Wire

wir, n. An even or slender rod of drawn metal; pi. the telegraph. — [wired (wlrd), wiring.] To bind with wire, apply wire to to put upon a wire; to snare by means of a wire or wires; to send (a me age) by telegraph. [AS. wir,- Ic. virr. wire, Sw. vire, to wind, twist.] — Wirele , wlr'les, a. Having no wire using no wire spec if. (Eke), dispensing with the use of wires or other conductors as transmitters of electricity.— Wirele teleg'- raphy (Elec.) A system of telegraphy in which communication through 6pace accomplished by electric waves without wires or other conductors. See Marconi System. — Wir'y. a. Made of, like, or drawn out like, wire; capable of endurance; tough; sinewy. — Wir'ine , n. —Wire'-bridge, A bridge suspended on wires or cables made of wires. —draw, v. [imp. wire-drew; p. p. -drawn; -drawing.] To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing through a hole in a plate of steel; to draw by art or violence; to draw or spin out to great length or tenuity. draw'er, One who draws — metal into wire. edge, -ej, The thin, wire-like thread of metal sometimes formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening —pulKer. One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; one who oper- — ates by secret means; an intriguer. worm, n. The larve of various species of beetles, — so called from its slenderne and uncommon hardne .