wombsidet (womsid)

[ME. womb - side; As wel on the bak as on the wombe -side. Chaucer , Astrolabe, i. § 6. womb-stone (wöm's ton), п. 1. A concretion formed within the uterine cavity.-2. A calcified fibroid tumor of the uterus. wombył (wö'mi), a. [ Shak., Hen. V., ii. 4. 124. Caves and womby vaultages of France. Plural of woman . women, n. women's-tree (wim'enz-trē), n. See Sophora . wommant, n. An old spelling of woman . won1t, wonet (wun), v. i. [ wonien , wunien, wunian , dwell, remain, gewunian , dwell, be accustomed, = OS. wunōn , wonōn = MD. woonen, D. wonen = OHG. wonen , MHG. wonen, G. wohnen , dwell, = Icel. una , dwell, also enjoy, find pleasure in; from the root of AS. winn an, etc., strive after: see win1 . Cf. won1 , n., wont1.] 1. To dwell; abide. To gete her love no ner nas he That woned at home than he in Inde: The formest was alway behynde. Chaucer, Death of Blanche, 1. 889. Dere modir, wonne with vs; ther shal no-thyng you greve. York Plays , p. 48. Thenne wonede an hermite faste bi-syde. Joseph of Arimathie (E. E. T. S.), p. 21. Spenser, F. Q., III. iii. 26. He wonneth in the land of Fayeree. The wild beast, where he wons In forest wild, in thicket, brake, or den. Milton , P. L., vii. 457. 2. To be accustomed. See wont1. Tho clari e com in to the tur The amiral askede blancheflur, & askede whi heo ne come, Also heo was woned to done. King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 111. Spenser. A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. Her well-plighted frock, which she did won To tucke about her short when she did ryde, Shee low let fall. Spenser, F. Q., III. ix. 21. They leave their crystal springs, where they wont frame Sweet bowers of myrtle twigs and laurel fair. L. Bryskett (Arber's Eng. Garner, L. 276). won1t, wonet (wun), n. [ME., also wonne, woon, giwono = MLG. wone = OHG. gewona = Icel. van i , custom, usage: see won1, wone, v.] 1. A dwelling; habitation. Tho gan I up the hille to goon, And fond upon the coppe a woon . Chaucer, House of Fame, 1. 1166. IMG:content-2513.png:[blocks in formation] 6962 Love wol love; for no wight wol it wonde . Chaucer, Good Women, 1. 1187. Ses now of sorowe, sobur thi chere, Wond of thi weping, whipe vp thi teris; Mene the to myrthe, & mournyng for-sake. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 3380. wonder (wun'der), n . [ wonder , wondir , wounder , wunder , wundur , wundor = OS. wundar = D. wonder = MLG. wunder = OHG. wuntar, MHG. G. wunder = Icel. undr (for * vundr ) = Sw. Dan. under , wonder; perhaps akin to Gr. ἀθρεῖν (* Fαθρεῖν ?), gaze at.] 1. A strange thing; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration; in a restricted sense, a miracle; a marvel, prodigy, or portent. Whi thow wratthest the now wonder me thynketh. Piers Plowman (B), iii. 182. The prophet is seiden with mylde steuene "A song of wondris now synge we." Hymns to Virgin , etc. (E. E. T. S.), p. 52. The love of boys unto their lords is strange; I have read wonders of it. Beau . and Fl . , Phil aster, ii. 1. It is no wonder that art gets not the victory over nature. Bacon , Physical Fables, iv., Expl. Ble me! Charles, you consume more tea than all my family, though we are seven in the parlour, and as much sugar and butter - well, it's no wonder you are bilious! Thackeray, Lovel the Widower, ii. 2. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the presentation to the sight or mind of something new, unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, not well understood, or that arrests the attention by its novelty, grandeur, or inexplicablene . Wonder expre es le than astonishment, and much le than amazement. It differs from admira tion in not being nece arily accompanied with love, esteem, or approbation. But wonder sometimes is nearly allied to astonishment, and the exact extent of the meaning of such words can hardly be graduated. They were filled with wonder and amazement. IMG:content-2514.png:[blocks in formation] II. trans. 1. To be curious about; wish to know; speculate in regard to: as, I wonder where John has gone. Like old acquaintance in a trance, Met far from home, wondering each other's chance. Shak ., Lucrece, 1. 1506. I have wondred these thirty yeares what Kings aile. N. Ward , Simple Cobler, p. 50. Wondering why that grief and rage and sin Was ever wrought. William Morris, Earthly Paradise, II. 294. 2. To surprise; amaze. [Rare.] She has a sedatene that wonders me still more. Mme . D'Arblay , Diary, Oct. 25, 1788. wondert (wun'der), a . [ME., an elliptical use of wonder , n., as in comp.; cf. wonders .] Won derful. Then sayde the pope, "Alas! Alas! Modur, this ys to me a wondur case." Allas! what is this wonder maladye? For hete of cold, for cold of hete, I dye. Chaucer , Troilus, i. 419. wondert (wun'der), adv . [ME., wonder , a .] Wonderfully; exceedingly; very. Ye knowe eke that in form of spec he is chaunge Withinne a you sand yere, and wordes tho That hadden prys, now wonder nyce and straunge Us thynketh hem. Chaucer , Troilus, ii. 24. Wonder pale he waxe, wanting his colour, For ende hade he none of this grett doloure. Rom. of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2870. Acts iii. 10. wonder edt (wun'derd), a. [ wonder + -ed2.] Having performed wonders; able to produce wonders; wonder working. [Rare.] O, how her eyes dart wonder on my heart! Mount bloode, soule to my lips, taste Hebe's cup; Stande fir me on decke, when beauties close-fight 's up. Marston, Antonio and Mellida, I., 1. 1. Johnson. Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance. The faculty of wonder is not defunct, but is only getting more and more emancipated from the unnatural service of terror, and restored to its proper function as a minister of delight. Lowell , Among my Books, 1st ser., p. 149. 3. A cruller. [New Eng.] A plate of crullers or wonders, as a sort of sweet fried cake was commonly called. H. B. Stowe , The Minister's Wooing, iv. Bird of wonder, the phenix. -Nine days' wonder, a subject of astonishment and go ip for a short time, generally a petty scandal. For when men han wel cryed, than wol they roune, Ek wonder last but nine nyght (var. days ) nevere in toune. Chaucer , Troilus, iv. 588. So ran the tale like fire about the court, Fire in dry stubble a nine days ' wonder flared. Tennyson, Lance lot and Elaine. Seven wonders of the world, the seven most remarkable structures of ancient times. These were the Egyptian pyramids, the mausoleum erected by Artemisia at Halicarna us, the temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the walls and hanging gardens of Babylon, the colo us at Rhodes, the statue of Zeus by Phidias in the great temple at Olympia, and the Pharos or lighthouse at Alexandria. - Wonder making Parliament. Same as Mercile Parliament (which see, under parliament ). =Syn. 1. Sign, marvel, phenomenon, spectacle, rarity.-2. Surprise, bewilderment. See def. 2. Er it were day, as was hir wone to do, She was arisen, and al redy dight. Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 182. [ His wonne was to wirke mekill woo, And make many mays tries emelle vs. 4. Manner; way. And when he sey ther was non other wone He gan hire limmes dre e. Chaucer, Troilus, iv. 1181. Ne fayre wordes brake neuer bone, Ne neuer schall in no wone . Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., extra ser.), i. 45. Here come noman in there wanes , And that euere witne e will we, Saue an Aungell ilke a day anes, With bodily foode hir fedde has he. won2 (wun). win1. York Plays , p. 106. Preterit and past participle of