wonderer (wunderer)

[ Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not. Job xlii. & Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his book, and it is wonderful. Shak., M. W. of W., iii. 1. 39. They also shewed him some of the engines with which some of his servants had done wonderful things. Bunyan, Pilgrim's Progre , 1. Wonderful Parliament. Same as Mercile Parliament (which see, under parliament ). = Syn. Wonderful , Strange , Surprising , Curious , Unique , extraordinary, marvelous, amazing, startling, wondrous (poetic). Wonderful gener- ally refers to something above the common, and so mar- velous, perhaps almost incredible. Strange refers rather to something beside the common-that is, simply very un- usual or odd, and so exciting surprise or wonder. Any- thing that excites awe or high admiration, or strikes one as sublime, is wonderful ; an unpleasant object may be strange , but would not be called wonderful . That which is unexpected is surprising , but it is not nece arily strange : as, a surprising fact; a surprising discovery in science. Curious is wonderful on a small scale; by its derivation it often refers to an object extremely nice and intricate or elaborate in its details, but also it often conveys the notion of pleasing strangene and even of rarity: as, a curious bit of mosaic; a curious piece of mechanism; a curiously colored stone. Unique expre es that which is sole of its kind or quality: as, a unique book; a unique sort of per- son. See eccentric and surprise. wonderful (wun'der-fül), adv. [ full ; wonderful , a.] Wonderfully; exceed- ingly; very. [Obsolete or vulgar.] Alas! she comyth wonder full lyghtly: Man seith not the hour ne hou he shall dy. Rom . of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 6159. Chymistry, I know by a little Experience, is wonderful pleasing. Howell , Letters, I. vi. 41. wonderfully (wun'der-fül-i), adv . [ wonderful + -ly2.] 1. In a wonderful manner; in a manner to excite wonder or surprise; surprisingly; strangely; remarkably: in colloquial language often nearly or quite equivalent to 'very': as, wonderfully little difference. ze schal se him rise vp and speke, and won dir fully be com for tid and strenkthid therby. Book of Quinte E ence (ed. Furnivall), p. 15. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Ps. cxxxix. 14. Ther dide Gawein soc he merveiles in armes that won- dir fully was he be-helden of hem of logres, for he smote down men and horse. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 200. wonderfulne (wun'der-fül-nes), n. The state or quality of being wonderful. wondering (wun'der-ing), n. [ wondring , wundrunge, wundrung , verbal. n. of wun- drian, wonder: see wonder , v .] Expre ing ad- miration or amazement; marveling. Swich wondring was ther on this hors of bras That, sin the grete sege of Troye was, Ther as men wondreden on an hors also, Ne was ther swich a wondring as was tho. wonderingly (wun'der-ing-li), adv . In a won- dering manner; with wonder: as, to gaze won- deringly . wonderland (wun'der-land), n. [ Lo! Bruce in wonder - land is quite at home. Wolcot ( P. Pindar ), Complim. Epistle to James Bruce. wonderlyt (wun'der-li), a. [ wonderly , wundorlic (= OS. wundarlic = OHG. wun- tarlich , MHG.G.wunderlich); as wonder + -ly1.] Wonderful. In his hed had on ey and no mo, Moste hieste set, wonderly to se. IMG:content-2515.png:[merged small][ocr errors] He found in wonder - works of God and Nature's hand. Byron, Childe Harold, iii. 10. wonder worker (wun'dėr-wérőkér), n. One who performs wonders or surprising things; a thau- maturgist. I. D'Israeli , Curios. of Lit., II. 162. wonder working (wun'der-werking), a . Doing wonders or surprising things. G. Herbert, 2. To dwell; make one's home. Country Parson, xxxii. The je amine that round the straw-roof'd cot Its fragrant branches wreathed, beneath whose shade I wont to sit and watch the setting sun And hear the thrush's song. wonder-wounded (wun'der-wön "ded), a. Struck with wonder or surprise; wonder- Conjures the wandering stars, and makes them stand Like wonder - wounded hearers? Shak ., Hamlet, v. 1. 280. The king's fisher wonts commonly by the waterside and nestles in hollow banks. Sir R. L'Estrange. II. trans. To accustom; habituate. wondrous (wun'drus), a. [Formerly wonder- ous, won dero use , -ous ; prob. sugwone, n.] Custom; habit; practice; way. gested by marvelous , etc., but in part a substi- tute for early mod. E. wonders : see wonders.] I. a. Of a kind or degree to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous; strange. That I may publish with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all thy wondrous works. Ps. xxvi. 7. Wherefore gaze this goodly company, As if they saw some wondrous monument? Shak., T. of the S., iii. 2. 97. And yet no Angel envy'd Him his place Who ever look'd upon his wonderous face. Shak ., 2 Hen. VI., iii. 1. 2. Rather than I wou'd break my old Wont. Etherege, She Would if She Could, v. i. The heart grows hardened with perpetual wont . Lowell, Parting of the Ways. Use and wont. See usel. wont2t, v. An obsolete form of want1 . Make For hem, yf other water wonte , a lake. Palladius , Husbondrie (E. E. T. S.), p. 26. Wondrous truths, and manifold as wondrous , God hath written in those stars above. Long fellow , Flowers. Chaucer, Gen. Prol to C. T., 1.84. wondrous (wun'drus), adv. [ Hee taught and sought Right's ruines to repaire, Sometimes with words that wonder - mazed men, Sometimes with deedes that Angels did admire. wonderst, adv . [ needs , etc.] Wonderfully; wondrous. Me mette suche a swevenyng That liked me wonders wele. IMG:content-2516.png:[blocks in formation] Cloe complains, and wond'rously 's aggriev'd. Glanville, Cloe. wondrousne (wun'drus-nes), n. The quality of being wondrous. wonet, v. and n. See won1 . wong1 (wong), n. [ wang , wong , wang , a plain: see wang1 .] A plain; a field; a meadow. [Old and prov. Eng.] wong2t, n. An obsolete spelling of wang1 . wonga-wonga (wong ga-wong ga), n. [Aus- tralian.] A large Australian pigeon, Leuco- sarcia picata , having white flesh, and much esteemed for the table. - Wonga-wonga vine. wongert, n. Same as wanger . woningt, n. [ wununge , wuning, woning, woninge , wunung , dwelling, inner room of a dwelling (= OHG. wonunga , G. wohnung , dwell. ing), verbal n. of wunian , dwell: see won1 .] Dwelling; abode. won't (wunt or wont). A contraction of woll not -that is, will not . wonted (wun'ted), p . a . [ wont1 + -ed2.] 1. Accustomed; made or having become familiar by using, frequenting, etc. The stately lord, which woonted was to kepe A court at home, is now come vp to courte. Gas coigne , Steele Glas (ed. Arber), p. 62. Hepzibah had fully satisfied herself of the impo ibility of ever becoming wonted to this peevishly obstreperous little [shop-]bell. Hawthorne, Seven Gables, v. 2. Customary or familiar by being used, done, frequented, enjoined, experienced, or the like; IMG:content-2517.png:[blocks in formation] Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. Т., 1. 606. He signes unto them made With him to wend unto his wonning neare. I wol and charge thee To telle anon thy wonyng - places . woning-steadt, n. [ME. wonnyng-steed; won- ing + -stead .] Dwelling-place. God will make in yowe haly than his wonnyng -steed. York Plays , p. 173. Sir T. More, Works, p. 134. wonder-stone (wun'der-ston), n . The name given to a bed occurring in the Red Marl (Tri- a ic) near Wells, England, which is described wonnelt, v. and n. See won1 . by Buck land and Cony be are as being "a beauwonnet, wonnent. Obsolete forms of won2 , wonne2+ preterit and past participle iciple of win1 . tiful breccia, consisting of yellow transparent preterit crystals of carbonate of lime di eminated wonnest, adv . and conj. An obsolete form of through a dark red earthy dolomite." wonder stricken, wonder struck (wun'der- strik"n, wun'dėr-struk), a . Struck with won- der, admiration, or surprise. That image of his filial piety. Cast his strong arms about his drooping wife, And ki 'd his wonder - stricken little ones. wont1 (wunt), a . (orig. pp .). [ wont , con- tracted form of woned (= G. gewohnt ), gewohnt ), pp. pp. of of wonen, be accustomed: see won1 .] tomed; in the habit; habituated; using or do- ing customarily. The Kyng of that Contree was wont to ben so strong and so myghty that he helde Werre azenst Kyng Alisandre. Mandeville , Travels, p. 164. Our love was new and then but in the spring, When I was wont to greet it with my lays. seek the favor, affection, or love of, especially with a view to marriage; solicit or seek in mar- riage. He woweth hire by meenes and brocage. Chaucer , Miller's Tale, 1. 189. She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd ; She is a woman, therefore to be won. Shak ., 1 Hen. VI., v. 3. 78. 2. To solicit; sue; ask with importunity; seek prevail upon to do or to grant something. to influence or persuade; invite; endeavor to IMG:content-2518.png:[blocks in formation] wonderwork (wun'dėr-wèrk), n. [ won1 . derworc , wundorweorc (Stratmann) (= G. wont (wunt), v.; pret. wont (occasionally wunderwerk); as wonder + work , n.] A won- wonted ), pp. wont , wonted. [ Whose gently-looking beauties only do In am our Ruin and Destruction woo . IMG:content-2519.png:[ocr errors][merged small] King Horn (E. E. T. S.), 1. 793. When a woman woos , what woman's son Will sourly leave her till she have prevailed? Shak ., Sonnets, xli. vided into a Board of Commi ioners of Woods, Forests, and Land-revenues, and a Board of Commi ioners of Works and Public Buildings. The former have the man- agement of the crown woods and forests, and land-reve- nues; the latter have the management of the public works and buildings, to which has been added, by later acts, the care of the royal parks, etc. Encyc . Dict . - Coromandel therefore properly applied to any wood that is so situated in the earth, or has been so acted upon by various miner- als, as to be permanently preserved. (b) See fo il cork, under fo il .-Hard wood, the wood of various trees, such as oak, cherry, maple, ebony, ironwood, etc., so called from these woods being relatively very hard, firm, and compact. The quality results from the cells having ex- nour, to desire leave to wood , water, and cut a new Mizen- yard. Dampier, Voyages, IL. L 174 wood2+ (wöd), a. [Sc. wod, wud ; wood , woode , wod , wode , wōd , mad, raging, fur i- ous, = Icel. ōdhr , raging, frantic, = Goth. wods , mad; cf. MD. woed , woede , D. woede , OHG. wuot, MHG. G. wut , wuth , madne ; AS. wōd , voice, song, Icel. ōdhr , song, poetry, mind, wit; prob. allied to L. vātes , a prophet, bard (one filled with "a fine frenzy"): see vatic . See Woden , Wednesday .] Mad; frantic; furious; angry; enraged; raging. [Obsolete or prov. Eng. or Scotch.] Ffuerse Ector was fayn of his fyn helpe, And as wode as a wild bore wan on his horse, Now a Monday next, at quarter nyght, Shal falle a reyn, and that so wilde and wood That half so greet was nevere Noees flood. Chaucer, Miller's Tale, 1. 331. Howard was as wode as a wilde bull ok: God sende hym sec he wurshipp as he deservith. Paston Letters , L. 341. Quyriache [Iscariot] sayd, Thou wood hounde [mad dog, margin] thou hist doon to me grete prouffyte [profit). Ashton's Legendary Hist . of the Cro (reprinted from orig. [ed. of Nov. 20, 1483), London, 1887, p. xxxvi. Franticke companion, lunaticke and wood . Greene, Orlando Furioso, 1. 984. For woodt, like anything mad; "like mad." Yit lat us to the peple seme... That wimmen loves us for wood . He stareth and woodeth in his advertence. Chaucer, Second Nun's Tale, 1. 467. 7. In her ., three or four trees grouped together, usually represented as rooted in a mound, which is vert, unle otherwise blazoned. Also called hurst .-8. In printing , a wood-block, or wood- blocks collectively, as distinguished from ame- tallic type or plate of any kind: as, cuts printed from the wood .-9. In music , the wooden wind- instruments of an orchestra taken collectively. See wind2, n., 5, wind-instrument, and instru- ment, 3 (b). Also called wood wind .-10t. Fig- uratively, a crowd, ma , or collection. And though my buckler bare a wood of darts, Yet left not I, but with audacious face I brauely fought. T. Hudson, tr. of Du Bartas's Judith, v. Names of Tribulation, Persecution, Restraint, Long-patience, and such like, affected By the whole family or wood of you. with very few or no intercellular spaces or ducts. Trees fur- nishing wood of this character are usually of slow growth, with narrow annual rings and dense, solid heart-wood. Mahogany, rosewood, and most woods susceptible of a fine polish belong to this cla . - -Hypernic wood. See hy- pernic. Incense wood. See incense-tree. - Jacaran- da wood. See palisander . Jarool, jarrah, kama i wood. See jarool , etc. - Jasperized wood. Same as sili- wood-acid (wud'as"id), n. Same as wood -vine- cified wood.-Kanyin wood. Same as gurjun wood . See gurjun.- Karri wood, the timber of Eucalyptus divers i- color , of southwestern Australia. The tree is said to attain exceptionally the height of 400 feet. The timber is useful for ship-planking, masts, wheel-work, railway-ties, etc. Khow wood. See Olea . - Lemon wood. (a) The wood of the lemon-tree, which is hard, elastic, and fragrant. (b) In South Africa, an evergreen shrub, or a tree 20 or 30 feet high, Psycho tri a Capensis ( Grumilea cymosa ), having a hard, tough wood, variously useful.- Lingoa wood. Same as lingo2 . - Loblolly wood., See loblolly -tree.- Metallization of wood. See metallization . - Molded wood. See mold 4. - Molompi, mora, myall wood. See molompi , etc. - Myrtle wood, the wood of the Tasma- nian beech. See Fagus . - Nephritic wood. See neph- ritic. Nicaragua wood, a dye-wood exported from Nicaragua, similar to brazil wood, and derived from the same or another species of Casalpinia ; peach-wood.- Padouk wood, the And a man redwood. See redwood , 2. - Pernambuco wood, true brazil wood. - Perpignan wood, the wood of the European nettle-tree, Celtis aus- tralis. See nettle-tree, 1.- Petrified wood. Same as sili- cified wood.- Picræna wood, the wood of Picræna ex- See qua ia , etc. - Samaria wood. Same as curana wood , -Sand wood, a leguminous shrub of the Isle of Re. union, doubtfully cla ed as Bremontiera Ammoxylon . - Santa Martha wood. Same as peach - wood . Secon- Silicified wood. See fo il wood , above, and silicify . Soft wood, a wood, such as ba wood, poplar, tulip, cedar, and white pine, which is relatively soft and easily worked. This character is due to the large and thin walled cells, including usually numerous ducts. Soft- wooded trees are generally of rapid growth, making thick annual layers. Tonka-bean wood. Same as scent - wood . -Trin comal i wood. See halmalille . - Turanira wood, the wood of the bastard bully-tree, Bumelia retusa , of the West Indies.- Wood-bending machine, a machine or an apparatus for bending wood into shape. Different ma- chines are used, according to the purpose for which the wood is to be used, as for ship-timbers, furniture, sleigh. runners, hoops, and staves. - Wood moot or mote. See moot1 . Wood reed-gra . See reed - gra . - Wood stop, in organ - building , a stop the pipes of which are made of wood, as the flute, the stopped diapason, etc. Wood tea. See teal . - Wood wind. See def. 9. above. (For a multitude of other woods, see specific epithets.) =Syn. 1. Woods , Park , etc. See forest. wood1 (wud), v. [ wood1 , n.] I. trans. To sup- ply or replenish with wood; get supplies of wood for: as, to wood a steamboat or a loco- motive. [Colloq.] IMG:content-2520.png:[blocks in formation] wood-alcohol (wùd'al kō-hol), п. wood-almond (wud'ä"mond), n. A shrub, Hip- pocratea comosa . See Hippo crate a . wood-anemone (wud'a-nem"ō-nē), พ. The wind-flower, Anemone nemorosa . wood-ant (wud'ant), n. 1. A large ant, as For- mica rufa , which lives in the woods.-2. A white ant, or termite, as Termes flavipes , which lives in the wood of old buildings. See cut under Termes. [U.S.] Wood-barley (wud'bär li), n. See Hordeum . wood-beetle (wüd'bē"tl), n. See Pau idæ. wood-betony (wud'be to-ni), n. See betony. Also called head - betony and lousewort . wood-bill (wud'bil), n. In her., a bearing rep- resenting a woodmen's bill for lopping fagots, etc. woodbine, woodbind (wud'bin, -bind), n. [Ear- ly mod. E. wodbynde ; woodbynde , woode- bynde , wodebinde , wodebynde , wudebinde , wudubind , wudebinde , earlier uuidubinde , uuidu- bindae , uuidubindlae ; so called because it binds or winds round trees, wudu , widu , tree, wood, + bind an , bind: see woodl and bind .] The com- mon European honeysuckle, Lonicera Pericly- menum , whence the name is more or le ex- the boat": i e., by carrying wood down the bank and throwing it on the boat, a special ticket being i ued on that condition. The Century , XLI. 106. II. in trans. To take in or get supplies of wood. very similar to L. Periclymenum , is designated Ameri- can woodbine. The name is also given to the Virginia creeper, Ampelopsis quin que folia . Aboute a tre with many a twiste Bytrent and writhen is the soote woodbynde Chaucer , Troilus, iii. 1231. So doth the woodbine the sweet honeysuckle Gently entwist. Shak ., M. N. D., iv. 1. 47. Spanish woodbine, the seven-year vine, or Spanish ar bor-vine, Ipomaa tuberosa . See vine. - Wild woodbine, See wild i . IMG:content-2521.jpg:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2522.png:[blocks in formation] for coarser work. 2. A print or impre ion from such an engraved block; a woodcut. Also used attributively in both senses: as, wood - block illustrations.