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a. Unwonted; unused; unaccustomed. [ Archaic ] Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes. “Unwonted lights.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un*wont"ed*ly, adv. -- Un*wont"ed*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n. Wonting. ] To be accustomed or habituated; to be used. [ 1913 Webster ]

A yearly solemn feast she wont to make. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS. wunian; akin to D. wonen, OS. wun&unr_;n, OHG, won&unr_;n, G. wohnen, and AS. wund, gewuna, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take pleasure; cf. Icel. una to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad); and akin to Skr. van to like, to wish. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. Cf. Wean, Win. ] Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used. “As he was wont to go.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

If the ox were wont to push with his horn. Ex. xxi. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Custom; habit; use; usage. [ 1913 Webster ]

They are . . . to be called out to their military motions, under sky or covert, according to the season, as was the Roman wont. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

From childly wont and ancient use. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To accustom; -- used reflexively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Accustomed; customary; usual. [ 1913 Webster ]

Again his wonted weapon proved. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like an old piece of furniture left alone in its wonted corner. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

She was wonted to the place, and would not remove. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being accustomed. [ R. ] Eikon Basilike. [ 1913 Webster ]