Winnow

win'-no, v.a, to separate and drive off the 758 ] chaff from grainy means of wind; to fan; to be at, as with wings; to examine; to sift for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as the bad from the good: v.n. to separate chaff from corn (A.S. windwian, to expose to the wind, from wind) chaff by wind. cheerful (win). Winsomely, win'-sum-le,ad. in a winsome manner. Winsomene , win'-sum-nes, s. the state of being winsome. mencing,astronomically,in the northern hemisphere, when the sun enters Capricorn, or at the solstice about the 21st of December, and ending at the equinox in March; but in ordinary discourse, confined to the three months of December, January, and February; period resembling winter; the part of a printing-pre which sustains the carriage: a. belonging to winter: v.n. to pa the winter: v.a. to feed or manage during the winter(A.S.) or that ripens in winter. is sowed in autumn. genus prinos. azalea. physalis, and its fruit. barbara. the winter, or which may be converted into fodder during thew int winter. in winter. garden for winter. pyrola; also applied to plants of the genera chi map hila and gaultheria. grain. plant, which protects the embryo or future shoot from injuries during the winter [Bot.] of which is injurious to the plum-tree. or ripens in winter. of an army during the winter; a winter residence or station. by Capt. Winter from the Straits of Magellan in 1579, and found valuable for its stimulant and tonic properties. winter, which takes place when the sun enters Capricorn, December 21st. autumn. hyemal; cold; stormy. another for the purpose of ventilation [Mining]. ing; to clean by rubbing to strike off gently; to cleanse from evil practices or abuses; to overturn and destroy what is foul and hateful; to cheat;to defraud. To wipe away, to cleanse by rubbing or efface; tersion. to To obliterate. wipe off, to clear (A.S. away. wipian, To from wipe wip, out, to a wisp.) cleaning; ablow; a stroke; a gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. for wiping; a piece generally projecting from a horizontal axle, for the purpose of raising stampers or heavy pistons, and letting them fall by their own weight [Mech.] drawn to an even thread; telegraph: v.a. tobind with wire; to apply wire to, as in bottling liquors; to put on a wire; to telegraph: v.n. to telegraph (AS wir