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n. [ OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a kind of tree. Cf. Wicker. ] (Bot.) A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and Western Europe; Scotch elm. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ By confusion this word is often written witch-elm. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The wych-elm; -- so called because its leaves are like those of the hazel. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Wide. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Wyes [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The letter Y. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of crotch. See Y, n. (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Week. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A helmeted Australian cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus); -- called also funeral cockatoo. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Wind to turn. ] A narrow lane or alley. [ Scot. ] Jamieson. [ 1913 Webster ]

The narrow wynds, or alleys, on each side of the street. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]