n.
n. One who, or that which, bedews. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. t.
v. i. To weep. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. a coarse prickly European weed (Echium vulgare) with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in the U. S.
n. One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near
n. (Bot.) A plant of the Mint family and genus
n.
n. (Bot.) The cudweed (
n. One who chews. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kind of meat pie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Costly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Perh. for clewel, dim. of clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl. √26. ] Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Cruet. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. [ OE. dasewen, daswen; cf. AS. dysegian to be foolish. ] To become dim-sighted; to become dazed or dazzled. [ Obs. ] Chauscer. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. adj. of or pertaining to
a. [ See Drink. ] Given to drink; drunken. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Enter- + mew to molt. ] (Zoöl.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who eschews. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. eówu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi, Icel. ær, Goth. awēþi a flock of sheep, awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr.
a. Having a neck like a ewe; -- said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out. Youwatt. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water carrier, F. évier a washing place, sink, aiguière ewer, L. aquarius, adj., water carrying, n., a water carrier, fr. aqua water; akin to Goth. ahwa water, river, OHG. aha, G. au, aue, meadow. √219. Cf. Aquarium, Aquatic, Island. ] A kind of wide-mouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to hold water for the toilet. [ 1913 Webster ]
Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands. Shak.
interj. [ Fare (thou, you) + well. ] Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun;
So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Before I take my farewell of the subject. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Parting; valedictory; final;
Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. Tickell. [ 1913 Webster ]
Farewell rock (Mining),
n. [ See Fuel. ] Fuel. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.)
a. Having large flews. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Fore + wend. ] To go before. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An Israelitish woman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Prepared in hell. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. Hind a peasant. ] A domestic servant; a retainer. [ Obs. ] “False homely hewe.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who hews. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A composite plant (Erigeron Canadensis), which is a common weed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a person who is interviewed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaining information for publication. [ 1913 Webster ]
It would have made him the prince of interviewers in these days. Leslie Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See Joy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Plate of rare device, and jewels
Of rich and exquisite form. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Jewel block (Naut.),
v. t.
The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. joaillier. ] One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments.
Jeweler's gold.
n. See Jewelry. [ Chiefly Brit. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. joaillerie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An erect plant (Talinum paniculatum) with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers, grwing from Southwestern North America to Central America; it has been widely introduced elsewhere.
n. (Bot.) See Impatiens. [ 1913 Webster ]