word square (werdskwar)

See squarel, 15. Disputing about words; logomachy. Bp. Hacket, Abp. Williams, ii. 107. ( Davies.) Words worth i an (werdz'wer-thi-an), a. and n. [ II. n. An admirer or a follower of the poet Words worth. The Words worth i ans were a sect who, if they had the enthusiasm, had also not a little of the exclusivene and partiality to which sects are liable. Lowell , Among my Books, 2d ser., p. 201. Words worth's flower. See Ranunculus.