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VOLATILIZATION, vôl-â-tỉl-è-za ́shẩn, s.
The act of making volatile,
TO VOLATILIZE, vol'd-til-ize, v. a.
make volatile, to subtilize to the highest de-

gree.

To

VÔLE, vôle, s. A deal at cards, that draws
the whole tricks.

VOLCANO, vôl-kå'nò, s.-See Lumbago.
A burning mountain.

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VOLERY, vôľẻr-è, s. 555. A flight of birds.
VOLITATION, vôl-è-tà'shún, s. The act
or power of flying.
VOLITION, vi-lish'un, s.
ing, the power of choice exerted.
VOLITIVE, vôľ'è-tiv, a. 158.

power to will.

The act of will

Having the

VOLLEY, vôľlễ, 8. · A flight of shot; an emission of many at once.

To VOLLEY, volle, v. n. To throw out.
VOLLIED, void, a. 282. Disploded, dis-
charged with a volley.

VOLT, volt, s. A round or a circular tread;
a gait of two treads made by a horse going
sideways round a centre.
VOLUBILITY, vol.ů-bil'è-tě, s. The act or
power of rolling; activity of the tongue,
fluency of speech; mutability; liableness to
revolution.

VOLUBLE, vôľů-bl, a. 405. Formed so as
to roll easily, formed so as to be easily put in
motion; rolling, having quick motion; nim-
ble, active; fluent of words.
VOLUME, vol'yůme, s. 113. Something
rolled or convolved; as much as seems con-

volved at once; a book.
VOLUMINOUS, vô-lű ́mẻ-nûs, a. Consist-
ing of many complications; consisting in many
volumes or books; copious, diffusive.
VOLUMINOUSLY, vô-lu'mè-nús-lè, ad. In
many volumes or books.
VOLUNTARILY, vôľ'un-tá-re-lè, ad. Spon-
taneously, of one's own accord, without com-
pulsion..
VOLUNTARY,vól'un-ta-rẻ, a. Acting with-
out compulsion, acting by choice; willing,
acting with willingness; done without com-
pulsion; acting-of its own accord.
VOLUNTARY, vôľan-tâ-rè, s. A piece of
musick played at will,
8. A soldier
VOLUNTEER, vôl-un-tèèr',
who enters into the service of his own ac-
cord.

TO VOLUNTEER, vôl-ún-tèèr', v. n. To go

for a soldier.

VOLUPTUARY, vỏ-lúptshu-a-rẻ, 8. man given up to pleasure and luxury. VOLUPTUOUS, vò-lập tshu-us, an

to excess of pleasure, luxurious.

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Given

This word is frequently mispronounced as if writteu Volupshus.-See Presumptuous.

VOLUPTUOUSLY, vo-lup'tshu-us-lé, ad.
Luxuriously, with indulgence of excessive
pleasure.
VOLUPTUOUSNESS, vò-lůp'tshù-us-nês,s.
The state of being luxurious.
VOLUTE, vo-lute', s.
lumn.

A member of a co

VOMICA, vóm'è-kấ, s. An encysted hu-
mour in the lungs.
VOMICK-NUT, vom'ik-nut, s. Poison that
kills by excessive vomiting.

To VOMIT, vomit, v. n.
contents of the stomach.

To VOMIT, vômit, r. a.

To cast up the

To throw up from

the stomach; to throw up with violence from any hollow. The matter thrown up VOMIT, vôm't, s. from the stomach; an emetick medicine. The act or VOMITION, vo-mish'an, s.

power of vomiting. VÕMITIVE, vôm'è-tỉv, a. 158. Emetick, causing vomits.

Pro

VOMITORY, vổm'è-tår-ẻ, a. 512.
curing vomits, emetick.-For the last o, see
Domestick.

VORACIOUS, vò-rà ́shús, a. 357. Greedy

to eat, ravenous.

VORACIOUSLY, vò-ra'shus-lè, ad. Greedily, ravenously.

VORACIOUSNESS, vò-ra'shus-nés, }..

VORACITY, vô-râs'sè-tè,

Greediness, ravenousness.

VORTEX, vor'teks, s. In the plural Vor-
tices. Any thing whirled round.
VORTICAL, vor'tè-kál, a. 88. Having a
whirling motion.

VOTARIST, vo'ta-rist, s. One devoted to
any person or thing.
VOTARY, vo'ta-rè, s. One devoted, as by
a vow, to any particular service, worship,
study, or state of life.
VOTARESS, vo'td-rés, s. A woman devoted
to any worship or state.
VOTE, vote, s. Suffrage, voice given and

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One who has the right of giving his voice or suffrage. VOTIVE, votiv, a. 157. Given by vow. To VOUCH, vổůtsh, v. a. 313. To call to witness, to obtest; to attest, to warrant, tu maintain.

To VOUCH, võåtsh, v. n. To bear witness,

to appear as a witness. VOUCH, voutsh, s. Warrant, attestation. Not in use.

VOUCHER, võůtsh'år, s. 98. One who gives witness to any thing; a writing by which any thing is vouched; a receipt for money paid on account of another.

To VOUCHSAFE, voutsh-såfe', v. a.

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To VOYAGE, vỏćadje, v. . To travel, to

pass over.

VOYAGER, võéâ-jur, s. 98. One who travels by sea.

UP, up, ad. Aloft, on high, not down; out of bed, in the state of being risen from rest; in the state of being risen from a seat; from a state of decumbiture or concealment; in a state of being built; above the horizon; to a state of advancement; in a state of climbing; in a state of insurrection; in a state of being increased or raised; from a remoter place, coming to any person or place; from younger to elder years.-Up and down, dispersedly, here and there; backward and forward. -Up to, to an equal height with; adequately to.- Up with, a phrase that signifies the act of raising any thing to give a blow.

UP, up, interj. A word exhorting to rise from bed; a word of exhortation exciting or rousing to action.

UP, up, prep. From a lower to a higher part, not down.

To UPBEAR, up-båre', v. a. ; pret. Upbore; part. pass. Upborne, To sustain aloft, to support in elevation; to raise aloft; to support from falling.

To UPBRAID, up-bråde', v. a. 202. To charge contemptuously with any thing disgraceful; to object as a matter of reproach; to urge with reproach; to reproach on account of a benefit received from the reproacher; to treat with contempt. UPBRAIDINGLÝ, up-brå'ding-lè, ad. By way of reproach.

UPBROUGHT, up-bråwt'. Part. pass. of Upbring. Educated, nurtured.

UPCAST, up-kast', part. a. 492. Thrown upwards.

UPCAST, ipkast, s. 497. A term of bowling, a throw, a cast.

UPHELD, ip-held'. Pret. and part. pass. of Uphold. Maintained, sustained. UPHILL, uphill, a. Difficult, like the labour of climbing a hill.

To UPHOARD, úp-hórd', v. a. 295. To treasure, to store, to accumulate in private places.

To UPHOLD, up-hòld', v. a; pret. Upheld; part. pass. Upheld and Upholden. To lift on high; to support, to sustain, to keep from falling; to keep from declension; to support in any state of life; to continue, to keep from defeat; to continue without failing. 497. UPHOLDER, up-hold'år, s. 98. A supporter; an undertaker, one who provides tur funerals.

UPHOLSTERER, up-hols'tur-år,s. One who furnishes houses, one who fits up apartments with beds and furniture.

UPLAND, upland, s. Higher ground. UPLAND, op'land, a. Higher in situation. UPLANDISH, up-land'ish, a. Mountainous, inhabiting mountains.

To UPLAY, up-là', v. a. To hoard, to

lay up.

To UPLIFT, up-lift', v. a. 497. To raise

aloft.

UPMOST, ap'most, a. Highest, topmost. UPON, åp-pon', prep. Not under, noting being on the top or outside; thrown over the body, as clothes; by way of imprecation or

infliction, it expresses ohtestation, or protestation; an immediate consequence of; with respect to; in noting a particular day; noting reliance or trust; near to, noting situation; on pain of; by inference from; exactly, according to; by noting the means of support. UPPER, uppår, a. 98. Superior in place, higher; higher in power.

UPPERMOST, up'pur-most, a. Highest in place; highest in power or authority; predo minant, most powerful.

UPPISH, up'pish, a. Proud, arrogant.
To UPRAISE, up-ràze', v. a. 202. To raise
up, to exalt.
To UPREAR, up-rère', v. a. 227. To rear on

high.

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UPRIGHT, aprite, a. 393. Straight up, perpendicularly erect erected, pricked up; honest, not declining from the right. UPRIGHTLY, úprite-le, ad. Perpendicu larly to the horizon; honestly, without deviation from the right.

UPRIGHTNESS, up'rite-nés, s. Perpendicular erection; honesty, integrity. To UPRISE, up-rize', v. n. 492. To rise from decumbiture; to rise from below the horizon; to rise with acclivity.

UPRISE, úprize, s. 497. Appearance above

the horizon,

UPROAR, up'rore, s. 295. Tumult, bustle,

disturbance, confusion.

To UPROAR, up-róre', v. a. 497. To throw into confusion,

To UPROOT, up-rỏỏť, v. a. 306. To tear up by the root.

To UPROUSE, up-rồůze', v. a. To waken from sleep, to excite to action.

UPSHOT, up'shot, s. 497. Conclusion, end, last amount, final event. UPSIDE-DOWN, up-side-doun'. An adverbial form of speech. With a total reverses ment, in complete disorder.

To UPSTAND, up-stând', ". n. 497. To be

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når 167, nôt 163-túbe 171, tål, 172, büll 173—¿¡l 299—põånd 313—thin 466, THIS 460 To practise To USURE, yu'zhůre, v. n. usury, to take interest for money. USURER, yü'zhů-růr, s. 456. One who puts money out at interest.

To URGE, úrje, v. a. To incite, to push; to provoke, to exasperate; to follow close so as to impel; to press, to enforce; to importune; to solicit. URGENCY, br'jen-sè, s.

culty.

URGENT, ur'jẻnt, a.

Pressure of diffi

Cogent, pressing,

USURIOUS, yù-zú ́ré-ůs, a. 456. Given to the practice of usury, exorbitantly greedy of profit.

violent; importunate, vehement in solici-To USURP, yù-zårp', r. a. To possess by

tation.

URGENTLY, úr'jent-lè, ad. Cogently, violently, vehemently, importunately. URGER, úr jár, s. 98. One who presses. URINAL, yu're-nål, s. 8. A bottle in which water is kept for inspection. URINARY, yu're-na-rè, a. Relating to the

urine.

URINE, yurin, s. 140. Animal water. URINOUS, yu'rin-ús, a. Partaking of urine. URN, irn, s. Any vessel, of which the mouth is narrower than the body; a waterpot; the vessel in which the remains of burnt

hodies were put.

US, as, s. The oblique case of We. USAGE, yuʼzidje, s. 90, 442. Treatment; custom; practice long continued; manners, behaviour.

USANCE, yu ́zanse,. 442. Use, proper employment; usury, interest paid for money. USE, yuse, 8, 437. The act of employing any thing to any purpose; qualities that make a thing proper for any purpose; need of, vccasion on which a thing can be employed; advantage received, power of receiving advantage; convenience, help; practice, habit; custom, common occurrence; interest, money paid for the use of money.

To USE, yůze, r. a. 437. To employ to any purpose; to accustom, to habituate; to treat; to practise; to behave.

To USE, yuze, r. n. To be accustomed, to practise customarily; to be customarily in any manner, to be wont.

USEFUL, yúse'ful, a. Convenient, profitable to any end, conducive or helpful to any

purpose.

USEFULLY, yûse ́fůl-è, ad. In such a manmer as to help forward some end. USEFULNESS, yuse'ful-nês, s. Conducive-ness or helpfulness to some end. USELESSLY, yuse'lês-lè, ad. In an useless

manner.

USELESSNESS, yùse'lês-nés, s. Unfituess to any end.

USELESS, yuselés, a.

Answering no

purpose; having no end. USER, yu'zur, s. 98. One who uses. USHER, ush ́år, s. 98. One whose business is to introduce strangers, or walk before a person of high rank; an under teacher. To USHER, ush'ur, r. a. To introduce as a forerunner or harbinger, to forerun. A JSQUEBAUGH, ús-kwè-ba', s. 390. compounded distilled spirit, being drawn on aromaticks.

USUAL, yüʻzhů-ål, a. 452. Common, fre

quent, customary. JSUALLY, yuzhů-âl-é, ad. Commonly, frequently, customarily. ISUALNESS, yùzhủ-il-nes, . ness, frequency.

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force or intrusion, to seize or possess without right.

USURPATION, yù-zur-på'shån, s. Forcible, unjust, illegal seizure or possession. USURPER, yű-zúrp'ůr, s. 98.

One who seizes or possesses that to which he has no right.

USURPINGLY, yù-zůrp’îng-lé, ad. Without just claim.

USURY, yu'zhů-rè, s. 456. Money paid for the use of money, interest; the practice of taking interest.

This word and its relatives, with respect to the aspiration of the s, are exactly under the same predicament as the words Luxury and Anxiety are with respect to the z.-See Principles, Nos. 479, 480, 481. UTENSIL, yu'tén-sil, s. 8. An instrument

for any use, such as the vessels of a kitchen, or tools of a trade. UTERINE, yu'tér-ine, a. 149. Belonging to

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UTOPIAN, yu-to pe-ân, a. [From Sir Tho mas More's Utopia.] Ideal. Mason. UTTER, út'tur, a. 98. Sitaate on the outside, or remote from the centre; placed without any compass, out of any place; extreme, excessive, utmost; complete, irrevocable. To UTTER, åttir, v. a. To speak, to pronounce, to express; to disclose, to discover, to publish; to sell, to vend; to disperse, to emit at large.

UTTERABLE, åt'tår-à-bl, a. 555. Expressible, such as may be uttered.

UTTERANCE, út'tur-ânse, s. Pronunciation, manner of speaking; extremity, terms of extreme hostility; vocal expression, emission from the mouth. One who pronounces; a divulger, a discloser; a seller, a vender. UTTERLY, út'tår-lè, ad. Fully, completely, perfectly.

UTTERER, åt'tår-år, s.

UTTERMOST, åttår-most, a. Extreme, being in the highest degree; most remote. UTTERMOST, at'tar-most, s. The greatest degree.

VULCANO, vůl-ka'no, s. A burning mountain: properly Volcano.-See Lumbago. VULGAR, vűl‍gur, a. 88. Plebeian, suiting to the common people, practised among the common people, mean, low, being of the common rate: publick, commonly bruited. VULGAR, vůl'gur, s. The cominon people. Meanness, VULGARITY, vul-gar'è-té, s. state of the lowest people; particular instance specimen of meanness.

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VULGARLY, vôľ'gur-lè, ad. Commonly,
in the ordinary manner, among the common
people.
VULNERABLE, vål'når-å-bl, a. Susceptive
of wounds, liable to external injuries.
VULNERARY, val'når-â-rẻ, a. 555. Use-

ful in the cure of wounds.

To VULNERATE, vůľnår-åte, v. a. 91. To

wound, to hurt.

VULPINE, vůl'pin, or vål'pine, a. Belonging to a fox.

Mr. Sheridan and Mr. Scott mark the i in the last syllable long, as in pine. I am inclined to shorten it with Mr. Perry, like pin; and my reason is, that the accent immediately precedes it.-See Principles, No. 140.

VULTURE, vul'tshure, s. A large bird of
prey, remarkable for voracity.
VULTURINE, vål'tshůr-ine, a. 149. Be-
longing to a vulture.

Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Buchanan, and
Mr. Nares, make the i in the last syllable of this word
long, as in fine. I join them in this pronunciation,
because the accent is two syllables higher.
UVULA, yu ́vd-lå, s. 8. In anatomy, a round
soft spongeous body, suspended from the pa-
late near the foramina of the nostrils over the
glottis.

UXORIOUS, ig-ző ́rè-ús, a. 479. Submis-
sively fond of a wife, infected with connubial
dotage,
UXORIOUSLY, åg-zo'rẻ-ús-lè, ad. With

fond submission to a wife.

UXORIOUSNESS, úg-zo'rè-us-nés, s. Connubial dotage, fond submission to a wife.

W.

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To WABBLE, wobbl, v. n. 405.
shake, to move from side to side. A low bar-
barous word.
WAD, wód, s. A bundle of straw thrust
close together.-Wadd, or black lead is a
mineral of great use and value.
WADDING, wod'ding, s. 410. A kind of
soft stuff loosely woven, with which the skirts

of coats are stuffed out.

To WADDLE, wód'dl, v. n. 405. To shake
in walking from side to side, to deviate in
motion from a right line.

To WADE, wåde, von. To walk through the
water to pass water without swimming; to
pass difficultly and laboriously.
WAFER, wafur, s. 98. A thin cake; the
bread given in the Eucharist by the Roman
Catholicks; paste made to close letters.
To WAFT, waft, v. a. To carry through the
air, or on the water; to beckon to inform by
a sign of any thing moving.

pronounced as in father and water, "shows he is of
opinion it ought to have the sound I have given it.
To WAFT, waft, v. n. To float.

WAFT, wäft, s. A floating body; motion of

a streamer.

WAFTAGE, waft'idje, s. 90. Carriage by

water or air.

waving.

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WAFTURE, waf'tshåre, s. 461. The act of
To WAG, wag, t. a. 85. To move lightly, to
shake lightly.

To WAG, wag, v. n. To be in quick or ludi-
crous motion; to go, to be moved.
WAG, wag, s. One ludicrously mischievous,
a merry droll.

To WAGE, wadje, v. a. To attempt, to ven-
ture; to make, to carry on.
WAGER, wa'jur, s. 98. A bet, any thing
pledged upon a chance of performance.
To WAGER, wa'júr, v. a. To lay, to pledge

as a bet.

WAGES, wa'jiz, s. 99. Pay given for ser

vice.

WAGGERY, wag'gûr-è, s. 555. Mischiev
ous merriment, ruguish trick, sarcastical gay-
ety.

WAGGISH, wagʻish, a. 383. Knavishly
merry, merrily mischievous, frolick some.
WAGGISHNESS, wåg'ish-nes, s.
Merry

mischief.

To WAGGLE, wag'gl, v. n. 405. To wad

dle, to move from side to side.

WAGON, wag'ún, s. 166. A heavy carriage

for burdens; a chariot.

WAGONNER, wag'un-år, s. 98. One who drives a wagon.

WAGTAIL, wag tåle, a. A bird. Generally called a Water-wagtail

WAID, wade, a. 202. Crushed. Obsolete. WAIF, wafe, s. Goods found, and claimed by nobody. That of which every one waives the claim. Sometimes written Weif or Weft. This, says Mr. Mason, is a legal word, but not legally explained; since Blackstone says Waifs are goods stolen and waived, or thrown away by the thief in his flight.

To WAIL, wale, r. a, To moan, to lament,
to bewail.

To WAIL, wale, v. n. 202. To grieve audi-
bly, to express sorrow.
WAIL, wale, s.

Audible sorrow.
WAILING, wa'ling, s. 410. Lamentation,
moan, audible sorrow.
WAILFUL, wåle'ful, a. ́Sorrowful, mourn-

ful.

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man: but W. Johnston, who pronounces both this word and Waistcoat regularly, is, in my opinion, the

I have given the common sound of this word, and as it is marked by Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, and adopted in Steele's Grammar. Mr. Mr Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, and Mr. Scott, pro-Perry pronounces the first syllable so as to rhyme with nounce the a, in this word as 1 have marked it: Mr. Perry adopts the a in father; and, though Mr. Smith thinks this the true sound, he allows the short a is daily gaining ground; but W. Johnston, for want of attending to the rule laid down in Principles, No. 85, makes waft rhyme with soft: Mr. Nares has not got the word; but by omitting it in classes where the a is

most correct.

WAIST, waste, s. The smallest part of the body, the part below the ribs; the middle deck of a ship.

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WAISTCOAT, wês'kåt, s. A garment worn about the waist.-The garment worn by men under the coat.-Ash.

This word has fallen into the general contraction observable in similar compounds, but, in my opi nion, not so irrecoverably as some have doue. It would scarcely sound pedantick if both parts of the word were pronounced with equal distinctness; though Mr. Sheridau and Mr. Scott pronounce the diphthong

as I have marked it.

To WAIT, wate, v. a. To expect, to stay for; to attend, to accompany with submission or respect; to attend as a consequence of something.

To WAIT, wate, v. n. To expect, to stay in expectation; to pay servile or submissive attendance; to attend; to stay, not to depart from; to follow as a consequence. WAIT, wate, s. Ambush, secret attempt. WAITER, wa'tur, s. 98. An attendant, one who attends for the accommodation of others.

To WAIVE, wave, v. a. To put off, to quit, to relinquish.

I have inserted this word on the authority of Blackstone, quoted by Mr. Mason, as may be seen under the word Watf, and I remember to have seen it spelled in this manner, thongh I cannot recollect by whom. Its etymology is uncertain; bnt distinguishing it from the word Wave, from which it can scarcely be derived, is of real utility to the language, which, as much as possible, ought to adopt a different orthography to express a different sense or a different proaun.

ciation.-See Bowl.

To WAKE, wake, v. n. To watch, not to sleep; to be roused from sleep, to cease to sleep; to be put in action, to be excited. To WAKE, wake, v. a. To rouse from sleep; to excite, to put in motion or action; to bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death.

WAKE, wake, s. The feast of the Dedication of the Church, formerly kept by watching all night; vigils, state of forbearing sleep.

WAKEFUL, wake'ful, a. Not sleeping, vigilant.

WAKEFULNESS, wake'ful-nès, s. Want of sleep; forbearance of sleep.

To WAKEN, wa'k'n, v. n. 103. To wake, to cease from sleep, to be roused from sleep. To WAKEN, wà'k'n, v. a. To rouse from sleep; to excite to action; to produce, to bring forth.

WALE, wale, s. A rising part in cloth. To WALK, wawk, r. n. 84. To move by leisurely steps, so that one foot is set down before the other is taken up; it is used in the ceremonious language of invitation for Come or Go; to move for exercise or amusement; to move the slowest pace, not to trot, gallop, or amble; to appear as a spectre; to act in sleep; to act in any particular manner. To WALK, wawk, v. a. To pass through. WALK, wawk, s. 84. Act of walking for air or exercise; gait, step, manner of moving; a ength of space or circuit through which one walks; an avenue set with trees; way, road, range, place of wandering; a fish.-Walk is the slowest or least raised pace, or going of a horse. WALKER, wawk'år, s. 98. One that walks; a fuller. WALKINGSTAFF, wåwking-stâff, s. A

stick which a man holds to support himself in walking.

WALL, wall, s. 33, 77, 84. A series of brick or stone carried upwards and cemented with mortar, the sides of a building; fortification, works built for defence.-To take the Wall, to take the upper place, not to give To WALL, wåll, v. a. To enclose with walls; place. to defend by walls.

WALLCREEPER, wäll'krèèp-år, s. A

bird.

WALLET, wollt, s. 85, 99. A bag in which the necessaries of a traveller are put, a knapsack; any thing protuberant and swagging." WALLEYED, wall'ide, a. Having white WALLFLOWER, wåll ́flöű-år, 8. — See Stockgilliflower.

eyes.

WALLFRUIT, wåll'fråbt, s. Fruit which, to be ripened, must be planted against wall.

To WALLOP, wollup, v. n. 166. To boil. An insect. WALLOUSE, wall'louse, s. To WALLOW, wollỏ, v. n. 85. To move heavily and clumsily; to roll himself in mire or any thing filthy; to live in any state of filth or gross vice.

WALLOW, world, s. 85. A kind of rolling grovelling motion. WALLRUE, wåll'rỏỏ, s. An herb. WALLWORT, wall'wart, s. A plant, the same with dwarf-elder, or danewort.-See Elder. WALNUT, wåll'nåt, s. The name of a tree; the fruit and wood of the tree.

WALLPEPPER, wåll'pep-pår, s. House

leek.

WALTRON, wåll'trån, s. 166. The sea

horse.

To WAMBLE, wom'bl, t. n. 405. To roll with nausea and sickness. It is used of the stomach.

WAN, won, a. 85. Pale as with sickness, languid of look.

Mr. Sheridan has given the a, in this word ann its compounds, the same sound as in man. Mr. Scot and Dr. Kenrick have given both the sound I hays given and Mr. Sheridan's, but seem to prefer the former by placing it first. I have always heard it pro nounced like the first syllable of wan ton; and find Mr. Nares, W. Johnston, and Mr. Perry, have so marked it. I have, indeed, heard wan, the old preterit of the verb to win, pronounced so as to rhyme with run; but as this form of the verb is obsolete, the pronunciation is so tou.-See Wasp. WAND, wond, s. A small stick or twig, a long rod; any staff of authority or use; a charming-rod."

To WANDER, won'dår, v. n. 98. To rove, to ramble here and there, to go without any certain course; to deviate, to go astray. To WANDER, won'dur, v. a. To travel over without a certain course.

WANDERER, won'dår-år, s. 555. Rover,

rambler.

WANDERING, won'dur-ing, s. 410. Uncertain peregrination; aberration, mistaken way; uncertainty; want of being fixed. To WANE, wane, r. n. To grow less, to

decrease; to decline, to sink.

WANE, wane, s. Decrease of the moon; decline, diminution, declension.

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