Chapter 1905

-- For all the world . (a) Precisely; exactly. (b) For any consideration. -- Seven wonders of the world . See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. -- To go to the world , to be married. [Obs.] "Thus goes every one to the world but I . . . ; I may sit in a corner and cry heighho for a husband!" Shak . -- World's end , the end, or most distant part, of the world; the remotest regions. -- World without end , eternally; forever; everlastingly; as if in a state of existence having no end.

Throughout all ages, world without end . Eph. iii. 21.

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World"li*ness (?) , n. The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness; addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments; worldly-mindedness.

Worldling <Xpage=1665>

World"ling (?) , [ World + -ling .] A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions; one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.

A foutre for the world and worldlings base. Shak.

If we consider the expectations of futurity, the worldling gives up the argument. Rogers.

And worldlings blot the temple's gold. Keble.

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World"ly , a. [AS. woroldlic .]

1. Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims; worldly actions. "I thus neglecting worldly ends."

Shak.

Many years it hath continued, standing by no other worldly mean but that one only hand which erected it. Hooker.

2. Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men .

With his soul fled all my worldly solace. Shak.

3. Lay, as opposed to clerical . [Obs.]

Chaucer.

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World"ly , adv. With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.

Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise By simply meek. Milton.

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World"ly-mind`ed (?) , a. Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety and attention to spiritual concerns. -- World"ly*mind`ed*ness , n.

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World"-wide` (?) , a. Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame .

Tennyson.

Worldlywise <Xpage=1665>

World"ly*wise` (?) , a. Wise in regard to things of this world.

Bunyan.

Worm <Xpage=1665>

Worm (w&ucir;rm) , n. [OE. worm , wurm , AS. wyrm ; akin to D. worm , OS. & G. wurm , Icel. ormr , Sw. & Dan. orm , Goth. wa\'a3rms , L. vermis , Gr. <?/ a wood worm. Cf. Vermicelli , Vermilion , Vermin .]

1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. [Archaic]

There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a murderer. Tyndale (Acts xxviii. 3, 4).

'T is slander, Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. Shak.

When Cerberus perceived us, the great worm , His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks. Longfellow.

2. Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely without feet, or with very short ones, including a great variety of animals; as, an earth worm ; the blind worm . Specifically: (Zo\'94l.) (a) Any helminth; an entozo\'94n. (b) Any annelid. (c) An insect larva. (d) pl. Same as Vermes .

3. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts one's mind with remorse.

The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul! Shak.

4. A being debased and despised.

I am a worm , and no man. Ps. xxii. 6.

5. Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm ; as: (a) The thread of a screw.

The threads of screws, when bigger than can be made in screw plates, are called worms . Moxon.

(b) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms. (c) (Anat.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta . (d) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound to economize space. See Illust . of Still . (e) (Mach.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into its teeth or cogs. See Illust . of Worm gearing , below.

Worm abscess (Med.) , an abscess produced by the irritation resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the body. -- Worm fence . See under Fence . -- Worm gear . (Mach.) (a) A worm wheel. (b) Worm gearing. -- Worm gearing , gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel working together. -- Worm grass . (Bot.) (a) See Pinkroot , 2 (a) . (b) The white stonecrop ( Sedum album ) reputed to have qualities as a vermifuge. Dr. Prior . -- Worm oil (Med.) , an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained from the seeds of Chenopodium anthelminticum . -- Worm powder (Med.) , an anthelmintic powder. -- Worm snake . (Zo\'94l.) See Thunder snake (b) , under Thunder . -- Worm tea (Med.) , an anthelmintic tea or tisane. -- Worm tincture (Med.) , a tincture prepared from dried earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. [Obs.] -- Worm wheel , a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the spiral spaces of a screw called a worm , so that the wheel may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also worm gear , and sometimes tangent wheel . See Illust . of Worm gearing , above.

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Worm (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Wormed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Worming .] To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.

When debates and fretting jealousy Did worm and work within you more and more, Your color faded. Herbert.

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Worm , v. t. 1. To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and secret means; -- often followed by out .

They find themselves wormed out of all power. Swift.

They . . . wormed things out of me that I had no desire to tell. Dickens.

2. To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge from, as a firearm. See Worm , n. 5 (b) .

3. To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw. The operation was formerly supposed to guard against canine madness.

The men assisted the laird in his sporting parties, wormed his dogs, and cut the ears of his terrier puppies. Sir W. Scott.

4. (Naut.) To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope.

Ropes . . . are generally wormed before they are served. Totten.

<-- 5. to treat [an animal] with a medicine to eliminate parasitic worms -->

To worm one's self into , to enter into gradually by arts and insinuations; as, to worm one's self into favor.

Wormal <Xpage=1666>

Wor"mal (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Wormil .

Worm-eaten <Xpage=1666>

Worm"-eat`en (?) , a. 1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as, worm-eaten timber .

Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut. Shak.

2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.]

Sir W. Raleigh.

-- Worm"-eat`en*ness , n. [R.]

Dr. John Smith.

Wormed <Xpage=1666>

Wormed (?) , a. Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed timber .

Wormhole <Xpage=1666>

Worm"hole` (?) , n. A burrow made by a worm.

Wormian <Xpage=1666>

Wor"mi*an (?) , a. (Anat.) Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius , a Danish anatomist.

Wormian bones , small irregular plates of bone often interposed in the sutures between the large cranial bones.

Wormil <Xpage=1666>

Wor"mil (?) , n. [Cf. 1st Warble .]

1. (Zo\'94l.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of Hypoderma and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See Gadfly . Called also warble , and worble . [Written also wormal , wormul , and wornil .]

2. (Far.) See 1st Warble , 1 (b) .

Wormling <Xpage=1666>

Worm"ling (?) , n. A little worm.

O dusty wormling ! dost thou strive and stand With heaven's high monarch? Sylvester.

Wormseed <Xpage=1666>

Worm"seed` (?) , n. (Bot.) Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica , and Chenopodium anthelminticum , whose seeds have the property of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.

Wormseed mustard , a slender, cruciferous plant ( Erysinum cheiranthoides ) having small lanceolate leaves.

Worm-shaped <Xpage=1666>

Worm"-shaped` (?) , a. Shaped like a worm; <?/hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shaped root .

Worm-shell <Xpage=1666>

Worm"-shell` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any species of Vermetus.

Wormul <Xpage=1666>

Wor"mul (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Wornil .

Wormwood <Xpage=1666>

Worm"wood (?) , n. [AS. werm<?/d , akin to OHG. wermuota , wormuota , G. wermuth , wermut ; of uncertain origin.]

1. (Bot.) A composite plant ( Artemisia Absinthium ), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term is often extended to other species of the same genus.

2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.

Lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood . Deut. xxix. 18.

Roman wormwood (Bot.) , an American weed ( Ambrosia artemisi\'91folia ); hogweed. -- Tree wormwood (Bot.) , a species of Artemisia (probably Artemisia variabilis ) with woody stems. -- Wormwood hare (Zo\'94l.) , a variety of the common hare ( Lepus timidus ); -- so named from its color.

Wormy <Xpage=1666>

Worm"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Wormier (?) ; superl. Wormiest .]

1. Containing a worm; abounding with worms. " Wormy beds."

Shak.

2. Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.

Worn <Xpage=1666>

Worn (?) , p. p. of Wear .

Worn land , land that has become exhausted by tillage, or which for any reason has lost its fertility.

Wornil <Xpage=1666>

Wor"nil (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Wormil .

Worn-out <Xpage=1666>

Worn"-out` (?) , a. Consumed, or rendered useless, by wearing; as, worn-out garments .

Worral, Worrel <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ral (?) , Wor"rel (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when full grown.

Worrier <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ri*er (?) , n. One who worries.

Worriment <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ri*ment (?) , n. [See Worry .] Trouble; anxiety; worry. [Colloq. U. S.]

Worrisome <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ri*some (?) , a. Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance.

Worrit <Xpage=1666>

Wor"rit (?) , v. t. To worry; to annoy. [Illiterate]

Worrit <Xpage=1666>

Wor"rit , n. Worry; anxiety. [Illiterate]

Worry <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ry (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Worried (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Worrying .] [OE. worowen , wirien , to strangle, AS. wyrgan in \'bewyrgan ; akin to D. worgen , wurgen , to strangle, OHG. wurgen , G. w\'81rgen , Lith. verszti , and perhaps to E. wring .]

1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly; also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.

A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death; That dog that had his teeth before his eyes, To worry lambs and lap their gentle blood. Shak.

2. To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret; to trouble; to plague. "A church worried with reformation."

South.

Let them rail, And worry one another at their pleasure. Rowe.

Worry him out till he gives consent. Swift.

3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.]

Worry <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ry (?) , v. i. To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child worries ; the horse worries .

Worry <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ry , n. ; pl. Worries (<?/) . A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry . "The whir and worry of spindle and of loom."

Sir T. Browne.

Worryingly <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ry*ing*ly , adv. In a worrying manner.

Worse <Xpage=1666>

Worse (?) , a. , compar. of Bad . [OE. werse , worse , wurse , AS. wiersa , wyrsa , a comparative with no corresponding positive; akin to OS. wirsa , OFries. wirra , OHG. wirsiro , Icel. verri , Sw. v\'84rre , Dan. v\'84rre , Goth. wa\'a1rsiza , and probably to OHG. werran to bring into confusion, E. war , and L. verrere to sweep, sweep along. As bad has no comparative and superlative, worse and worst are used in lieu of them, although etymologically they have no relation to bad .] Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick; -- used both in a physical and moral sense.

Or worse , if men worse can devise. Chaucer.

[She] was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse . Mark v. 26.

Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse . 2 Tim. iii. 13.

There are men who seem to believe they are not bad while another can be found worse . Rambler.

"But I love him." "Love him? Worse and worse ." Gay.

Worse <Xpage=1666>

Worse , n. 1. Loss; disadvantage; defeat. "Judah was put to the worse before Israel."

Kings xiv. 12.

2. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not the worse of him for his enterprise .

Worse <Xpage=1666>

Worse , adv. [AS. wiers , wyrs ; akin to OS. & OHG. wirs , Icel. verr , Goth, wa\'a1rs ; a comparative adverb with no corresponding positive. See Worse , a. ] In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad.

Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. Gen. xix. 9.

Worse <Xpage=1666>

Worse , v. t. [OE. wursien , AS. wyrsian to become worse.] To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst. See Worst , v.

Weapons more violent, when next we meet, May serve to better us and worse our foes. Milton.

Worsen <Xpage=1666>

Wors"en (?) , v. t. 1. To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.

It is apparent that, in the particular point of which we have been conversing, their condition is greatly worsened . Southey.

2. To get the better of; to worst. [R.]

Worsen <Xpage=1666>

Wors"en , v. i. To grow or become worse.

De Quincey.

Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than improve. Carlyle.

Worser <Xpage=1666>

Wors"er (?) , a. Worse. [R.]

Thou dost deserve a worser end. Beau. & Fl.

From worser thoughts which make me do amiss. Bunyan.

A dreadful quiet felt, and, worser far Than arms, a sullen interval of war. Dryden.

&hand; This old and redundant form of the comparative occurs occasionally in the best authors, although commonly accounted a vulgarism. It has, at least, the analogy of lesser to sanction its issue. See Lesser . "The experience of man's worser nature, which intercourse with ill-chosen associates, by choice or circumstance, peculiarly teaches."

Hallam.

Worship <Xpage=1666>

Wor"ship (?) , n. [OE. worshipe , wur&edh;scipe , AS. weor&edh;scipe ; weor&edh; worth + -scipe -ship. See Worth , a. , and -ship .]

1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness. [Obs.]

Shak.

A man of worship and honour. Chaucer.

Elfin, born of noble state, And muckle worship in his native land. Spenser.

2. Honor; respect; civil deference. [Obs.]

Of which great worth and worship may be won. Spenser.

Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. Luke xiv. 10.

3. Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain magistrates and others of rank or station.

My father desires your worships' company. Shak.

4. The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being; religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God. "God with idols in their worship joined."

Milton.

The worship of God is an eminent part of religion, and prayer is a chief part of religious worship . Tillotson.

5. Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration; adoration.

'T is your inky brows, your black silk hair, Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream, That can my spirits to your worship . Shak.

6. An object of worship.

In attitude and aspect formed to be At once the artist's worship and despair. Longfellow.

Devil worship , Fire worship , Hero worship , etc. See under Devil , Fire , Hero , etc.

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