lay an anchor to the windward}, a figurative expression, signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures for success or security. | |
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Windward \Wind"ward\, a. Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the Windward Islands. | |
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Windward \Wind"ward\, adv. Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wintered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wintering}.] To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida. Because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence. --Acts xxvii. 12. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, v. i. To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter young cattle on straw. | |
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Aconite \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. [?]: cf. F. aconit.] 1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus {Aconitum} (tribe {Hellebore}), all the species of which are poisonous. 2. An extract or tincture obtained from {Aconitum napellus}, used as a poison and medicinally. {Winter aconite}, a plant ({Eranthis hyemalis}) allied to the aconites. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Statoblast \Stat"o*blast\, n. [Gr. [?] standing (i. e., remaining) + -blast.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced in the interior of certain Bryozoa and sponges, especially in the fresh-water species; -- also called {winter buds}. Note: They are protected by a firm covering, and are usually destined to perpetuate the species during the winter season. They burst open and develop in the spring. In some fresh-water sponges they serve to preserve the species during the dry season. See Illust. under {Phylactol[91]mata}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alkekengi \Al`ke*ken"gi\, n. [Cf. F. alk[82]kenge, Sp. alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. al-k[be]kanj a kind of resin from Herat.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family ({Physalis alkekengi}) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; -- also called {winter cherry}, {ground cherry}, and {strawberry tomato}. --D. C. Eaton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the wood.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from M[82]doc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird cherry). 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}. {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar. {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C. cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. {Cherry pit}. (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. --Shak. (b) A cherry stone. {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper} {cherry snipe}. {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries. {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alkekengi \Al`ke*ken"gi\, n. [Cf. F. alk[82]kenge, Sp. alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. al-k[be]kanj a kind of resin from Herat.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family ({Physalis alkekengi}) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; -- also called {winter cherry}, {ground cherry}, and {strawberry tomato}. --D. C. Eaton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the wood.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from M[82]doc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird cherry). 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}. {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar. {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C. cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. {Cherry pit}. (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. --Shak. (b) A cherry stone. {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper} {cherry snipe}. {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries. {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Alkekengi \Al`ke*ken"gi\, n. [Cf. F. alk[82]kenge, Sp. alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. al-k[be]kanj a kind of resin from Herat.] (Bot.) An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family ({Physalis alkekengi}) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry, the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy calyx; -- also called {winter cherry}, {ground cherry}, and {strawberry tomato}. --D. C. Eaton. | |
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Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the wood.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from M[82]doc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird cherry). 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}. {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar. {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C. cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. {Cherry pit}. (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. --Shak. (b) A cherry stone. {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper} {cherry snipe}. {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries. {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Crookneck \Crook"neck`\, n. Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with warty excrescences. The {winter crookneck} belongs to a distinct species ({C. moschata}) and is smooth and often striped. [U. S.] | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of wheels, and for other purposes. {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}. {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show the white feather}, under {Feather}, n. {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {A. concolor}. {White flesher} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. See under {Ruffed}. [Canada] {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}. {White game} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. {White garnet} (Min.), leucite. {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica}) with greenish-white pale[91]. {White grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The white ptarmigan. (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.] {White grub} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the June bug and other allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and other plants, and often do much damage. {White hake} (Zo[94]l.), the squirrel hake. See under {Squirrel}. {White hawk}, [or] {kite} (Zo[94]l.), the hen harrier. {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which they emit. {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum} ({V. album}) See {Hellebore}, 2. {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak. {White hoolet} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.] {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps. {The White House}. See under {House}. {White ibis} (Zo[94]l.), an American ibis ({Guara alba}) having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings, which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}. {White iron}. (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron. (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large proportion of combined carbon. {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite. {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry, but blackish after rain. [Eng.] {White lark} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting. {White lead}. (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for other purposes; ceruse. (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite. {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and salt. {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}. {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under {Rattlesnake}. {White lie}. See under {Lie}. {White light}. (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the same proportion as in the light coming directly from the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1. (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white illumination for signals, etc. {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for whitewashing; whitewash. {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a blank line. {White meat}. (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry. (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc. Driving their cattle continually with them, and feeding only upon their milk and white meats. --Spenser. {White merganser} (Zo[94]l.), the smew. {White metal}. (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia, etc. (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a certain stage in copper smelting. {White miller}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common clothes moth. (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}. {White money}, silver money. {White mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the albino variety of the common mouse. {White mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema}) ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; -- called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}. {White nun} (Zo[94]l.), the smew; -- so called from the white crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its head, which give the appearance of a hood. {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}. {White owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The snowy owl. (b) The barn owl. {White partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. {White perch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana}) valued as a food fish. (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum. (c) Any California surf fish. {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}. {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele. {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}. {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise. [Obs.] A pistol charged with white powder. --Beau. & Fl. {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}. {White rabbit}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage. (b) An albino rabbit. {White rent}, (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; -- opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3. (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.] {White rhinoceros}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}. (b) The umhofo. {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral purity; as, the White-ribbon Army. {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope. {White rot}. (Bot.) (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease called rot in sheep. (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}. {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter fat}. {White salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the silver salmon. {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt. {White scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii}) injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under {Orange}. {White shark} (Zo[94]l.), a species of man-eating shark. See under {Shark}. {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under {Softening}. {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1. {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on the surface of the sea. {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of England. --Macaulay. {White stork} (Zo[94]l.), the common European stork. {White sturgeon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Shovelnose} (d) . {White sucker}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common sucker. (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}). {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee, produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind. {White tombac}. See {Tombac}. {White trout} (Zo[94]l.), the white weakfish, or silver squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United States. {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White vitriol}, under {Vitriol}. {White wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the common, or pied, wagtail. {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching. {White whale} (Zo[94]l.), the beluga. {White widgeon} (Zo[94]l.), the smew. {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color, bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; -- distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and Burgundy. [bd]White wine of Lepe.[b8] --Chaucer. {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather. {White wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and {Thibetan wolf}. (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf. {White wren} (Zo[94]l.), the willow warbler; -- so called from the color of the under parts. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of wheels, and for other purposes. {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}. {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show the white feather}, under {Feather}, n. {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {A. concolor}. {White flesher} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. See under {Ruffed}. [Canada] {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}. {White game} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. {White garnet} (Min.), leucite. {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica}) with greenish-white pale[91]. {White grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The white ptarmigan. (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.] {White grub} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the June bug and other allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and other plants, and often do much damage. {White hake} (Zo[94]l.), the squirrel hake. See under {Squirrel}. {White hawk}, [or] {kite} (Zo[94]l.), the hen harrier. {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which they emit. {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum} ({V. album}) See {Hellebore}, 2. {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak. {White hoolet} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.] {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps. {The White House}. See under {House}. {White ibis} (Zo[94]l.), an American ibis ({Guara alba}) having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings, which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}. {White iron}. (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron. (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large proportion of combined carbon. {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite. {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry, but blackish after rain. [Eng.] {White lark} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting. {White lead}. (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for other purposes; ceruse. (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite. {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and salt. {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}. {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under {Rattlesnake}. {White lie}. See under {Lie}. {White light}. (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the same proportion as in the light coming directly from the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1. (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white illumination for signals, etc. {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for whitewashing; whitewash. {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line, on a printed page; a blank line. {White meat}. (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry. (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc. Driving their cattle continually with them, and feeding only upon their milk and white meats. --Spenser. {White merganser} (Zo[94]l.), the smew. {White metal}. (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia, etc. (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a certain stage in copper smelting. {White miller}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common clothes moth. (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}. {White money}, silver money. {White mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the albino variety of the common mouse. {White mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema}) ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; -- called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}. {White nun} (Zo[94]l.), the smew; -- so called from the white crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its head, which give the appearance of a hood. {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}. {White owl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The snowy owl. (b) The barn owl. {White partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan. {White perch}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana}) valued as a food fish. (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum. (c) Any California surf fish. {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}. {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele. {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}. {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise. [Obs.] A pistol charged with white powder. --Beau. & Fl. {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}. {White rabbit}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage. (b) An albino rabbit. {White rent}, (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; -- opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3. (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.] {White rhinoceros}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}. (b) The umhofo. {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral purity; as, the White-ribbon Army. {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope. {White rot}. (Bot.) (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease called rot in sheep. (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}. {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter fat}. {White salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the silver salmon. {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt. {White scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii}) injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under {Orange}. {White shark} (Zo[94]l.), a species of man-eating shark. See under {Shark}. {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under {Softening}. {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1. {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on the surface of the sea. {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of England. --Macaulay. {White stork} (Zo[94]l.), the common European stork. {White sturgeon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Shovelnose} (d) . {White sucker}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The common sucker. (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}). {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee, produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind. {White tombac}. See {Tombac}. {White trout} (Zo[94]l.), the white weakfish, or silver squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United States. {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White vitriol}, under {Vitriol}. {White wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the common, or pied, wagtail. {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching. {White whale} (Zo[94]l.), the beluga. {White widgeon} (Zo[94]l.), the smew. {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color, bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; -- distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and Burgundy. [bd]White wine of Lepe.[b8] --Chaucer. {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather. {White wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and {Thibetan wolf}. (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf. {White wren} (Zo[94]l.), the willow warbler; -- so called from the color of the under parts. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie, LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.] 1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies and the Rocky mountains. From the forests and the prairies, From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow. 2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called natural meadow. {Prairie chicken} (Zo[94]l.), any American grouse of the genus {Tympanuchus}, especially {T. Americanus} (formerly {T. cupido}), which inhabits the prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse. {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in the prairies of the United States. {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow flowers, found in the Western prairies. {Prairie dog} (Zo[94]l.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}. {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large long-eared Western hare ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zo[94]l.), a falcon of Western North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown. {Prairie hen}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above. {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch}, {winter itch}. {Prairie marmot}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above. {Prairie mole} (Zo[94]l.), a large American mole ({Scalops argentatus}), native of the Western prairies. {Prairie pigeon}, {plover}, [or] {snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2. {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), the massasauga. {Prairie snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless American snake ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged with brown above. {Prairie squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), any American ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called also {gopher}. {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}. {Prairie warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a bright-colored American warbler ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer tail feathers partly white. {Prairie wolf}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Coyote}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C. finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.] Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}), called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter shad}. {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden. {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca. {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus {Gerres}. {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A. Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called {service tree}, and {Juneberry}. {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); -- so called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers. {Trout shad}, the squeteague. {White shad}, the common shad. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Shad \Shad\ (sh[acr]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a fish.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species ({Clupea sapidissima}), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose ({C. alosa}), and the twaite shad. ({C. finta}), are less important species. [Written also {chad}.] Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}), called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter shad}. {Hardboaded}, [or] {Yellow-tailed}, {shad}, the menhaden. {Hickory}, [or] {Tailor}, {shad}, the mattowacca. {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus {Gerres}. {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier} ({A. Canadensis}, and {A. alnifolia}) Their white racemose blossoms open in April or May, when the shad appear, and the edible berries (pomes) ripen in June or July, whence they are called Juneberries. The plant is also called {service tree}, and {Juneberry}. {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); -- so called because it usually appears at the time when the shad begin to run in the rivers. {Trout shad}, the squeteague. {White shad}, the common shad. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2. 4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}. Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as {Roche alum}. {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides}) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}. {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish. {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}). (b) A rockling. {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See Illust. under {Cancer}. {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata}, etc. {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under {Crystal}. {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock doo}. {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck. {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}. {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex. {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}. {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}. {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny lobster}, and {sea crayfish}. {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}. {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}. {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}. {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}. {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe. {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}. {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}. {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}. {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover}, {winter snipe}. {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}). {Rock tar}, petroleum. {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout. {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}. {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}. {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak. Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis}) and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus griseus}), are well-known American species. 2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak. {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe. {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}. {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}. {Robin snipe}, the knot. {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary. {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper. {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] {Stone snipe}, the tattler. {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers. {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}. {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2. 4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}. Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as {Roche alum}. {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides}) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}. {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish. {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}). (b) A rockling. {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See Illust. under {Cancer}. {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata}, etc. {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under {Crystal}. {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock doo}. {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck. {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}. {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex. {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}. {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}. {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny lobster}, and {sea crayfish}. {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}. {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}. {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}. {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}. {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe. {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}. {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}. {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}. {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover}, {winter snipe}. {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}). {Rock tar}, petroleum. {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout. {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}. {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}. {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. | |
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Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak. Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis}) and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus griseus}), are well-known American species. 2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak. {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe. {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}. {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}. {Robin snipe}, the knot. {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary. {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper. {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] {Stone snipe}, the tattler. {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers. {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}. {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS. rocc.] 1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed stone or crag. See {Stone}. Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I. --Sir W. Scott. 2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth, clay, etc., when in natural beds. 3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a support; a refuge. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii. 2. 4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling the wreck of a vessel upon a rock. 5. (Zo[94]l.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}. Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built, rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like. {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a rock.] Same as {Roche alum}. {Rock barnacle} (Zo[94]l.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides}) very abundant on rocks washed by tides. {Rock bass}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}. (b) The goggle-eye. (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called rock bass. {Rock builder} (Zo[94]l.), any species of animal whose remains contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the corals and Foraminifera. {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous slate. {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure sugar which are very hard, whence the name. {Rock cavy}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moco}. {Rock cod} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod found about rocks andledges. (b) A California rockfish. {Rock cook}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}). (b) A rockling. {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture. {Rock crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large crabs of the genus {Cancer}, as the two species of the New England coast ({C. irroratus} and {C. borealis}). See Illust. under {Cancer}. {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petr[91]a}, {A. lyrata}, etc. {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under {Crystal}. {Rock dove} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock doo}. {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp., a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for drilling holes for blasting, etc. {Rock duck} (Zo[94]l.), the harlequin duck. {Rock eel}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gunnel}. {Rock goat} (Zo[94]l.), a wild goat, or ibex. {Rock hopper} (Zo[94]l.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}. See under {Penguin}. {Rock kangaroo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}. {Rock lobster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny lobster}, and {sea crayfish}. {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite occuring as an efflorescence. {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}. {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}. {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}. {Rock parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian parrakeet ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish green. {Rock pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}. {Rock pipit}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Pipit}. {Rock plover}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover. (b) The rock snipe. {Rock ptarmigan} (Zo[94]l.), an arctic American ptarmigan ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black patches on the back. {Rock rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}. {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet. {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation from sea water in large basins or cavities. {Rock seal} (Zo[94]l.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}. {Rock shell} (Zo[94]l.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and allied genera. {Rock snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several large pythons; as, the royal rock snake ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the rock snake of India ({P. molurus}). The Australian rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}. {Rock snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover}, {winter snipe}. {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy feel, and adhering to the tongue. {Rock sparrow}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of the genus {Petronia}, as {P. stulla}, of Europe. (b) A North American sparrow ({Puc[91]a ruficeps}). {Rock tar}, petroleum. {Rock thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any Old World thrush of the genus {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock thrush ({M. saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush of India ({M. cyaneus}), in which the male is blue throughout. {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases of extremity. {Rock trout} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chirad[91]}, native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}. {Rock warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a small Australian singing bird ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}. {Rock wren} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of wrens of the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower California and Mexico. | |
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Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe, snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe, Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak. Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis}) and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the most important European species. The Wilson's snipe ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus griseus}), are well-known American species. 2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak. {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe. {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}. {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}. {Robin snipe}, the knot. {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary. {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper. {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] {Stone snipe}, the tattler. {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European sandpipers. {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}. {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter, OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr, Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo- white (in comp.), OIr. find white. [?][?][?][?].] 1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year. [bd]Of thirty winter he was old.[b8] --Chaucer. And after summer evermore succeeds Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold. --Shak. Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith. Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to include the months of December, January, and February (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st, and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st. 2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like. Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge. --Wordsworth. {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn. {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs ({Ilex verticillata}, {I. l[91]vigata}, etc.) of the Holly family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter. {Winter bloom}. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Azalea. (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({H. Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are falling. {Winter bud} (Zo[94]l.), a statoblast. {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}. {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by a cough recurring each winter. {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant ({Barbarea vulgaris}). {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during the winter. {Winter duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The pintail. (b) The old squaw. {Winter egg} (Zo[94]l.), an egg produced in the autumn by many invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner different from that of the summer eggs. {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter. {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}. {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.] {Winter flounder}. (Zo[94]l.) See the Note under {Flounder}. {Winter gull} (Zo[94]l.), the common European gull; -- called also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}. {Winter lodge}, [or] {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as {Hibernaculum}. {Winter mew}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov. Eng.] {Winter moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago state. The female of some of the species is wingless. {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in moderately cold weather. {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or that does not ripen until winter. {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter; a winter residence or station. {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn. {Winter shad} (Zo[94]l.), the gizzard shad. {Winter sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.] {Winter sleep} (Zo[94]l.), hibernation. {Winter snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dunlin. {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2. {Winter teal} (Zo[94]l.), the green-winged teal. {Winter wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla melanope}). [Prov. Eng.] {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the winter, and ripens in the following summer. {Winter wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren. | |
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Winter-beaten \Win"ter-beat`en\, a. Beaten or harassed by the severe weather of winter. --Spenser. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wintered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wintering}.] To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida. Because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence. --Acts xxvii. 12. | |
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Wintergreen \Win"ter*green`\, n. (Bot.) A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter. Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the species of {Pyrola} which in America are called {English wintergreen}, and {shin leaf} (see Shin leaf, under {Shin}.) In America, the name wintergreen is given to {Gaultheria procumbens}, a low evergreen aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed by red berries; -- called also {checkerberry}, and sometimes, though improperly, {partridge berry}. {Chickweed wintergreen}, a low perennial primulaceous herb ({Trientalis Americana}); -- also called {star flower}. {Flowering wintergreen}, a low plant ({Polygala paucifolia}) with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen ({Gaultheria}), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple blossoms. {Spotted wintergreen}, a low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila maculata}) with ovate, white-spotted leaves. | |
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Winter-ground \Win"ter-ground`\, v. t. To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter; as, to winter-ground the roods of a plant. The ruddock would . . . bring thee all this, Yea, and furred moss besides, when flowers are none To winter-ground thy corse. --Shak. | |
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Winter \Win"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wintered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wintering}.] To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida. Because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence. --Acts xxvii. 12. | |
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Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winterkilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winterkilling}.] To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.] | |
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Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. i. To die as the result of exposure to the cold of winter; as, the tree winterkills easily. | |
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Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winterkilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winterkilling}.] To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.] | |
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Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winterkilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winterkilling}.] To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter; as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.] | |
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Winterly \Win"ter*ly\, a. Like winter; wintry; cold; hence, disagreeable, cheerless; as, winterly news. [R.] --Shak. The sir growing more winterly in the month of April. --Camden. | |
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Winter-proud \Win"ter-proud`\, a. Having too rank or forward a growth for winter. When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put forth and bud too early. --Holland. | |
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Winter-rig \Win"ter-rig`\, v. t. [See {Winter} and {Ridge}.] To fallow or till in winter. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Winter's bark \Win"ter's bark`\ (Bot.) The aromatic bark of tree ({Drimys, [or] Drymis, Winteri}) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern Chili. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis Drake, in 1577. | |
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Wintertide \Win"ter*tide`\, n. Winter time. --Tennyson. | |
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Winterweed \Win"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.) A kind of speedwell ({Veronica hederifolia}) which spreads chiefly in winter. --Dr. Prior. | |
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Wintery \Win"ter*y\, a. Wintry. | |
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Wintry \Win"try\, a. [AS. wintrig.] Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile. --Keble. | |
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Wonder \Won"der\, n. [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D. wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. & Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. [?] to gaze at.] 1. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement. They were filled with wonder and amazement at that which had happened unto him. --Acts iii. 10. Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance. --Johnson. Note: Wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less than amazement. It differs from admiration, as now used, in not being necessarily accompanied with love, esteem, or approbation. 2. A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange thing; a prodigy; a miracle. [bd] Babylon, the wonder of all tongues.[b8] --Milton. To try things oft, and never to give over, doth wonders. --Bacon. I am as a wonder unto many. --Ps. lxxi. 7. {Seven wonders of the world}. See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. | |
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Wonder \Won"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wondering}.] [AS. wundrian.] 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. --Swift. We cease to wonder at what we understand. --Johnson. 2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came. I wonder, in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny. --Shak. | |
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Wonder \Won"der\, a. Wonderful. [Obs.] --Gower. After that he said a wonder thing. --Chaucer. | |
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Wonder \Won"der\, adv. Wonderfully. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Wonder \Won"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wondering}.] [AS. wundrian.] 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. --Swift. We cease to wonder at what we understand. --Johnson. 2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came. I wonder, in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny. --Shak. | |
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Wondered \Won"dered\, a. Having performed wonders; able to perform wonderful things. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Wonderer \Won"der*er\, n. One who wonders. | |
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Wonderful \Won"der*ful\, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing. Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}. -- {Won"der*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Won"der*ful*ness}, n. | |
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Wonderful \Won"der*ful\, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing. Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}. -- {Won"der*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Won"der*ful*ness}, n. | |
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Wonderful \Won"der*ful\, a. Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange; astonishing. Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}. -- {Won"der*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Won"der*ful*ness}, n. | |
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Wonder \Won"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wondered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wondering}.] [AS. wundrian.] 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. --Swift. We cease to wonder at what we understand. --Johnson. 2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why they came. I wonder, in my soul, What you would ask me, that I should deny. --Shak. | |
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Wonderingly \Won"der*ing*ly\, adv. In a wondering manner. | |
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Wonderland \Won"der*land`\, n. A land full of wonders, or marvels. --M. Arnold. | |
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Wonderly \Won"der*ly\, adv. [AS. wundorlice.] Wonderfully; wondrously. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Wonderment \Won"der*ment\, n. Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder. --Bacon. All the common sights they view, Their wonderment engage. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Wonderous \Won"der*ous\, a. Same as {Wondrous}. | |
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Wonders \Won"ders\, adv. See {Wondrous}. [Obs.] They be wonders glad thereof. --Sir T. More. | |
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Wonderstruck \Won"der*struck`\, a. Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. --Dryden. | |
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Wonderwork \Won"der*work`\, n. [AS. wundorweorc.] A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle. Such as in strange land He found in wonderworks of God and Nature's hand. --Byron. | |
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Wonder-worker \Won"der-work`er\, n. One who performs wonders, or miracles. | |
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Wonder-working \Won"der-work`ing\, a. Doing wonders or surprising things. | |
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Wondrous \Won"drous\, adv. [OE. wonders, adv. (later also adj.). See {Wonder}, n., and cf. {-wards}.] In a wonderful or surprising manner or degree; wonderfully. For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race, Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place. --Pope. And now there came both mist and snow, And it grew wondrous cold. --Coleridge. | |
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Wondrous \Won"drous\, a. Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment; strange. That I may . . . tell of all thy wondrous works. --Ps. xxvi. 7. -- {Won"drous*ly}, adv. -- {Won"drous*ness}, n. Chloe complains, and wondrously's aggrieved. --Granville. | |
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Wondrous \Won"drous\, a. Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment; strange. That I may . . . tell of all thy wondrous works. --Ps. xxvi. 7. -- {Won"drous*ly}, adv. -- {Won"drous*ness}, n. Chloe complains, and wondrously's aggrieved. --Granville. | |
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Wondrous \Won"drous\, a. Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite surprise and astonishment; strange. That I may . . . tell of all thy wondrous works. --Ps. xxvi. 7. -- {Won"drous*ly}, adv. -- {Won"drous*ness}, n. Chloe complains, and wondrously's aggrieved. --Granville. | |
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Wounder \Wound"er\, n. One who, or that which, wounds. | |
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Woundwort \Wound"wort`\, n. (Bot.) Any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several species of the labiate genus {Stachys}. | |
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Window Rock, AZ (CDP, FIPS 83720) Location: 35.67090 N, 109.06437 W Population (1990): 3306 (990 housing units) Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Windthorst, TX (town, FIPS 79696) Location: 33.57553 N, 98.43674 W Population (1990): 367 (141 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76389 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winter, WI (village, FIPS 87975) Location: 45.82105 N, 91.01201 W Population (1990): 383 (203 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winter Garden, FL (city, FIPS 78250) Location: 28.56230 N, 81.58330 W Population (1990): 9745 (3875 housing units) Area: 12.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 34787 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winter Harbor, ME Zip code(s): 04693 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winter Haven, FL (city, FIPS 78275) Location: 28.04226 N, 81.72182 W Population (1990): 24725 (12752 housing units) Area: 31.6 sq km (land), 20.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33881 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winter Park, CO (town, FIPS 85705) Location: 39.88688 N, 105.77939 W Population (1990): 528 (1361 housing units) Area: 20.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Winter Park, FL (city, FIPS 78300) Location: 28.59585 N, 81.34374 W Population (1990): 22242 (10057 housing units) Area: 18.0 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32789 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winter Springs, FL (city, FIPS 78325) Location: 28.68145 N, 81.27472 W Population (1990): 22151 (8706 housing units) Area: 35.1 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32708 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wintergreen, VA Zip code(s): 22958 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winterport, ME (CDP, FIPS 86725) Location: 44.65205 N, 68.85621 W Population (1990): 1274 (500 housing units) Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04496 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winters, CA (city, FIPS 86034) Location: 38.53209 N, 121.98024 W Population (1990): 4639 (1564 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95694 Winters, TX (city, FIPS 79876) Location: 31.96554 N, 99.93434 W Population (1990): 2905 (1321 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79567 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winterset, IA (city, FIPS 86520) Location: 41.33798 N, 94.01853 W Population (1990): 4196 (1806 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50273 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winterstown, PA (borough, FIPS 85872) Location: 39.84094 N, 76.61325 W Population (1990): 581 (200 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wintersville, OH (village, FIPS 86184) Location: 40.37898 N, 80.70658 W Population (1990): 4102 (1695 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 43952 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winterville, GA (city, FIPS 83728) Location: 33.96661 N, 83.28179 W Population (1990): 876 (359 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30683 Winterville, NC (town, FIPS 75060) Location: 35.52874 N, 77.39767 W Population (1990): 2816 (1104 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28590 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winthrop, AR (city, FIPS 76250) Location: 33.83122 N, 94.35343 W Population (1990): 227 (101 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71866 Winthrop, IA (city, FIPS 86565) Location: 42.47326 N, 91.73367 W Population (1990): 742 (314 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50682 Winthrop, MA (CDP, FIPS 80965) Location: 42.38087 N, 70.96871 W Population (1990): 18127 (8113 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 16.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 02152 Winthrop, ME (CDP, FIPS 86935) Location: 44.31357 N, 69.96818 W Population (1990): 2819 (1292 housing units) Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04364 Winthrop, MN (city, FIPS 71122) Location: 44.54372 N, 94.36465 W Population (1990): 1279 (594 housing units) Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55396 Winthrop, NY Zip code(s): 13697 Winthrop, WA (town, FIPS 79380) Location: 48.47288 N, 120.17826 W Population (1990): 302 (206 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98862 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Winthrop Harbor, IL (village, FIPS 82686) Location: 42.47975 N, 87.82817 W Population (1990): 6240 (2140 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60096 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Wonder Lake, IL (CDP, FIPS 82842) Location: 42.38004 N, 88.35672 W Population (1990): 6664 (2745 housing units) Area: 18.2 sq km (land), 2.5 sq km (water) Wonder Lake, IL (village, FIPS 82855) Location: 42.38425 N, 88.36772 W Population (1990): 1024 (371 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60097 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
wound around the axle adj. In an infinite loop. Often used by older computer types. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Wind River Systems {embedded systems}, providing {real-time operating systems} and development tools. Wind River's development tools enable customers to standardise designs across projects and quickly develop feature-rich products. Wind River Systems employs over 500 people worldwide (1998). Service and support is provided through its U.S. headquarters and overseas operations in the U.K., France, Germany, Scandinavia and Japan. {Home (http://www.wrs.com/)}. Address: Alameda, California, USA. (1998-11-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Window RAM {Window Random Access Memory} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Window Random Access Memory is faster than {VRAM}. WRAM is used in the Matrox MGA Millennium {video display card} and almost certainly elsewhere. [More details?] (1996-06-05) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
wound around the axle {infinite loop} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Wandering of the Israelites in the wilderness in consequence of their rebellious fears to enter the Promised Land (Num. 14:26-35). They wandered for forty years before they were permitted to cross the Jordan (Josh. 4:19; 5:6). The record of these wanderings is given in Num. 33:1-49. Many of the stations at which they camped cannot now be identified. Questions of an intricate nature have been discussed regarding the "Wanderings," but it is enough for us to take the sacred narrative as it stands, and rest assured that "He led them forth by the right way" (Ps. 107:1-7, 33-35). (See {WILDERNESS}.) |