W. C. Fields
         n 1: United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) [syn:
               {Fields}, {W. C. Fields}, {William Claude Dukenfield}]

English Dictionary: waxflower	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wage floor n floor below which wages are not allowed to fall
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wakeful adj carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow" Synonym(s): argus-eyed, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful (of sleep) easily disturbed; "in a light doze"; "a light sleeper"; "a restless wakeful night" Synonym(s): light, wakeful marked by full consciousness or alertness; "worked every moment of my waking hours" Synonym(s): waking, wakeful
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wakefulness n a periodic state during which you are conscious and aware of the world; "consciousness during wakefulness in a sane person is pretty well ordered and familiar" a temporary state in which you are unable (or unwilling) to sleep; "accept your wakefulness and sleep in its own contrary way is more likely to come" Synonym(s): wakefulness, sleeplessness Antonym(s): drowsiness, sleepiness, somnolence the process of paying close and continuous attention; "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue" Synonym(s): watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
washable adj capable of being washed without injury; "washable woolens"; "acrylic blankets are both warm and washable" Antonym(s): nonwashable
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washables n garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering Synonym(s): laundry, wash, washing, washables
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washbowl n a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" Synonym(s): washbasin, basin, washbowl, washstand, lavatory a basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression) Synonym(s): washbasin, handbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wax palm n South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax Synonym(s): caranday, caranda, caranda palm, wax palm, Copernicia australis, Copernicia alba Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax Synonym(s): carnauba, carnauba palm, wax palm, Copernicia prunifera, Copernicia cerifera palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles Synonym(s): wax palm, Ceroxylon andicola, Ceroxylon alpinum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wax plant n succulent climber of southern Asia with umbels of pink and white star-shaped flowers Synonym(s): wax plant, Hoya carnosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
waxflower n twining woody vine of Madagascar having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely cultivated in warm regions Synonym(s): Madagascar jasmine, waxflower, Stephanotis floribunda epiphytic clusia of British Guiana Synonym(s): waxflower, Clusia insignis small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age Synonym(s): Indian pipe, waxflower, Monotropa uniflora
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wishful adj having or expressing desire for something; "desirous of high office"; "desirous of finding a quick solution to the problem" Synonym(s): desirous, wishful Antonym(s): undesiring, undesirous desiring or striving for recognition or advancement Synonym(s): aspirant, aspiring(a), wishful
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wishful thinker n a person who escapes into a world of fantasy [syn: escapist, dreamer, wishful thinker]
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wishful thinking n the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
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wishfully adv in a wishful manner; "he wishfully indulged in dreams of fame"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wishfulness n an unrealistic yearning
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wisplike adj thin and weak; "a wispy little fellow with small hands and feet"- Edmund Wilson Synonym(s): wisplike, wispy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wake \Wake\, n.       1. The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of             being awake. [Obs. or Poetic]                         Making such difference 'twixt wake and sleep.                                                                               --Shak.                         Singing her flatteries to my morning wake. --Dryden.          2. The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or             festive purposes; a vigil.                         The warlike wakes continued all the night, And                      funeral games played at new returning light.                                                                               --Dryden.                         The wood nymphs, decked with daises trim, Their                      merry wakes and pastimes keep.            --Milton.          3. Specifically:             (a) (Ch. of Eng.) An annual parish festival formerly held                   in commemoration of the dedication of a church.                   Originally, prayers were said on the evening                   preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in                   the church; subsequently, these vigils were                   discontinued, and the day itself, often with                   succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and                   exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to                   excess.                               Great solemnities were made in all churches, and                            great fairs and wakes throughout all England.                                                                               --Ld. Berners.                               And every village smokes at wakes with lusty                            cheer.                                          --Drayton.             (b) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often                   attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the                   Irish. [bd]Blithe as shepherd at a wake.[b8] --Cowper.          {Wake play}, the ceremonies and pastimes connected with a             wake. See {Wake}, n., 3             (b), above. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wakeful \Wake"ful\, a.       Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.                   Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright.                                                                               --Dryden.       -- {Wake"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wake"ful*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wakeful \Wake"ful\, a.       Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.                   Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright.                                                                               --Dryden.       -- {Wake"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wake"ful*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wakeful \Wake"ful\, a.       Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.                   Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright.                                                                               --Dryden.       -- {Wake"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wake"ful*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wash \Wash\, n.       1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or             dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes,             washed at once.          2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river,             or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the             shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a             bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire.             [bd]The Wash of Edmonton so gay.[b8] --Cowper.                         These Lincoln washes have devoured them. --Shak.          3. Substances collected and deposited by the action of water;             as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc.                         The wash of pastures, fields, commons, and roads,                      where rain water hath a long time settled.                                                                               --Mortimer.          4. Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from             washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food             for pigs. --Shak.          5. (Distilling)             (a) The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.             (b) A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings,                   used in the West Indies for distillation. --B.                   Edwards.          6. That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared,             tinted, etc., upon the surface. Specifically:             (a) A liquid cosmetic for the complexion.             (b) A liquid dentifrice.             (c) A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash.             (d) A medical preparation in a liquid form for external                   application; a lotion.             (e) (Painting) A thin coat of color, esp. water color.             (j) A thin coat of metal laid on anything for beauty or                   preservation.          7. (Naut.)             (a) The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the                   water.             (b) The backward current or disturbed water caused by the                   action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles,                   etc.          8. The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a             wave; also, the sound of it.          9. Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters. [Prov. Eng.]          {Wash ball}, a ball of soap to be used in washing the hands             or face. --Swift.          {Wash barrel} (Fisheries), a barrel nearly full of split             mackerel, loosely put in, and afterward filled with salt             water in order to soak the blood from the fish before             salting.          {Wash bottle}. (Chem.)             (a) A bottle partially filled with some liquid through                   which gases are passed for the purpose of purifying                   them, especially by removing soluble constituents.             (b) A washing bottle. See under {Washing}.          {Wash gilding}. See {Water gilding}.          {Wash leather}, split sheepskin dressed with oil, in             imitation of chamois, or shammy, and used for dusting,             cleaning glass or plate, etc.; also, alumed, or buff,             leather for soldiers' belts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Washable \Wash"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Washbowl \Wash"bowl`\, n.       A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands,       face, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wasp \Wasp\, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[91]ps, w[91]fs; akin to D.       wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ.       osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous       insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus       {Vespa}, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of       which are called {yellow jackets}.          Note: The social wasps make a complex series of combs, of a                substance like stiff paper, often of large size, and                protect them by a paperlike covering. The larv[91] are                reared in the cells of the combs, and eat insects and                insect larv[91] brought to them by the adults, but the                latter feed mainly on the honey and pollen of flowers,                and on the sweet juices of fruit. See Illust. in                Appendix.          {Digger wasp}, any one of numerous species of solitary wasps             that make their nests in burrows which they dig in the             ground, as the sand wasps. See {Sand wasp}, under {Sand}.                      {Mud wasp}. See under {Mud}.          {Potter wasp}. See under {Potter}.          {Wasp fly}, a species of fly resembling a wasp, but without a             sting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,       OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.       vosk'.]       1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed             by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually             called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of             pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,             being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened             and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.          Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid                (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl                palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).          2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or             appearance. Specifically:             (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}.             (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for                   excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing                   wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.             (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing                   their thread.             (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by                   several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.                   See {Wax insect}, below.             (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.                   See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}.             (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in                   connection with certain deposits of rock salt and                   coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.             (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar                   maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]          {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the             berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R.             succedanea}.          {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2             (f), above.          {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.          {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale             insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which             secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially             the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a             large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained.             Called also {pela}.          {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax.          {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana})             whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken             galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray             wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva             is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee             moth}.          {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}.          {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,             under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with             wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted             with hot irons and the color thus fixed.          {Wax palm}. (Bot.)             (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the                   Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,                   consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,                   which, when melted with a third of fat, makes                   excellent candles.             (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young                   leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy                   secretion.          {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and             other ingredients.          {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:             (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}).             (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished,                   fleshy leaves.             (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage.          {Wax tree} (Bot.)             (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on                   which certain insects make a thick deposit of a                   substance resembling white wax.             (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the                   berries of which yield a sort of wax.             (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New                   Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del                   cera.[b8]          {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of             beeswax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,       OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.       vosk'.]       1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed             by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually             called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of             pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,             being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened             and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.          Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid                (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl                palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).          2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or             appearance. Specifically:             (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}.             (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for                   excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing                   wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.             (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing                   their thread.             (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by                   several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.                   See {Wax insect}, below.             (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.                   See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}.             (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in                   connection with certain deposits of rock salt and                   coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.             (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar                   maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]          {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the             berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R.             succedanea}.          {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2             (f), above.          {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.          {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale             insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which             secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially             the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a             large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained.             Called also {pela}.          {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax.          {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana})             whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken             galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray             wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva             is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee             moth}.          {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}.          {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,             under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with             wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted             with hot irons and the color thus fixed.          {Wax palm}. (Bot.)             (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the                   Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,                   consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,                   which, when melted with a third of fat, makes                   excellent candles.             (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young                   leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy                   secretion.          {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and             other ingredients.          {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:             (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}).             (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished,                   fleshy leaves.             (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage.          {Wax tree} (Bot.)             (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on                   which certain insects make a thick deposit of a                   substance resembling white wax.             (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the                   berries of which yield a sort of wax.             (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New                   Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del                   cera.[b8]          {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of             beeswax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,       OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.       vosk'.]       1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed             by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually             called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of             pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,             being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened             and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.          Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid                (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl                palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).          2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or             appearance. Specifically:             (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}.             (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for                   excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing                   wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.             (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing                   their thread.             (d) (Zo[94]l.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by                   several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.                   See {Wax insect}, below.             (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.                   See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}.             (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in                   connection with certain deposits of rock salt and                   coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.             (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar                   maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]          {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the             berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {R.             succedanea}.          {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2             (f), above.          {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}.          {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.          {Wax insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of scale             insects belonging to the family {Coccid[91]}, which             secrete from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially             the Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a             large amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained.             Called also {pela}.          {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax.          {Wax moth} (Zo[94]l.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana})             whose larv[91] feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken             galleries among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray             wings streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva             is yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee             moth}.          {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}.          {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,             under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with             wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted             with hot irons and the color thus fixed.          {Wax palm}. (Bot.)             (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the                   Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,                   consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,                   which, when melted with a third of fat, makes                   excellent candles.             (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young                   leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy                   secretion.          {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and             other ingredients.          {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:             (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}).             (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished,                   fleshy leaves.             (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage.          {Wax tree} (Bot.)             (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on                   which certain insects make a thick deposit of a                   substance resembling white wax.             (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the                   berries of which yield a sort of wax.             (c) A rubiaceous tree ({El[91]agia utilis}) of New                   Grenada, called by the inhabitants [bd]arbol del                   cera.[b8]          {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of             beeswax.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Waxbill \Wax"bill`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to       {Estrelda} and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and       Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in       color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are       often kept as cage birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Weighable \Weigh"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being weighed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wishable \Wish"a*ble\, a.       Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable. --Udall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wishful \Wish"ful\, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.]       1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.          2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes.                         From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To                      greet mine own land with my wishful sight. --Shak.          3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [R.] --Chapman. --             {Wish"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wish"ful*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wishful \Wish"ful\, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.]       1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.          2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes.                         From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To                      greet mine own land with my wishful sight. --Shak.          3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [R.] --Chapman. --             {Wish"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wish"ful*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wishful \Wish"ful\, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.]       1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.          2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes.                         From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love To                      greet mine own land with my wishful sight. --Shak.          3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [R.] --Chapman. --             {Wish"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wish"ful*ness}, n.
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