English Dictionary: Weltuntergangsszenario | by the DICT Development Group |
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Waldenses \Wal*den"ses\ (?; 277), n. pl. [So called from Petrus Waldus, or Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, who founded this sect about a. d. 1170.] (Eccl. Hist.) A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles. | |
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Waldensian \Wal*den"sian\, a. Of or pertaining to the Waldenses. -- n. One Holding the Waldensian doctrines. | |
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Wall \Wall\, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. [?] a nail. Cf. {Interval}.] 1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials, raised to some height, and intended for defense or security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright inclosing parts of a building or a room. The plaster of the wall of the King's palace. --Dan. v. 5. 2. A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense. The waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left. --Ex. xiv. 22. In such a night, Troilus, methinks, mounted the Troyan walls. --Shak. To rush undaunted to defend the walls. --Dryden. 3. An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls of a steam-engine cylinder. 4. (Mining) (a) The side of a level or drift. (b) The country rock bounding a vein laterally. --Raymond. Note: Wall is often used adjectively, and also in the formation of compounds, usually of obvious signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc. {Blank wall}, Blind wall, etc. See under {Blank}, {Blind}, etc. {To drive to the wall}, to bring to extremities; to push to extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over. {To go to the wall}, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the weaker party; to be pushed to extremes. {To take the wall}. to take the inner side of a walk, that is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence. [bd]I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's.[b8] --Shak. {Wall barley} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Hordeum murinum}) much resembling barley; squirrel grass. See under {Squirrel}. {Wall box}. (Mach.) See {Wall frame}, below. {Wall creeper} (Zo[94]l.), a small bright-colored bird ({Tichodroma muraria}) native of Asia and Southern Europe. It climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of insects and spiders. Its body is ash-gray above, the wing coverts are carmine-red, the primary quills are mostly red at the base and black distally, some of them with white spots, and the tail is blackish. Called also {spider catcher}. {Wall cress} (Bot.), a name given to several low cruciferous herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress. See under {Mouse-ear}. {Wall frame} (Mach.), a frame set in a wall to receive a pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the wall; -- called also {wall box}. {Wall fruit}, fruit borne by trees trained against a wall. {Wall gecko} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World geckos which live in or about buildings and run over the vertical surfaces of walls, to which they cling by means of suckers on the feet. {Wall lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta muralis}) which frequents houses, and lives in the chinks and crevices of walls; -- called also {wall newt}. {Wall louse}, a wood louse. {Wall moss} (Bot.), any species of moss growing on walls. {Wall newt} (Zo[94]l.), the wall lizard. --Shak. {Wall paper}, paper for covering the walls of rooms; paper hangings. {Wall pellitory} (Bot.), a European plant ({Parictaria officinalis}) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed medicinal. {Wall pennywort} (Bot.), a plant ({Cotyledon Umbilicus}) having rounded fleshy leaves. It is found on walls in Western Europe. {Wall pepper} (Bot.), a low mosslike plant ({Sedum acre}) with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and bearing yellow flowers. It is common on walls and rocks in Europe, and is sometimes seen in America. {Wall pie} (Bot.), a kind of fern; wall rue. {Wall piece}, a gun planted on a wall. --H. L. Scott. {Wall plate} (Arch.), a piece of timber placed horizontally upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like. See Illust. of {Roof}. {Wall rock}, granular limestone used in building walls. [U. S.] --Bartlett. {Wall rue} (Bot.), a species of small fern ({Asplenium Ruta-muraria}) growing on walls, rocks, and the like. {Wall spring}, a spring of water issuing from stratified rocks. {Wall tent}, a tent with upright cloth sides corresponding to the walls of a house. {Wall wasp} (Zo[94]l.), a common European solitary wasp ({Odynerus parietus}) which makes its nest in the crevices of walls. | |
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Wealden \Weald"en\ (?; 277), a. [AS. weald, wald, a forest, a wood. So called because this formation occurs in the wealds, or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See {Weald}.] (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the O[94]litic series. | |
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Wealden \Weald"en\, n. (Geol.) The Wealden group or strata. | |
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Wealthiness \Wealth"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being wealthy, or rich; richness; opulence. | |
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Weld \Weld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welding}.] [Probably originally the same word as well to spring up, to gush; perhaps from the Scand.; cf. Sw. v[84]lla to weld, uppv[84]lla to boil up, to spring up, Dan. v[91]lde to gush, G. wellen to weld. See {Well} to spring.] 1. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion. Note: Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are capable of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell possess this useful property. 2. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately. Two women faster welded in one love. --Tennyson. | |
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Weldon's process \Wel"don's proc"ess\, (Chem.) A process for the recovery or regeneration of manganese dioxide in the manufacture of chlorine, by means of milk of lime and the oxygen of the air; -- so called after the inventor. | |
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Welldoing \Well"do`ing\, n. A doing well; right performance of duties. Also used adjectively. | |
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d8Weltanschauung \[d8]Welt"an"schau`ung\, n.; pl. {Weltanschauungen}. [G.] Lit., world view; a conception of the course of events in, and of the purpose of, the world as a whole, forming a philosophical view or apprehension of the universe; the general idea embodied in a cosmology. | |
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Welt \Welt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Welting}.] To furnish with a welt; to sew or fasten a welt on; as, to welt a boot or a shoe; to welt a sleeve. | |
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Wieldance \Wield"ance\, n. The act or power of wielding. [Obs.] [bd]Our weak wieldance.[b8] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Wield \Wield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wielded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wielding}.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS. waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda, Sw. v[86]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. {Herald}, {Valiant}.] 1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to possess. [Obs.] When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke xi. 21). Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money in your girdles. --Wyclif (Matt. x. 9.) 2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to manage; to control; to sway. The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton. Her newborn power was wielded from the first by unprincipled and ambitions men. --De Quincey. 3. To use with full command or power, as a thing not too heavy for the holder; to manage; to handle; hence, to use or employ; as, to wield a sword; to wield the scepter. Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield! --Shak. Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed. --Milton. Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could induce a savage to wield a spade. --S. S. Smith. {To wield the scepter}, to govern with supreme command. | |
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Wielding \Wield"ing\, n. Power; authority; rule. [Obs.] To have them in your might and in your wielding. --Chaucer. | |
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Endive \En"dive\, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. {Wild endive} (Bot.), chicory or succory. | |
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{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}. | |
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2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, {Isatis tinctoria}, {Indigofera tinctoria}, {I. Anil}, {Nereum tinctorium}, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican. Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid. {Chinese indigo} (Bot.), {Isatis indigotica}, a kind of woad. {Wild indigo} (Bot.), the American herb {Baptisia tinctoria} which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus. | |
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Madder \Mad"der\, n. [OE. mader, AS. m[91]dere; akin to Icel. ma[?]ra.] (Bot.) A plant of the {Rubia} ({R. tinctorum}). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See {Rubiaceous}. Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors; as. madder yellow. {Field madder}, an annual European weed ({Sherardia arvensis}) resembling madder. {Indian madder}, the East Indian {Rubia cordifolia}, used in the East for dyeing; -- called also {munjeet}. {Wild madder}, {Rubia peregrina} of Europe; also the {Galium Mollugo}, a kind of bedstraw. | |
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{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}. | |
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{To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or untamed; to live or grow without culture or training. {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}. {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood. {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}). {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America. {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants, mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}. {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest in a hollow tree or among rocks. {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}. {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}), from which the common domesticated swine is descended. {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See {Brier}. {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers. {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile. {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and the like. (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx. (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce. {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}. {Wild cherry}. (Bot.) (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a compact texture. (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}. {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}. {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly leaves and small blue flowers. {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about the Mediterranean. {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard. {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of the Ginseng family. {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those considered as game birds. {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag. See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}. {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose. --Shak. {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in trees, rocks, the like. {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1 (b) . {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou}) of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the natives use the spines in tattooing. {Wild land}. (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it unfit for cultivation. (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated. {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}. {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so called in the West Indies. {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare}) much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic. {Wild oat}. (Bot.) (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum avenaceum}). (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}. {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid, juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden rhubarb. {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The rock dove. (b) The passenger pigeon. {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of catchfly. {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies as coverings for packages of merchandise. {Wild plum}. (Bot.) (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation. (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}. {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}. {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}. {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}. {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf. {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C. nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly when the plant is disturbed. {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}. {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand. The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the plants form an impenetrable thicket. {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Note: {Arabian millet} is {Sorghum Halepense}. {Egyptian [or] East Indian}, {millet} is {Penicillaria spicata}. {Indian millet} is {Sorghum vulgare}. (See under {Indian}.) {Italian millet} is {Setaria Italica}, a coarse, rank-growing annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also {Hungarian grass}. {Texas millet} is {Panicum Texanum}. {Wild millet}, or {Millet grass}, is {Milium effusum}, a tail grass growing in woods. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Onion \On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See {One}, {Union}.] (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. cepa}), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus. {Onion fish} (Zo[94]l.), the grenadier. {Onion fly} (Zo[94]l.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, {Anthomyia ceparum} and {Ortalis flexa}. {Welsh onion}. (Bot.) See {Cibol}. {Wild onion} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus {Allium}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tamarind \Tam"a*rind\, n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. tamarhind[c6], literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf. F. tamarin. Cf. {Hindu}.] (Bot.) 1. A leguminous tree ({Tamarindus Indica}) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated. 2. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink. {Tamarind fish}, a preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. {Velvet tamarind}. (a) A West African leguminous tree ({Codarium acutifolium}). (b) One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra Leone. {Wild tamarind} (Bot.), a name given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the {Lysiloma latisiliqua} of Southern Florida, and the {Pithecolobium filicifolium} of the West Indies. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mother-of-thyme \Moth"er-of-thyme`\, n. (Bot.) An aromatic plant ({Thymus Serphyllum}); -- called also {wild thyme}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thyme \Thyme\ (t[imac]m), n. [OE. tyme, L. thymum, Gr. qy`mon, qy`mos; cf. qy`ein, to sacrifice, qy`os a sacrifice, offering, incense: cf. F. thym; -- perhaps so named because of its sweet smell. Cf. {Fume}, n.] (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus {Thymus}. The garden thyme ({Thymus vulgaris}) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme. --Cowper. {Cat thyme}, a labiate plant ({Teucrium Marum}) of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). {Wild thyme}, {Thymus Serpyllum}, common on banks and hillsides in Europe. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mother-of-thyme \Moth"er-of-thyme`\, n. (Bot.) An aromatic plant ({Thymus Serphyllum}); -- called also {wild thyme}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Thyme \Thyme\ (t[imac]m), n. [OE. tyme, L. thymum, Gr. qy`mon, qy`mos; cf. qy`ein, to sacrifice, qy`os a sacrifice, offering, incense: cf. F. thym; -- perhaps so named because of its sweet smell. Cf. {Fume}, n.] (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus {Thymus}. The garden thyme ({Thymus vulgaris}) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme. --Cowper. {Cat thyme}, a labiate plant ({Teucrium Marum}) of the Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of rolling on it. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). {Wild thyme}, {Thymus Serpyllum}, common on banks and hillsides in Europe. I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Yam \Yam\ (y[acr]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native name.] (Bot.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various climbing plants of the genus {Dioscorea}; also, the plants themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three broad wings. The commonest species is {D. sativa}, but several others are cultivated. {Chinese yam}, a plant ({Dioscorea Batatas}) with a long and slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species. {Wild yam}. (a) A common plant ({Dioscorea villosa}) of the Eastern United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock. (b) An orchidaceous plant ({Gastrodia sesamoides}) of Australia and Tasmania. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wilding \Wild"ing\, n. (Bot.) A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant. --Spenser. Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found. --Dryden. The fruit of the tree . . . is small, of little juice, and bad quality. I presume it to be a wilding. --Landor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wilding \Wild"ing\, a. Not tame, domesticated, or cultivated; wild. [Poetic] [bd]Wilding flowers.[b8] --Tennyson. The ground squirrel gayly chirps by his den, And the wilding bee hums merrily by. --Bryant. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wildness \Wild"ness\, n. The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained; rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wilting}.] [Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wilton carpet \Wil"ton car`pet\ A kind of carpet woven with loops like the Brussels, but differing from it in having the loops cut so as to form an elastic velvet pile; -- so called because made originally at Wilton, England. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Woold \Woold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Woolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Woolding}.] [D. woelen, bewoelen; akin to G. wuhlen, bewuhlen. [fb]146.] (Naut.) To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Woolding \Woold"ing\, n. (Naut.) (a) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, as a mast. (b) A rope used for binding masts and spars. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Woulding \Would"ing\, n. Emotion of desire; inclination; velleity. [Obs.] --Hammond. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Wouldingness \Would"ing*ness\, n. Willingness; desire. [Obs.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Walden, CO (town, FIPS 82130) Location: 40.73063 N, 106.28094 W Population (1990): 890 (431 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80480 Walden, NY (village, FIPS 77849) Location: 41.55975 N, 74.18863 W Population (1990): 5836 (2264 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12586 Walden, TN (town, FIPS 77540) Location: 35.16400 N, 85.30478 W Population (1990): 1523 (598 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Waldenburg, AR (town, FIPS 72320) Location: 35.56486 N, 90.93483 W Population (1990): 103 (43 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Waltham, MA (city, FIPS 72600) Location: 42.38784 N, 71.24221 W Population (1990): 57878 (21723 housing units) Area: 32.9 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) Waltham, MN (city, FIPS 67918) Location: 43.82075 N, 92.87520 W Population (1990): 170 (72 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 55982 | |
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Walton, IN (town, FIPS 79964) Location: 40.66226 N, 86.24475 W Population (1990): 1053 (421 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46994 Walton, KS (city, FIPS 75200) Location: 38.11828 N, 97.25608 W Population (1990): 226 (105 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67151 Walton, KY (city, FIPS 80490) Location: 38.86617 N, 84.61558 W Population (1990): 2034 (801 housing units) Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 41094 Walton, NE Zip code(s): 68461 Walton, NY (village, FIPS 78036) Location: 42.16972 N, 75.13072 W Population (1990): 3326 (1496 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13856 Walton, OR Zip code(s): 97490 Walton, WV Zip code(s): 25286 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Walton County, FL (county, FIPS 131) Location: 30.61452 N, 86.17081 W Population (1990): 27760 (18728 housing units) Area: 2739.4 sq km (land), 467.4 sq km (water) Walton County, GA (county, FIPS 297) Location: 33.78311 N, 83.73768 W Population (1990): 38586 (14514 housing units) Area: 852.8 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water) | |
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Walton Hills, OH (village, FIPS 80738) Location: 41.36425 N, 81.55454 W Population (1990): 2371 (832 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Waltonville, IL (village, FIPS 78708) Location: 38.21323 N, 89.03913 W Population (1990): 396 (185 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62894 | |
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Weldon, AR (town, FIPS 74000) Location: 35.44754 N, 91.23144 W Population (1990): 106 (52 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Weldon, CA Zip code(s): 93283 Weldon, IA (city, FIPS 83190) Location: 40.89795 N, 93.73510 W Population (1990): 151 (67 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50264 Weldon, IL (village, FIPS 79683) Location: 40.12152 N, 88.75055 W Population (1990): 361 (175 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61882 Weldon, NC (town, FIPS 71780) Location: 36.42425 N, 77.60561 W Population (1990): 1392 (666 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27890 | |
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Weldon Spring, MO (town, FIPS 78314) Location: 38.71650 N, 90.64898 W Population (1990): 1470 (550 housing units) Area: 15.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Weldon Spring Heights, MO (town, FIPS 78334) Location: 38.70413 N, 90.68456 W Population (1990): 82 (31 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Weldona, CO Zip code(s): 80653 | |
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Wellton, AZ (town, FIPS 81480) Location: 32.67289 N, 114.13933 W Population (1990): 1066 (514 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85356 | |
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Welton, IA (city, FIPS 83370) Location: 41.91186 N, 90.59785 W Population (1990): 177 (59 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52774 | |
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Wildomar, CA (CDP, FIPS 85446) Location: 33.60958 N, 117.25147 W Population (1990): 10411 (4065 housing units) Area: 31.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 92595 | |
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Wilton, AL (town, FIPS 82872) Location: 33.08215 N, 86.88106 W Population (1990): 602 (228 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Wilton, AR (town, FIPS 75980) Location: 33.73880 N, 94.14746 W Population (1990): 449 (206 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71865 Wilton, CA (CDP, FIPS 85880) Location: 38.41904 N, 121.20764 W Population (1990): 3858 (1283 housing units) Area: 76.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95693 Wilton, CT Zip code(s): 06897 Wilton, IA (city, FIPS 86070) Location: 41.58907 N, 91.02471 W Population (1990): 2577 (1074 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52778 Wilton, ME (CDP, FIPS 85815) Location: 44.59543 N, 70.23812 W Population (1990): 2453 (1067 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04294 Wilton, MN (city, FIPS 70708) Location: 47.50521 N, 94.99117 W Population (1990): 171 (82 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56687 Wilton, ND (city, FIPS 86580) Location: 47.15865 N, 100.78401 W Population (1990): 728 (323 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58579 Wilton, NH (CDP, FIPS 85140) Location: 42.84694 N, 71.73683 W Population (1990): 1165 (479 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 03086 Wilton, NY Zip code(s): 12866 Wilton, WI (village, FIPS 87525) Location: 43.81452 N, 90.52740 W Population (1990): 478 (222 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54670 | |
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Wilton Manors, FL (city, FIPS 78000) Location: 26.15835 N, 80.13975 W Population (1990): 11804 (5983 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
wall time n. (also `wall clock time') 1. `Real world' time (what the clock on the wall shows), as opposed to the system clock's idea of time. 2. The real running time of a program, as opposed to the number of {tick}s required to execute it (on a timesharing system these always differ, as no one program gets all the ticks, and on multiprocessor systems with good thread support one may get more processor time than real time). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
wall time (Or "wall clock time") 1. "Real world" time (what the clock on the wall shows), as opposed to the {system clock}'s idea of time. 2. The real running time of a program, as opposed to the number of {tick}s required to execute it (on a {time-sharing} system these always differ, as no one program gets all the ticks, and on multiprocessor systems with good thread support one may get more processor time than real time). [{Jargon File}] |