Chapter 1863

Want"ing , a. Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting ; I shall not be wanting in exertion .

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Wantless <Xpage=1626>

Want"less (?) , a. Having no want; abundant; fruitful.

Wanton <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ton (?) , a. [OE. wantoun , contr. from wantowen ; pref. wan- wanting (see Wane , v. i. ), hence expressing negation + towen , p. p., AS. togen , p. p. of te\'a2n to draw, to educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See Tug , v. t. ]

1. Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose; free; luxuriant; roving; sportive. "In woods and wanton wilderness." Spenser . "A wild and wanton herd." Shak .

A wanton and a merry [friar]. Chaucer.

[She] her unadorned golden tresses wore Disheveled, but in wanton ringlets waved. Milton.

How does your tongue grow wanton in her praise! Addison.

2. Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute. "Men grown wanton by prosperity."

Roscommon.

3. Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd; lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.

Not with wanton looking of folly. Chaucer.

[Thou art] froward by nature, enemy to peace, Lascivious, wanton . Shak.

4. Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief .

Wanton <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ton , n. 1. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a term of endearment.

I am afeard you make a wanton of me. Shak.

Peace, my wantons ; he will do More than you can aim unto. B. Jonson.

2. One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.

Anything, sir, That's dry and wholesome; I am no bred wanton . Beau. & Fl.

3. A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman.

Wanton <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ton , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Wantoned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wantoning .]

1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to revel; to play loosely; to frolic.

Nature here wantoned as in her prime. Milton.

How merrily we would sally into the fields, and strip under the first warmth of the sun, and wanton like young dace in the streams! Lamb.

2. To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play lasciviously.

Wanton <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ton , v. t. To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness. [Obs.]

Wantonize <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ton*ize (?) , v. i. To behave wantonly; to frolic; to wanton. [R.]

Lamb.

Wantonly <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ton*ly , adv. 1. In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint; loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; recklessly; lasciviously.

2. Unintentionally; accidentally. [Obs.]

J. Dee.

Wantonness <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ton*ness , n. The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.

Gower.

The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and turn them into wantonness . Eikon Basilike.

Young gentlemen would be as sad as night Only for wantonness . Shak.

Wantrust <Xpage=1626>

Wan"trust` (?) , n. [Pref. wan- as in wanton + trust .] Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence; distrust. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Wantwit <Xpage=1626>

Want"wit` (?) , n. One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool. [Obs.]

Shak.

Wanty <Xpage=1626>

Wan"ty (?) , n. [For womb tie , that is, belly<?/and. See Womb , and Tie .] A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon rope. [Prov. Eng.]

Wany <Xpage=1626>

Wan"y (?) , v. i. To wane. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Wany <Xpage=1626>

Wan"y , a. 1. Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size throughout; -- said especially of sawed boards or timber when tapering or uneven, from being cut too near the outside of the log.

2. Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber.

Halliwell.

Wanze <Xpage=1626>

Wanze , v. i. To wane; to wither. [Obs.]

Wap <Xpage=1626>

Wap (?) , v. t. & i. [See Whap .] To beat; to whap. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Sir T. Malory.

Wap <Xpage=1626>

Wap , n. A blow or beating; a whap. [Prov. Eng.]

Wapacut <Xpage=1626>

Wap"a*cut (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The American hawk owl. See under Hawk .

Wapatoo <Xpage=1626>

Wap"a*too` (?) , n. (Bot.) The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead ( Sagittaria variabilis ); -- so called by the Indians of Oregon. [Written also wappato .]

Waped <Xpage=1626>

Waped (?) , a. [Prov. E. wape pale, v., to stupefy, akin to wap to beat. Cf. Whap , and Wappened .] Cast down; crushed by misery; dejected. [Obs.]

Wapentake <Xpage=1626>

Wap"en*take (?; 277) , n. [AS. w<?/penge<?/<?/c , w<?/pent\'bec , from Icel. v\'bepnat\'bek , literally, a weapon taking or weapon touching, hence an expression of assent ("si displicuit sententia fremitu aspernantur; sin placuit frameas concutiunt." Tacitus, "Germania," xi. ). See Weapon , and Take . This name had its origin in a custom of touching lances or spears when the hundreder, or chief, entered on his office. "Cum quis accipiebat pr\'91fecturam wapentachii, die statuto in loco ubi consueverant congregari, omnes majores natu contra eum conveniebant, et descendente eo de equo suo, omnes assurgebant ei. Ipse vero, erecta lancea sua, ab omnibus secundum morem f&oe;dus accipiebat; omnes enim quot-quot venissent cum lanceis suis ipsius hastam tangebant, et ita se confirmabant per contactum armorum, pace palam concessa. W\'91pnu enim arma sonat; tac , tactus est -- hac de causa totus ille conventus dicitur Wapentac , eo quod per tactum armorum suorum ad invicem conf&oe;derati sunt." L L. Edward Confessor, 33. D. Wilkins .] In some northern counties of England, a division, or district, answering to the hundred in other counties. Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire are divided into wapentakes, instead of hundreds. [Written also wapentac .]

Selden. Blackstone.

Wapinschaw <Xpage=1626>

Wap"in*schaw (?) , n. [Scot. See Weapon , and Show .] An exhibition of arms. according to the rank of the individual, by all persons bearing arms; -- formerly made at certain seasons in each district. [Scot.]

Jamieson. Sir W. Scott.

Wapiti <Xpage=1626>

Wap"i*ti (?) , n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett .] (Zo\'94l.) The American elk ( Cervus Canadensis ). It is closely related to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.

&hand; By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the red deer, but it is considered a distinct species by others. It is noted for the large, branching antlers of the male.

Wapp <Xpage=1626>

Wapp (?) , n. [CF. Prov. E. wap to wrap up.] (Naut.) (a) A fair-leader. (b) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are set taut.

Wappato <Xpage=1626>

Wap"pa*to (?) , n. (Bot.) See Wapatoo .

Wappened <Xpage=1626>

Wap"pened (?) , a. [Cf. Waped , Wapper .] A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare.

This [gold] is it

That makes the wappen'd widow wed again.

It is conjectured by some that it is an error for wappered , meaning tremulous or exhausted.

Wapper <Xpage=1626>

Wap"per (?) , v. t. & i. [freq. of wap , v.; cf. dial. G. wappern , wippern , to move up and down, to rock.] To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from weakness; to totter. [Obs.]

Wapper <Xpage=1626>

Wap"per (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A gudgeon. [Prov. Eng.] <-- ## The Zool. mark was in square brackets, inconsistent with normal usage. -->

Wappet <Xpage=1626>

Wap"pet (?) , n. A small yelping cur. [Prov. Eng.]

Wapping <Xpage=1626>

Wap"ping (?) , n. Yelping. [R.]

Fuller.

War <Xpage=1626>

War (?) , a. Ware; aware. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

War <Xpage=1626>

War (?) , n. [OE. & AS. werre ; akin to OHG. werra scandal, quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren , G. wirren , ver wirren , to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps to E. worse ; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre , of Teutonic origin. Cf. Guerrilla , Warrior .]

1. A contest between nations or states, carried on by force, whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition of territory, for obtaining and establishing the superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers; declared and open hostilities.

Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed. F. W. Robertson.

&hand; As war is the contest of nations or states, it always implies that such contest is authorized by the monarch or the sovereign power of the nation. A war begun by attacking another nation, is called an offensive war, and such attack is aggressive . War undertaken to repel invasion, or the attacks of an enemy, is called defensive .

2. (Law) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.

3. Instruments of war. [Poetic]

His complement of stores, and total war . Prior.

4. Forces; army. [Poetic]

On their embattled ranks the waves return, And overwhelm their war . Milton.

5. The profession of arms; the art of war.

Thou art but a youth, and he is a man of war from his youth. 1 Sam. xvii. 33.

6. a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility. "Raised impious war in heaven."

Milton.

The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart. Ps. lv. 21.

Civil war , a war between different sections or parties of the same country or nation. -- Holy war . See under Holy . -- Man of war . (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary. -- Public war , a war between independent sovereign states. -- War cry , a cry or signal used in war; as, the Indian war cry . -- War dance , a dance among savages preliminary to going to war. Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike excursion. Schoolcraft . -- War field , a field of war or battle. -- War horse , a horse used in war; the horse of a cavalry soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse for military service; a charger. -- War paint , paint put on the face and other parts of the body by savages, as a token of going to war. "Wash the war paint from your faces." Longfellow . -- War song , a song of or pertaining to war; especially, among the American Indians, a song at the war dance, full of incitements to military ardor. -- War whoop , a war cry, especially that uttered by the American Indians.

War <Xpage=1626>

War , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Warred (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Warring .]

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1 To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.

Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it. Isa. vii. 1.

Why should I war without the walls of Troy? Shak.

Our countrymen were warring on that day! Byron.

2. To contend; to strive violently; to fight. "Lusts which war against the soul."

1 Pet. ii. 11.

War <Xpage=1626>

War (?) , v. t. 1. To make war upon; to fight. [R.]

To war the Scot, and borders to defend. Daniel.

2. To carry on, as a contest; to wage. [R.]

That thou . . . mightest war a good warfare. Tim. i. 18.

War-beaten <Xpage=1626>

War"-beat`en (?) , a. Warworn.

Warble <Xpage=1626>

War"ble (?) , n. [Cf. Wormil .]

1. (Far.) (a) A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling. (b) A small tumor produced by the larv\'91 of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet , warbeetle , warnles .

2. (Zo\'94l.) See Wormil .

Warble <Xpage=1626>

War"ble , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Warbled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Warbling (?) .] [OE. werbelen , OF. werbler ; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen , akin to E. whirl . See Whirl .]

1. To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs .

2. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.

If she be right invoked in warbled song. Milton.

Warbling sweet the nuptial lay. Trumbull.

3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. "And touch the warbled string."

Milton.

Warble <Xpage=1626>

War"ble , v. i. 1. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat. Gay.

3. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations. "Birds on the branches warbling ."

Milton.

3. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.

Warble <Xpage=1626>

War"ble , n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.

And he, the wondrous child, Whose silver warble wild Outvalued every pulsing sound. Emerson.

Warbler <Xpage=1626>

War"bler (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds.

In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. Tickell.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family Sylviid\'91 , many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under Reed ), and sedge warbler (see under Sedge ) are well-known species.

3. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily Mniotiltid\'91 , or Sylvicolin\'91 . They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical.

&hand; The American warblers are often divided, according to their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers, fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers, wormeating warblers, etc.

Bush warbler (Zo\'94l.) any American warbler of the genus Opornis , as the Connecticut warbler ( O. agilis ). -- Creeping warbler (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of very small American warblers belonging to Parula , Mniotilta , and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed warbler ( Parula Americana ), and the black-and-white creeper ( Mniotilta varia ). -- Fly-catching warbler (Zo\'94l.) , any one of several species of warblers belonging to Setophaga , Sylvania , and allied genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler ( Sylvania mitrata ), the black-capped warbler ( S. pusilla ), the Canadian warbler ( S. Canadensis ), and the American redstart (see Redstart ). -- Ground warbler (Zo\'94l.) , any American warbler of the genus Geothlypis , as the mourning ground warbler ( G. Philadelphia ), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see Yellowthroat ). -- Wood warbler (Zo\'94l.) , any one of numerous American warblers of the genus Dendroica . Among the most common wood warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or yellow warbler (see under Yellow ), the black-throated green warbler ( Dendroica virens ), the yellow-rumped warbler ( D. coronata ), the blackpoll ( D. striata ), the bay-breasted warbler ( D. castanea ), the chestnut-sided warbler ( D. Pennsylvanica ), the Cape May warbler ( D. tigrina ), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie ), and the pine warbler ( D. pinus ). See also Magnolia warbler , under Magnolia , and Blackburnian warbler .

Warblingly <Xpage=1626>

War"bling*ly , adv. In a warbling manner.

Warburg's tincture <Xpage=1626>

War"burg's tinc"ture (?) . (Pharm.) A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients, often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was invented by Dr. Warburg of London.

-ward, -wards <Xpage=1626>

-ward (?) , -wards (?) . [AS. -weard , -weardes ; akin to OS. & OFries. -ward . OHG. -wert , G. -w\'84rts , Icel. -ver\'ebr , Goth. -va\'a1r\'eds , L. vertere to turn, versus toward, and E. worth to become. \'fb143. See Worth . v. i. , and cf. Verse . Adverbs ending in -wards (AS. -weardes ) and some other adverbs, such as besides , betimes , since (OE. sithens ). etc., were originally genitive forms used adverbially.] Suffixes denoting course or direction to ; motion or tendency toward ; as in back ward , or back wards ; to ward , or to wards , etc.

Ward <Xpage=1626>

Ward (?) , n. [AS. weard , fem., guard, weard , <?/asc., keeper, guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart , OHG. wart , Icel. v\'94r<?/r a warden, a watch, Goth. -wards in da\'a3ra wards a doorkeeper, and E. wary ; cf. OF. warde guard, from the German. See Ware , a. , Wary , and cf. Guard , Wraith .]

1. The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship; specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note under Watch , n. , 1.

Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward . Spenser.

2. One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender; protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.

For the best ward of mine honor. Shak.

The assieged castle's ward Their steadfast stands did mightily maintain. Spenser.

For want of other ward , He lifted up his hand, his front to guard. Dryden.

3. The state of being under guard or guardianship; confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a guardian; custody.

And he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard. Gen. xl. 3.

I must attend his majesty's command, to whom I am now in ward . Shak.