wedgel (wej)

[ Wedge. Yf thai nyl bere, a wegge oute of a bronde Ywrought dryve in the roote, or sumdel froo Let diche and fild with a hen let it stonde. wedge bill (wej'bil), n. A humming-bird of the genus Schistes , having the bill of peculiar shape, rather thick for a hummer, and suddenly sharp- pointed. There are 2 species, both Ecuador i an, S. geoffroyi and S. person at us , 34 inches long. See cut in preceding column. wedge- bone (wej'bon), n . An o icle often found on the under surface of the spinal column at the junction of any pair of vertebræ: more fully called subvertebral wedge - bone . is commonly developed beneath and between the odon. toid bone and the body of the second vertebra [in Lacer- tilia ]. Huxley , Anat. Vert., p. 187. [ica, ed. Arber, p. 29). wedge-cutter (wej'kut"ėr), n. 1. An instru- Open the mails, yet guard the treasure sure; Lay out our golden wedges to the view. Marlowe , Tamburlaine, I., i. 12. Josh. vii. 21. In rhombs, and wedges , and half-moons, and wings. Milton , P. R., iii. 309. ment used in dentistry to cut off the projecting part of a wedge that has been driven between two teeth.-2. In wood - working , a machine for relishing and cutting the wedges of a door- rail. See relish2. E. H. Knight . Save in here wedhod That ys feyre to-fore God. wedlock (wed'lok), n . [ wedlak , wedloke , wedlaik , wedlock, matrimony, mar- riage, wedlāc , pledge, wed , a pledge, + lac , a gift, etc.: see wed and lake2 , loke . The compound wedlac is supposed to mean 'a gift given as a pledge,' hence a gift given to a bride, but the second element is perhaps to be taken in the sense of 'condition, state,' being ult. nearly identical with the suffix in knowledge , etc.] 1. Marriage; matrimony; the married state; the vows and sacrament of marriage. Sometimes used attributively. Which that men clepeth spousail or wedlok . Chaucer , Clerk's Tale, 1. 59. You would sooner commit your grave head to this knot than to the wedlock noose. B. Jonson, Epicœne, ii. 1. By holy cro es. she kneels and prays For happy wedlock hours. Shak ., M. of V., v. 1. 32. 3. In her ., a bearing representing a triangle wedge-shaped; cuneiform or cuneate: as, a with one very acute angle that is, like a pile, wedge-micrometer (wej'mi-krom"e-ter), n. See thwhich of IMG:content-2193.png:[blocks in formation] Haunting The Globes and Mermaids, wedging in with lords Still at the table. B. Jonson, Devil is an A , iii. 1. IMG:content-2194.jpg:[blocks in formation] Which of these is thy wedlock , Menelaus? thy Helen, B. Jonson, Poetaster, iv. 1. To break wedlock, to commit adultery. Ezek. xvi. 38. Howe be it, she kept but euyll the sacrament of matri- mony, but brake her wedloke . Berners, tr. of Froi art's Chron., I. xxi. which corresponds to the thickne of the wedge at the and provided with a graduated scale. The scale-reading, point where the image of the star becomes invisible, de- termines the star's brightne . wedge-pre (wej'pres), n . A pre for extract- ing oil from seeds, as hemp-seed, sunflower- seed, etc., by crushing. It has perforated iron cheek- plates, between which the seeds are placed in hair bags, with blocks and wedges between the bags and the plates. A tightening-wedge is then driven in by a maul, and the juice escapes through the perforations in the plates, and is collected in a cistern below. wedge-shaped we shat, cunei wedge-shaped (wej'shāpt), a. Having the IMG:content-2195.jpg:[blocks in formation] shape of a wedge; ate: as, a wedge - shaped leaf; the wedge - shaped tail of a bird: usually noting surfaces, without regard to solidity.- Wedge-shaped isobar, an iso- bar bounding a projecting area of high pre ure moving along between two cyclones. wedge-shell (wej's hel), n . A bivalve mollusk of the family Donacidæ . wedge-tailed (wej'tāld), a. Having the tail wedged or cuneate: noting birds whose tail- feathers are regularly graduated in length to such an extent that the tail when moderately spread appears to be beveled off obliquely at the end from the middle to the outermost fea- ther on each side. It is a very common form a- tion. See cuts under Sphenocercus , Sphenura , Tri chog lo us, and Uroaëtus . - Wedge-tailed eagle, Uroaëtus audax , of Australia. See cut under Uroaëtus . - Wedge-tailed pigeon or dove. See Sphenocercus (with cut). IMG:content-2196.jpg:[blocks in formation] wedge-valve (wej'valv), n. A wedge-shaped valve driven into its seat by a screw: used for (b) A short space of time. closing water-mains, etc. wedge-wise (wej wiz), adv . In the manner of a wedge. O hold your hand, you minister, Hold it a little woe . II. a . Small; little; tiny. [Colloq.] He hath but a little wee face, with a little yellow beard. Shak., M. W. of W., i. 4. 22. wedging (wej'ing), n. 1. A method of joining timbers, in which the tenon is made just long enough to pa through the mortised piece, and a small wedge is driven into a saw-cut in the wee2t, n. An obsolete form of woe . end of the tenon, with the effect of expanding weest, it, and thus preventing its withdrawal.-2. In weebit (we'bit), n. Same as way - bit . kneading clay for fine modeling, the proce of weechel cutting the clay to pieces, as by means of a strained wire, and then throwing the severed pieces forcibly upon the ma , the object being to expel the air. - Foxtail wedging. See foxtail . wedge2 (wej), n. [A dial. var. of wadge , wage .] wedging-crib (wej'ing-krib), n. In mining , in A pledge; a gage. Hall i well . shaft-sinking in very watery ground, a curb or crib on which the tubbing is placed. It generally consists of pieces of oak carefully shaped and joined to- gether. Between the exterior of this curb and the rock there is left a space of a few inches in width, which is made water-tight by the most careful wedging and the use of mo . The object of the whole arrangement of the wedging-curb and the tubbing which rests upon it is per- manently to hold back the water which would otherwise find its way into the shaft and have to be raised to the surface by pumping. In some mining districts the wedg- ing-crib is made of cast-iron. Wedgwood scale. A scale used by the inven- tor in measuring high temperatures by his py- rometer: as, 10° Wedgwood . The zero corre- sponds to 1077° F. Wedgwood ware. See ware2 . wedgy (wej'i), a. [ wedge1 + -y1.] Formed or adapted to use as a wedge; fitted for prying into or among. IMG:content-2197.jpg:[blocks in formation] weechelmt, n. An obsolete form of witch - elm . weed1 (wed), n. [ weed , wed , weod , wied , a weed, wéod , wiod = OS. MD. wiod, D. wiede , a weed, = LG. woden , woen , pl., the green stalks and leaves of turnips, etc.] 1. Any one of those herbaceous plants which are usele and without special beauty, or esp especially which are positively troublesome. The application of this general term is somewhat relative. Handsome but per- nicious plants, as the oxeye daisy, cone-flower, and the purple cow-wheat of Europe ( Melampyrum arvense ), are weeds to the agriculturist, flowers to the esthetic. So also plants that are cultivated for use or beauty, as gra es, hemp, carrot, parsnip, morning-glory, become weeds when they spring up where they are not wanted. The exotics of cool countries are sometimes weeds in the tropics. On fat londe and ful of donge foulest wedes groweth. Piers Plowman (C), xiii. 224. IMG:content-2198.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-2199.png:[blocks in formation] Salt-rheum weed. See salt rheum . - Soldier's weed, Piper an gust i folium , matico. - Turpentine-weed, rosin-weed, Silphium lacinia tum.-Yaw-weed. See Mo- rind a . (See basil - weed , bindweed , bishop's-weed, breast weed, butterweed , carpet- weed , dyer's- weed , joepye - weed , knap- weed, knotweed, lake - weed , licorice - weed , loco- weed , mat- weed, Mauritius - weed , mermaid -weed, milkweed, mora - weed, mugweed, neckweed, oreweed, trumpetweed , tumble- weed, winter weed, yellow - weed .) weed1 (wed), v . [ weeden , weoden , wieden = LG. weden , we- en = G. dial. wieten , weed: see weed1 , n.] I. trans. 1. To free from weeds or noxious plants. There were also a few species of antique and hereditary flowers, in no very flourishing condition, but scrupulously weeded. Hawthorne, Seven Gables, vi. 2. To take away, as noxious plants; remove what is injurious, offensive, or unseemly; ex- tirpate. He weeded the Kingdom of such as were devoted to Elai- Howell , Vocall For rest, p. 47. Thei coruen here copes and courtepies hem made, And wenten as workmen to weden and mowen; Al for drede of here deth, suche dyntes zaf Hunger. Piers Plowman (C), ix. 186. There are also in the plains and rich low grounds of the freshes, abundance of hops, which yield their product with out any labor of the husbandman, in weeding , hilling, or poling. Beverley, Hist. Virginia, iv. 17. IMG:content-2200.png:[blocks in formation] weeder-clips (wē'dėr-klips), n. pl. Weeding- shears. Burns . [Scotch.] weedery (we'dèr-i), -i), n. [ The weedery which through The interstices of those neglected courts Unchecked had flourished long, and seeded there, Was trampled then and bruised beneath the feet. 2. A place full of weeds. Imp . Dict . [Rare.] weed-grown (wēd'gron), a. Overgrown with weeds. weed-hook (wēd'hûk), n. [= Sc. weedock ; weód , weed, + hoc , hook.] 1. A hook used Husbandry.-2. An attachment to a plow for for cutting away or extirpating weeds. Tu er , bending the weeds over in front of the share so that they may be covered by the inverted sod. weedine (wē'di-nes), n. A weedy character or state: as, a garden remarkable for its weed i- weeding (we'ding), n. [ wedynge ; verbal n. of weed1 , v.] The act or proce of removing weeds from ground. weeding-chisel (we'ding-chiz"el), n. A tool with a divided chisel-point for cutting the roots of large weeds beneath the ground. weeding-forceps (we'ding-for seps), n. sing. and pl . An instrument for pulling up some sorts of plants in weeding, as thistles. weeding-fork (we'ding-fôrk), n. A strong three-pronged fork with flat tines, used for clearing ground of weeds. weeding-hook (wē'ding-hük), n. [ weeding + hook .] Same as weed- hook , 1. The last purgatory-fire which God uses, to burn the thistles,.. when the gentle influence of a sun-beam will not wither them, nor the weeding - hook of a short affliction cut them out. weeding-rim (we'ding-rim), n . [Spelled er- roneously weeding - rhim ; weeding + E. dial. weed1t. A reduced form of weeded , past par- Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 829. ticiple of weed1 . weeding-iron (we'ding-i"ėrn), n. weed2 (wed), n. [ wede , wæde, wæde , weeding-fork. neut., wæd , f., a garment, OS. wadi =OFries. weeding-pincers weeding-pincers (wedding-pine (wē'ding-pinserz), n. sing. will fall to the Sun, the 49th, or the first of the following wede , wêd = MD. wade , waede , a garment, = pl. weeding -forceps. OHG. MHG. wat , clothing, accoutrements, ar- mor, G. obs. wat (cf. G. leinwand , linen cloth, canvas, with interloping n , by false analogy with gewand , garment, linwat = AS. linwæd ) = Icel. vath , a piece of stuff or cloth, also a garment (see wadl , wadmal); cf. Goth. ga - widan (pret. gawath ), bind together; Zend vadh , clothe.] A garment of any sort, especially an outer garment; hence, garments in general, especially the whole costume worn at any one time: now commonly in the plural, and chiefly in the phrase widows ' weeds. See rim , remove, var. of ream2 : see ream2 .] An day, where the same succe ion is taken up anew. These implement somewhat like the frame of a wheel- barrow, used for tearing up weeds on summer IMG:content-2201.png:[blocks in formation] weedle (wēd'les), a. [ weed1 + -le .] Free from weeds or noxious matter. Weedle paradises. Donne, Anatomy of the World, i. weedy1 (we'di), a . [ weed1 + -y1.] 1. Having the character of a weed; weed-like. weed3 (wed), n . [Sc. also weid ; origin obscure.] 1. A general name for any sudden illne from cold or relapse, usually accompanied by febrile symptoms, taken by women after confinement or during nursing, especially milk-fever or inflammation of the breast. [Scotch.] -2. Lymphangitis in the horse, characterized by 3. Abounding with weeds. Irving. weeder (we'dėr), n. [ wedare , a weeding- hook; weed1 + -er1.] 1. One who weeds, or frees from anything noxious. A weeder-out of his proud adversaries. Shak., Rich. III., i. 3. 123. Her weedy trophies and herself Fell in the weeping brook. Shak ., Hamlet, iv. 7. 175. Nettles, kix, and all the weedy nation. G. Fletcher, Christ's Triumph over Death. 4. Not of good blood; not of good strength or mettle; scraggy; hence, worthle , as for breeding or racing purposes: as, a weedy horse. [Slang.] Along the middle of the street the main busine was horse-dealing, and a gypsy hostler would trot out a suc- ce ion of the weediest old screws that ever kept out of the kennels. Harper's Mag., LXXVI. 625. Mandeville , Travels, p. 125. Chaucer , Troilus, ii. 430. She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning. A weedy woman came sweeping up to us. Dickens. Long fellow, Journal, Oct. 16, 1848. weef (wēf), n. [Prob. a dial. var. of woof .] A flexible tough sapling, or a split sapling, adapt- week Sabbath or Great Saturday has been a name for Easter eve since very early times in both East and West.-Holy Week, in the ecclesiastical year, the week immediately preceding Easter Sunday: sometimes also called Pa ion Week.-Miserere week. See miserere. - New week, See new. Parson's week. See parson.-Pa ion Week. See pa ion. Proce ion week, Rogation week. See rogation. The feast of weeks, a Jewish festival lasting seven weeks that is, a "week of weeks" after the Pa It corresponds to Pentecost or Whit sun tide. See Pentecost, 1. This (that) day week. See dayl. This day-week you will be alone. over. 6869 For lyf and deth, withouten wene , Is in his hande. Rom, of the Rose , 1. 4596.