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   wash leather
         n 1: piece of chamois used for cleaning and polishing

English Dictionary: was soll das ganze Theater! by the DICT Development Group
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Waggle \Wag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Waggling}.]
      To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird
      waggles his tail.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wag-halter \Wag"-hal`ter\, n. [Wag + halter.]
      One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be hanged.
      [Colloq. & Obs.]
  
               I can tell you, I am a mad wag-halter.   --Marston.

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]:
   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\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Waxing}.]
      To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a
      thread or a table.
  
      {Waxed cloth}, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a
            cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also
            {wax cloth}.
  
      {Waxed end}, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with
            shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,
            shoes, and the like; -- called also {wax end}. --Brockett.

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\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Waxing}.]
      To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a
      thread or a table.
  
      {Waxed cloth}, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a
            cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also
            {wax cloth}.
  
      {Waxed end}, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with
            shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,
            shoes, and the like; -- called also {wax end}. --Brockett.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weasel \Wea"sel\, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel,
      G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[c6]sla, Dan. v[84]sel,
      Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. [?], [?], cat,
      weasel.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to
      the genus {Putorius}, as the ermine and ferret. They have a
      slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of
      their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in
      destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other
      species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others
      are brown at all seasons.
  
      {Malacca weasel}, the rasse.
  
      {Weasel coot}, a female or young male of the smew; -- so
            called from the resemblance of the head to that of a
            weasel. Called also {weasel duck}.
  
      {Weasel lemur}, a short-tailed lemur ({Lepilemur
            mustelinus}). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown
            below, with the throat white.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wiggler \Wig"gler\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called
      also {wiggletail}.

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