Chapter 1864

It is also inconvenient, in Ireland, that the wards and marriages of gentlemen's children should be in the disposal of any of those lords. Spenser.

4. A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing; guard. "Thou knowest my old ward ; here I lay, and thus I bore my point."

Shak.

5. One who, or that which, is guarded. Specifically: --

(a) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a ward in chancery . "You know our father's ward , the fair Monimia."

Otway.

(b) A division of a county. [Eng. & Scot.]

(c) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.

Throughout the trembling city placed a guard, Dealing an equal share to every ward . Dryden.

(d) A division of a forest. [Eng.]

(e) A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward .

6. (a) A projecting ridge of metal in the interior of a lock, to prevent the use of any key which has not a corresponding notch for passing it. (b) A notch or slit in a key corresponding to a ridge in the lock which it fits; a ward notch.

Knight.

The lock is made . . . more secure by attaching wards to the front, as well as to the back, plate of the lock, in which case the key must be furnished with corresponding notches. Tomlinson.

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Ward penny (O. Eng. Law) , money paid to the sheriff or castellan for watching and warding a castle. -- Ward staff , a constable's or watchman's staff. [Obs.]

Ward <Xpage=1627>

Ward (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Warded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Warding .] [OE. wardien , AS. weardian to keep, protect; akin to OS. ward<?/n to watch, take care, OFries. wardia , OHG. wart<?/n , G. warten to wait, wait on, attend to, Icel. var<?/a to guarantee defend, Sw. v\'86rda to guard, to watch; cf. OF. warder , of German origin. See Ward , n. , and cf. Award , Guard , Reward .]

1. To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a specific sense, to guard during the day time.

Whose gates he found fast shut, no living wight To ward the same. Spenser.

2. To defend; to protect.

Tell him it was a hand that warded him From thousand dangers. Shak.

3. To defend by walls, fortifications, etc. [Obs.]

4. To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off .

Now wards a felling blow, now strikes again. Daniel.

The pointed javelin warded off his rage. Addison.

It instructs the scholar in the various methods of warding off the force of objections. I. Watts.

Ward <Xpage=1627>

Ward , v. i. 1. To be vigilant; to keep guard.

2. To act on the defensive with a weapon.

She redoubling her blows drove the stranger to no other shift than to ward and go back. Sir P. Sidney.

Ward-corn <Xpage=1627>

Ward"-corn` (?) , n. [ Ward + F. corne horn, L. cornu .] (O. Eng. Law) The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under Watch , n. , 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of surprise.

Burrill.

Wardcorps <Xpage=1627>

Ward"corps` (?) , n. [ Wars + corps .] Guardian; one set to watch over another. [Obs.] "Though thou preyedest Argus . . . to be my wardcorps ."

Chaucer.

Warden <Xpage=1627>

Ward"en (?) , n. [OE. wardein , OF. wardein , gardein , gardain , F. gardien . See Guardian , and Ward guard.]

1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.

He called to the warden on the . . . battlements. Sir. W. Scott.

2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison . <-- chief officer of a prison. -->

3. A head official; as, the warden of a college ; specifically (Eccl.) , a churchwarden.

4. [Properly, a keeping pear.] A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting. [Obs.]

I would have had him roasted like a warden . Beau. & Fl.

Warden pie , a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.]

Shak.

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Ward"en*ry (?) , Ward"en*ship , n. The office or jurisdiction of a warden.

Warder <Xpage=1627>

Ward"er (?) , n. 1. One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard. "The warders of the gate."

Dryden.

2. A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will.

When, lo! the king suddenly changed his mind, Casts down his warder to arrest them there. Daniel.

Wafting his warder thrice about his head, He cast it up with his auspicious hand, Which was the signal, through the English spread, This they should charge. Drayton.

Wardian <Xpage=1627>

Ward"i*an (?) , a. Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants ; -- so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward , an Englishman.

Wardmote <Xpage=1627>

Ward"mote` (?) , n. Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like. Brande & C. "Wards and wardmotes ."

Piers Plowman.

Wardrobe <Xpage=1627>

Ward"robe` (?) , n. [OE. warderobe , OF. warderobe , F. garderobe ; of German origin. See Ward , v. t. , and Robe .]

1. A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.

2. Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal decoration.

Flowers that their gay wardrobe wear. Milton.

With a pair of saddlebags containing his wardrobe . T. Hughes.

3. A privy. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Wardroom <Xpage=1627>

Ward"room` (?) , n. 1. (Naut.) A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned officers of a war vessel. See Gunroom .

Totten.

2. A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for meetings, political caucuses, elections, etc. [U.S.]

-wards <Xpage=1627>

-wards (?) . See -ward .

Wardship <Xpage=1627>

Ward"ship (?) , n. 1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.

Wardship is incident to tenure in socage. Blackstone.

2. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.

It was the wisest act . . . in my wardship . B. Jonson.

Wardsman <Xpage=1627>

Wards"man (?) , n. ; pl. Wardsmen (<?/) . A man who keeps ward; a guard. [R.]

Sydney Smith.

Ware <Xpage=1627>

Ware (?) , obs. imp. of Wear . Wore.

Ware <Xpage=1627>

Ware , v. t. (Naut.) To wear, or veer. See Wear .

Ware <Xpage=1627>

Ware , n. [AS. w\'ber .] (Bot.) Seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Ware goose (Zo\'94l.) , the brant; -- so called because it feeds on ware, or seaweed. [Prov. Eng.]

Ware <Xpage=1627>

Ware , n. [OE. ware , AS. waru ; akin to D. waar , G. waare , Icel. & Sw. vara , Dan. vare ; and probably to E. worth , a. See Worth , a. ] Articles of merchandise; the sum of articles of a particular kind or class; style or class of manufactures; especially, in the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise. "Retails his wares at wakes." Shak . "To chaffer with them and eke to sell them their ware ."

Chaucer.

It the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the Sabbath, or on the holy day. Neh. x. 31.

&hand; Although originally and properly a collective noun, it admits of a plural form, when articles of merchandise of different kinds are meant. It is often used in composition; as in hard ware , glass ware , tin ware , etc.

Ware <Xpage=1627>

Ware , a. [OE. war , AS. w\'91r . &root;142. See Wary .] A ware; taking notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard. See Beware . [Obs.]

She was ware and knew it bet [better] than he. Chaucer.

Of whom be thou ware also. 2. Tim. iv. 15.

He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for stirring up any sedition. Latimer.

The only good that grows of passed fear Is to be wise, and ware of like again. Spenser.

Ware <Xpage=1627>

Ware , n. [AS. waru caution.] The state of being ware or aware; heed. [Obs.]

Wyclif.

Ware <Xpage=1627>

Ware , v. t. [As. warian .] To make ware; to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to guard against. " Ware that I say."

Chaucer.

God . . . ware you for the sin of avarice. Chaucer.

Then ware a rising tempest on the main. Dryden.

Wareful <Xpage=1627>

Ware"ful (?) , a. Wary; watchful; cautious. [Obs.]

Warefulness <Xpage=1627>

Ware"ful*ness , n. Wariness; cautiousness. [Obs.] "Full of warefulness ."

Sir P. Sidney.

Warega fly <Xpage=1627>

Wa*re"ga fly` (?) . ( Zo\'94l .) A Brazilian fly whose larv\'91 live in the skin of man and animals, producing painful sores.

Warehouse <Xpage=1627>

Ware"house` (?) , n. ; pl. Warehouses (<?/) . A storehouse for wares, or goods.

Addison.

Warehouse <Xpage=1627>

Ware"house` (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Warehoused (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Warehousing .]

1. To deposit or secure in a warehouse.

2. To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse stores, to be kept until duties are paid.

Warehouseman <Xpage=1627>

Ware"house`man (?) , n. ; pl. Warehousemen (<?/) . 1. One who keeps a warehouse; the owner or keeper of a dock warehouse or wharf store.

2. One who keeps a wholesale shop or store for Manchester or woolen goods. [Eng.]

Warehouseman's itch (Med.) , a form of eczema occurring on the back of the hands of warehousemen.

Warehousing <Xpage=1627>

Ware"hous`ing (?) , n. The act of placing goods in a warehouse, or in a customhouse store.

Warehousing system , an arrangement for lodging imported articles in the customhouse stores, without payment of duties until they are taken out for home consumption. If re\'89xported, they are not charged with a duty. See Bonded warehouse , under Bonded , a.

Wareless <Xpage=1627>

Ware"less (?) , a. [See Ware , n. ] Unwary; incautious; unheeding; careless; unaware. [Obs.]

And wareless of the evil That by themselves unto themselves is wrought. Spenser.

Warely <Xpage=1627>

Ware"ly , adv. Cautiously; warily. [Obs.]

They bound him hand and foot with iron chains, And with continual watch did warely keep. Spenser.

Warence <Xpage=1627>

War"ence (?) , n. [OF. warance . F. garance , LL. warentia , garantia .] (Bot.) Madder.

Wareroom <Xpage=1627>

Ware"room` (?) , n. A room in which goods are stored or exhibited for sale.

Wares <Xpage=1627>

Wares (?) , n. pl. See 4th Ware .

Warfare <Xpage=1627>

War"fare` (?) , n. [ War + OE. fare a journey, a passage, course, AS. faru. See Fare , n. ]

1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by enemies; hostilities; war.

The Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare , to fight with Israel. I Sam. xxviii. 1.

This day from battle rest; Faithful hath been your warfare . Milton.

2. Contest; struggle.

The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. 2 Cor. x. 4.

Warfare <Xpage=1627>

War"fare` , v. i. To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.

Camden.

Warfarer <Xpage=1627>

War"far`er (?) , n. One engaged in warfare; a military man; a soldier; a warrior.

Warhable <Xpage=1627>

War"ha`ble (?) , a. [ War + hable .] Fit for war. [Obs.] " Warhable youth."

Spenser.

Wariangle <Xpage=1627>

War`i*an"gle (?) , n. [OE. wariangel , weryangle ; cf. AS. wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg , warch , Goth. wargs (in comp.), G. w\'81rgengel , i. e., destroying angel, destroyer, killer, and E. worry .] (Zo\'94l.) The red-backed shrike ( Lanius collurio ); -- called also w\'81rger , worrier , and throttler . [Written also warriangle , weirangle , etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

Warily <Xpage=1627>

Wa"ri*ly (?) , adv. In a wary manner.

Wariment <Xpage=1627>

Wa"ri*ment (?) , n. Wariness. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Warine <Xpage=1627>

War"ine (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American monkey, one of the sapajous.

Wariness <Xpage=1627>

Wa"ri*ness (?) , n. The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness. "An almost reptile wariness ." G. W. Cable .

To determine what are little things in religion, great wariness is to be used. Sprat.

Syn. -- Caution; watchfulness; circumspection; foresight; care; vigilance; scrupulousness.

Warish <Xpage=1627>

War"ish (?) , v. t. [OF. warir to protect, heal, cure, F. gu\'82ri<?/ to cure; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. werian , weren , to protect, to hinder. See Garret .] To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal. [Obs.]

My brother shall be warished hastily. Chaucer.

Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their spittle. Holland.

Warish <Xpage=1627>

War"ish , v. i. To be cured; to recover. [Obs.]

Your daughter . . . shall warish and escape. Chaucer.

Warison <Xpage=1627>

War"i*son (?) , n. [OF. warison safety, supplies, cure, F. gu\'82rison cure. See Warish , v. t. ]

1. Preparation; protection; provision; supply. [Obs.]

2. Reward; requital; guerdon. [Obs. or Scot.]

Wit and wisdom is good warysoun . Proverbs of Hending.

Wark <Xpage=1627>

Wark (?) , n. [See Work .] Work; a building. [Obs. or Scot.]

Spenser.

Warkloom <Xpage=1627>

Wark"loom (?) , n. A tool; an implement. [Scot.]

Warlike <Xpage=1627>

War"like` (?) , a. 1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a warlike disposition .

Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men. Shak.

2. Belonging or relating to war; military; martial.

The great archangel from his warlike toil Surceased. Milton.

Syn. -- Martial; hostile; soldierly. See Martial .

Warlikeness <Xpage=1627>

War"like`ness , n. Quality of being warlike.

Warling <Xpage=1627>

War"ling (?) , n. One often quarreled with; -- <?/ word coined, perhaps, to rhyme with darling . [Obs.]

Better be an old man's darling than a young man's warling . Camde<?/.

Warlock <Xpage=1627>

War"lock (?) , n. [OE. warloghe a deceiver, a name or the Devil, AS. w<?/rloga a belier or breaker of his agreement, word, or pledge; w<?/r covenant, troth (aki<?/ to L. verus true; see Very ) + loga a liar (in comp.), le\'a2gan to lie. See 3d Lie .] A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp. [Written also warluck .]

Dryden.

It was Eyvind Kallda's crew Of warlocks blue, With their caps of darkness hooded! Longfellow.

Warlock <Xpage=1627>

War"lock , a. Of or pertaining to a warlock or warlock; impish. [R.]

Thou shalt win the warlock fight. J. R. Drak<?/.

Warlockry <Xpage=1627>

War"lock*ry (?) , n. Impishness; magic.

Warly <Xpage=1627>

War"ly (?) , a. Warlike.

Burns.

Warm <Xpage=1627>

Warm (?) , a. [ Compar. Warmer ; superl. Warmest .] [AS. wearm ; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. warm , Icel. varmr , Sw. & Dan. varm , Goth. warmjan to warm; probably akin to Lith. virti to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr. gharma heat, OL. formus warm. <?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/.]

1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk. "Whose blood is warm within."

Shak.

Warm and still is the summer night. Longfellow.

2. Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.

3. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt .

4. Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited; sprightly; irritable; excitable.

Mirth, and youth, and warm desire! Milton.

Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart. Pope.

They say he's warm man and does not care to be mad<?/ mouths at. Addison.

I had been none of the warmest of partisans. Hawthor<?/<?/.

5. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate .

Welcome, daylight; we shall have warm work on't. Dryden.

6. Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances; forehanded; rich. [Colloq.]

Warm householders, every one of them. W. Irving.

You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight: and let me tell you he as warm a man as any within five miles round him. Goldsmith.

7. In children's games, being near the object sought for; hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing, or fact concealed. [Colloq.]

Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting " warm ," <?/<?/ children say at blindman's buff. Black.

8. (Paint.) Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their composition; -- said of colors, and opposed to cold which is of blue and its compounds.