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   War of Greek Independence
         n 1: the Greeks rebelled against Turkish rule in 1821; with the
               support of England and France and Russia they won
               independence in 1828 at Navarino (although the country
               included only half its present size)

English Dictionary: wry face by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
war vessel
n
  1. a government ship that is available for waging war [syn: warship, war vessel, combat ship]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wharfage
n
  1. a fee charged for the use of a wharf or quay [syn: wharfage, quayage]
  2. a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
    Synonym(s): pier, wharf, wharfage, dock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wry face
n
  1. a disdainful grimace
    Synonym(s): pout, moue, wry face
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Warp \Warp\, n. [AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting,
      throwing, Sw. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline,
      OHG. warf warp, G. werft. See {Warp}, v.]
      1. (Weaving) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the
            loom, and crossed by the woof.
  
      2. (Naut.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually
            with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed
            object; a towing line; a warping hawser.
  
      3. (Agric.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides,
            etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. --Lyell.
  
      4. A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep,
            etc. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      5. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See {Cast}, n., 17.
            [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.
  
      6. [From {Warp}, v.] The state of being warped or twisted;
            as, the warp of a board.
  
      {Warp beam}, the roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.
           
  
      {Warp fabric}, fabric produced by warp knitting.
  
      {Warp frame}, [or] {Warp-net frame}, a machine for making
            warp lace having a number of needles and employing a
            thread for each needle.
  
      {Warp knitting}, a kind of knitting in which a number of
            threads are interchained each with one or more contiguous
            threads on either side; -- also called {warp weaving}.
  
      {Warp lace}, [or] {Warp net}, lace having a warp crossed by
            weft threads.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Warp knitting \Warp knitting\
      A kind of knitting in which a number of threads are
      interchained each with one or more contiguous threads on
      either side.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Warpage \Warp"age\, n.
      The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping
      in some harbors.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wharfage \Wharf"age\, n.
      1. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf
            for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively;
            quayage.
  
      2. A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wharf \Wharf\, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf,
      a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go
      about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a
      shipbuilder's yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to
      enlist, to engage, woo, OHG. werban to turn about, go about,
      be active or occupied, Icel. hverfa to turn, Goth.
      hwa[a1]rban, hwarb[d3]n, to walk. Cf. {Whirl}.]
      1. A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth,
            or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river,
            canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore
            to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to
            receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a
            pier.
  
                     Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.
                                                                              --Bancroft.
  
                     Out upon the wharfs they came, Knight and burgher,
                     lord and dame.                                    --Tennyson.
  
      Note: The plural of this word is generally written wharves in
               the United States, and wharfs in England; but many
               recent English writers use wharves.
  
      2. [AS. hwearf.] The bank of a river, or the shore of the
            sea. [Obs.] [bd]The fat weed that roots itself in ease on
            Lethe wharf.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Wharf boat}, a kind of boat moored at the bank of a river,
            and used for a wharf, in places where the height of the
            water is so variable that a fixed wharf would be useless.
            [U. S.] --Bartlett.
  
      {Wharf rat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common brown rat.
            (b) A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wharf \Wharf\, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf,
      a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go
      about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a
      shipbuilder's yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to
      enlist, to engage, woo, OHG. werban to turn about, go about,
      be active or occupied, Icel. hverfa to turn, Goth.
      hwa[a1]rban, hwarb[d3]n, to walk. Cf. {Whirl}.]
      1. A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth,
            or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river,
            canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore
            to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to
            receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a
            pier.
  
                     Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.
                                                                              --Bancroft.
  
                     Out upon the wharfs they came, Knight and burgher,
                     lord and dame.                                    --Tennyson.
  
      Note: The plural of this word is generally written wharves in
               the United States, and wharfs in England; but many
               recent English writers use wharves.
  
      2. [AS. hwearf.] The bank of a river, or the shore of the
            sea. [Obs.] [bd]The fat weed that roots itself in ease on
            Lethe wharf.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Wharf boat}, a kind of boat moored at the bank of a river,
            and used for a wharf, in places where the height of the
            water is so variable that a fixed wharf would be useless.
            [U. S.] --Bartlett.
  
      {Wharf rat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common brown rat.
            (b) A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs. [Slang]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wrappage \Wrap"page\ (?; 48), n.
      1. The act of wrapping.
  
      2. That which wraps; envelope; covering.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wry \Wry\, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE.
      wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to
      drive.]
      1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.
  
      2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected;
            out of place; as, wry words.
  
                     Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who
                     never take up an old idea without some extravagance
                     in its application.                           --Landor.
  
      3. Wrested; perverted.
  
                     He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers.
                                                                              --Atterbury.
  
      {Wry face}, a distortion of the countenance indicating
            impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wurbagool \Wur"ba*gool\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A fruit bat ({Pteropus medius}) native of India. It is
      similar to the flying fox, but smaller.
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