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2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow , as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy , twilly , twilly devil , and devil .

Almond willow , Pussy willow , Weeping willow . (Bot.) See under Almond , Pussy , and Weeping . -- Willow biter (Zo\'94l.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.] -- Willow fly (Zo\'94l.) , a greenish European stone fly ( Chloroperla viridis ); -- called also yellow Sally . -- Willow gall (Zo\'94l.) , a conical, scaly gall produced on willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ( Cecidomyia strobiloides ). -- Willow grouse (Zo\'94l.) , the white ptarmigan. See ptarmigan . -- Willow lark (Zo\'94l.) , the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] -- Willow ptarmigan (Zo\'94l.) (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting. See under Reed . (b) A sparrow ( Passer salicicolus ) native of Asia, Africa, and Southern Europe. -- Willow tea , the prepared leaves of a species of willow largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for tea. McElrath . -- Willow thrush (Zo\'94l.) , a variety of the veery, or Wilson's thrush. See Veery . -- Willow warbler (Zo\'94l.) , a very small European warbler ( Phylloscopus trochilus ); -- called also bee bird , haybird , golden wren , pettychaps , sweet William , Tom Thumb , and willow wren .

Willow <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low (?) , v. t. To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow. See Willow , n. , 2.

Willowed <Xpage=1654>

Wil"lowed (?) , a. Abounding with willows; containing willows; covered or overgrown with willows. " Willowed meads."

Collins.

Willower <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low*er (?) , n. A willow. See Willow , n. , 2.

Willow-herb <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low-herb` (?) , n. (Bot.) A perennial herb ( Epilobium spicatum ) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.

Spiked willow-herb , a perennial herb ( Lythrum Salicaria ) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.

Willowish <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low*ish , a. Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy.

Walton.

Willow-thorn <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low-thorn` (?) , n. (Bot.) A thorny European shrub ( Hippopha\'89 rhamnoides ) resembling a willow.

Willow-weed <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low-weed` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) A European species of loosestrife ( Lysimachia vulgaris ). (b) Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.

Willow-wort <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low-wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) (a) Same as Willow-weed . (b) Any plant of the order Salicace\'91 , or the Willow family.

Willowy <Xpage=1654>

Wil"low*y (?) , a. 1. Abounding with willows.

Where willowy Camus lingers with delight. Gray.

2. Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping; graceful.

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Will"some (?) , a. [Written also wilsome .] 1. Willful; obstinate. [Obs.]

2. Fat; indolent. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

3. Doubtful; uncertain. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

-- Will"some*ness , n. [Obs.]

Willy <Xpage=1654>

Wil"ly (?) , n. [Cf. Willow .]

1. A large wicker basket. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

2. (Textile Manuf.) Same as 1st Willow , 2.

Willying <Xpage=1654>

Wil"ly*ing , n. The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow.

Willying machine . Same as 1st Willow , 2

Willy nilly <Xpage=1654>

Wil"ly nil"ly (?) . See Will I, nill I , etc., under 3d Will .

Wilne <Xpage=1654>

Wil"ne (?) , v. t. [AS. wilnian .] To wish; to desire. [Obs.] "He willneth no destruction."

Chaucer.

Wilt <Xpage=1654>

Wilt (?) , 2d pers. sing. of Will .

Wilt <Xpage=1654>

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.]

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Wilt , v. t. 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]

2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]

Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dr. T. Dwight.

Wilton carpet <Xpage=1654>

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.

Wilwe <Xpage=1654>

Wil"we (?) , n. Willow. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Wily <Xpage=1654>

Wil"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Wilier (?) ; superl. Wiliest .] [From Wile .] Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle. " Wily and wise." Chaucer . "The wily snake."

Milton.

This false, wily , doubling disposition of mind. South.

Syn. -- Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See Cunning .

Wimble <Xpage=1654>

Wim"ble (?) , n. [OE. wimbil ; akin to Dan. vimmel , OD. wemelen to bore. Cf. Gimlet .] An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle. Specifically: (a) A gimlet. " It is but like the little wimble , to let in the greater auger." Selden . (b) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone. (c) An auger used for boring in earth.

Wimble <Xpage=1654>

Wim"ble (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Wimbled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wimbling (?) .] To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin."

Wood.

Wimble <Xpage=1654>

Wim"ble (?) , a. [Cf. Sw. vimmel kantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim .] Active; nimble. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Wimbrel <Xpage=1654>

Wim"brel (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) The whimbrel.

Wimple <Xpage=1654>

Wim"ple (?) , n. [OE. wimpel , AS. winpel ; akin to D. & G. wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel. vimpill , Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain origin. Cf. Gimp .]

1. A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns.

Full seemly her wympel ipinched is. Chaucer.

For she had laid her mournful stole aside, And widowlike sad wimple thrown away. Spenser.

Then Vivian rose, And from her brown-locked head the wimple throws. M. Arnold.

2. A flag or streamer.

Weale.

Wimple <Xpage=1654>

Wim"ple , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Wimpled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wimpling (?) .]

1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink. "She sat ywympled well."

Chaucer.

This wimpled , whining, purblind, wayward boy. Shak.

2. To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil.

3. To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of water .

Wimple <Xpage=1654>

Wim"ple , v. i. To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate. " Wimpling waves."

Longfellow.

For with a veil, that wimpled everywhere, Her head and face was hid. Spenser.

With me through . . . meadows stray, Where wimpling waters make their way. Ramsay.

Win <Xpage=1654>

Win (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Won (?) , Obs. Wan (<?/) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Winning .] [OE. winnen , AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna , OS. winnan , D. winnen to win, gain, G. ge winnen , OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna , Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain, conquer. &root;138. Cf. Venerate , Winsome , Wish , Wont , a. ]

1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. "This city for to win ." Chaucer . "Who thus shall Canaan win ."

Milton.

Thy well-breathed horse Impels the flying car, and wins the course. Dryden.

2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.

Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. Sir P. Sidney.

She is a woman; therefore to be won . Shak.

3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury .

4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic]

Even in the porch he him did win . Spenser.

And when the stony path began, By which the naked peak they wan , Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. Sir W. Scott.

5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal.

Raymond.

Syn. -- To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain .

Win <Xpage=1654>

Win , v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

Nor is it aught but just That he, who in debate of truth hath won , should win in arms. Milton.

To win of , to be conqueror over. [Obs.] Shak . -- To win on &or; upon . (a) To gain favor or influence with. "You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others." Dryden . (b) To gain ground on. "The rabble . . . will in time win upon power." Shak .

Wince <Xpage=1654>

Wince (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Winced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wincing (?) .] [OE. wincen , winchen , OF. quencir , guenchir , guenchier , giencier , guinchier , and (assumed) winchier , winchir , to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan , wenken , to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink . See Wink .]

1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.

I will not stir, nor wince , nor speak a word. Shak.

2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces .

Wince <Xpage=1654>

Wince , n. The act of one who winces.

Wince <Xpage=1654>

Wince , n. [See Winch .] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will.

Wince pit , Wince pot , a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like.

Wincer <Xpage=1654>

Win"cer (?) , n. One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.

Wincey <Xpage=1654>

Win"cey (?) , n. Linsey-woolsey.

Winch <Xpage=1654>

Winch (?) , v. i. [See Wince .] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.

Winch <Xpage=1654>

Winch , n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.

Shelton.

Winch <Xpage=1654>

Winch , n. [OE. winche , AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink .]

1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.

2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.

3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.

4. A wince.

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Wincing <Xpage=1655>

Win"cing (?) , n. The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a wince.

Wincing machine . (a) A wince. Ure . (b) A succession of winces. See Wince .

Knight.

Wincopipe <Xpage=1655>

Win"co*pipe (?) , n. (Bot.) A little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it opens in the morning, is supposed to bode a fair day. See Pimpernel .

There is small red flower in the stubble fields, which country people call the wincopipe ; which if it opens in the morning, you may be sure a fair day will follow. Bacon.

Wind <Xpage=1655>

Wind (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Wound (wound) (rarely Winded ); p. pr. & vb. n. Winding .] [OE. winden , AS. windan ; akin to OS. windan , D. & G. winden , OHG. wintan , Icel. & Sw. vinda , Dan. vinde , Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf. Wander , Wend .]

1. To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe; as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball .

Whether to wind The woodbine round this arbor. Milton.

2. To entwist; to infold; to encircle.

Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms. Shak.

3. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to govern. "To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus."

Shak.

In his terms so he would him wind . Chaucer.

Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please And wind all other witnesses. Herrick.

Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure. Addison.

4. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.

You have contrived . . . to wind Yourself into a power tyrannical. Shak.

Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in such things into discourse. Gov. of Tongue.

5. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to wind a rope with twine .

To wind off , to unwind; to uncoil. -- To wind out , to extricate. [Obs.] Clarendon . -- To wind up . (a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of thread; to coil completely. (b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up one's affairs; to wind up an argument . (c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for continued movement or action; to put in order anew. "Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years." Dryden . "Thus they wound up his temper to a pitch." Atterbury . (d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so as to tune it. " Wind up the slackened strings of thy lute." Waller .

Wind <Xpage=1655>

Wind (?) , v. i. 1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines wind round a pole .

So swift your judgments turn and wind . Dryden.

2. To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend; to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees .

And where the valley winded out below, The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to flow. Thomson.

He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path which . . . winded through the thickets of wild boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs. Sir W. Scott.

3. To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns and winds .

The lowing herd wind <?/lowly o'er the lea. Gray.

To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape. Long struggling underneath are they could wind Out of such prison. Milton.

Wind <Xpage=1655>

Wind (?) , n. The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a winding.

Wind <Xpage=1655>

Wind (w&icr;nd, in poetry and singing often w&imac;nd; 277) , n. [AS. wind ; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind , OHG. wint , Dan. & Sw. vind , Icel. vindr , Goth winds , W. gwynt , L. ventus , Skr. v\'beta (cf. Gr. 'ah`ths a blast, gale, 'ah^nai to breathe hard, to blow, as the wind); originally a p. pr. from the verb seen in Skr. v\'be to blow, akin to AS. w\'bewan , D. waaijen , G. wehen , OHG. w\'been , w\'bejen , Goth. waian . &root;131. Cf. Air , Ventail , Ventilate , Window , Winnow .]

1. Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a current of air.

Except wind stands as never it stood, It is an ill wind that turns none to good. Tusser .

Winds were soft, and woods were green. Longfellow.

2. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as, the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.

3. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or by an instrument.

Their instruments were various in their kind, Some for the bow, and some for breathing wind . Dryden.

4. Power of respiration; breath.

If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I would repent. Shak.

5. Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence; as, to be troubled with wind .

6. Air impregnated with an odor or scent.

A pack of dogfish had him in the wind . Swift.