wonderland

[Eng. wonder, and land.] A land or country of marvels or wonders. "Lo, Bruce in wonderland is quite at home." Wolcott: P. Pindar , p. 186. *won'-der-lỹ, *won-der-lich, adv . [A. S. wunderlic wonder-like.] Wonderfully. "Myn herte is wonderly begone With counsaile, whereof witte is one." Gower: C. A., iii. won-der-ment, s. [Eng. wonder ; -ment.] 1. Wonder, surprise, astonishment, amazement. "And all the common sights they view Their wonderment engage." Scott: Marmion, ii, 2. 2. Something wonderful, strange, or marvelous; a wonder. "A chap don't need to go to foreign parts to come acrost wonderments."-London Daily Telegraph. won-der-ous, a. [WONDROUS.] IMG:content-0988.png:[ocr errors] *woned, a . [WONE, v.] Accustomed, wont. "Thou wert aye woned ech louer reprehend." Chaucer: Troilus and Cre eide , i. 51L *wong, s . [A. S.] A field. ( Spelman .) won-ga, won-gą, s. [Native name.] Ornith.: Leucosarcia picata , a large Australian pigeon, noted for the delicacy of its flesh. Length about fifteen inches; mantle gray; brow, throat, and under-surface white, sides of head light gray; bridles, a triangular patch, and two broad lines on upper part of head black; feathers on sides with dark triangular metallic spots, anterior wing-feathers brown, onter tail-feathers white at tip, lower tail-coverts dark brown, becoming lighter at tips; beak purplish-black, feet reddish. According to Gould the bird is confined to the southeastern portion of Australia. wõng'-shỹ wõng'-skỹ, s . [Chin.] The Chinese name for the pods of Gardenia grandiflora , which yield a large quantity of a yellow coloring matter. The aqueous extract colors wool and silk without mordants; cotton must first be mordanted with a tin solution. *won-ing, *won-ning, s. [WONE, v.] Dwelling, habitation. "His wonning was ful fayre upon an heth." Chaucer: C. T. , 609. (Prol.) *wonning-place, s. A dwelling-place. "They had reserved for me this wonning -place." Surrey: Virgil's Æneid , ii.