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Show ¢ Wi'nen, . a, [from wide.] To mak wide ; to extend So now the gates are opej now prove good fe conds *Tis for the followers fortune wvidens them Shakefpeare's Coriolanus Not for the flyers Thefe accidents, when they firft happen, fee but {mall and' contemptible; but by degrees the branch out and widen themfelves into a numerou South train of mifchievous confequences He was accuftomed to fleep with a peaceabl nofe, foftening in his flumbers the wrinkles of it and the anger which commonly mounted to tha part; but now his noftrils were quidencd to th Dryden's Dufrefnoy laft degree of fury Winen, w. 7 extend itfelf T grow wide; t Itis in this.that the fpecies of brutes are diferiminated from man, and that proper differenc wherein they are wholly feparated, and which a Locke laft widens to fo vaft a diftance With her the temple ev'ry moment grew Upward the columns fhoot, the roofs afcend Pope And arches widen, and long aifles extend Wi pEwNEss. n. f. [from awide. 1. Breadth; large extent each way 2. Comparative breadth Within the {fame annual time, the center of th earth is carried above fifty times as far round th orbis magnus, whofe widenefs we now affume to b twenty thoufand terreftrial diameters Bentley's Sersmons Wi'peeon. #. /o A water-fowl not unlike a wild duck, but not fo large Among the firft fort we reckon creyfers, curlews and widgeon Carew WI'DOW. =. /. {piopa, Saxon; aveduwe Dutch; aweddw, Welth ; widua, Latin. A woman whofe hufband is dead To take the widow Exafperates, makes mad her fifter Goneril Skak Catharine no mor Shall be call'd queen5 but princefs dowager 4And widow to prince Arthur Shak, Henry VIII Our fatherlefs diftrefs was left unmoan'd Your widow-dolours likewife be unwept Shakefpeare's Richard 111 And will fhe yet debafe her eyes on me That cropt the golden prime of this fweet prince And made her awidow to a wocful bed Shakefp And you, fair widow, who fay here alive Since he fo much rejoices, ceafe to grieve Your joys and pains were wont the fame to be Begin not now, bleft pair! to difagree Cowley The barren they more miferable make And from the widow all her comfort take. Sandys He warns the awidow, and her houfehold gods To feek a refuge in remote abodes Dryden Who has the paternal power whilft the 2oids queen is with child Locke o Wi'pow. @. a. [from awidow. 2. To deprive of a hufband Dryden Dries up her tears Inclement weather and frofty blafts defac The blithefome year, trees of their fhriveld fruit Are widow'd, dreary ftorms o'er all prevail Philips Wi'power n. [from aidow. On who has loft his wife The kihg, fealing up all thoughts of love unde the image of her memory, remained a widowe Sidney many years after The main confents arc had, and here we 'll fta To {ee our widower's fecond marriage day. Shak They that marry, as they that fhall get no child ren; and they that marry not, as the widowvers Wi'pownoon 2 Efdras, xvi. 44 z /[ [from widow. 1. The ftate of a widow Cecropia, having in her widowhood taken thi young Artefia into her charge, had taught her t think that there is no wifdom but in includin Sidney both heaven and earth in one's felf Ne ween my right with ftrength adown to tread Spenfer Carew's Survey of Cornwall It is of greater merit wholly to abftain fro things defirable, than after fruition to be conten to leave them as theyjwh magnify fingle lif prefer virginity much before widowbood Wotton Cherifh-thy haften'd 2widowwbood with the gol Of matrimonial treafon : fo farewel Milton 2. Eftate fettled on a widow Not in ufe For that dow'ry, I 'l affure her o Her awidowhood, be it that the furvives me In all my lands Shakefp. Taming of the Shrew W1'DOWHUKNTER. 7. /. [widow and bunt¢r.] One who courts widows for 4 jointure The awidowwbunters about town often afford the great divetfion Addifon Wi'DowMAKER. 7, /. [widow and maker. One who deprives women of their huibands It grieves my fou That I muft draw this metal from my fid To be a widowmaker. ~ Shakefpeare's King Fobr Wi'pow-waiL n /i [wide and «wail. A plant Miller WiptH. 7 /. [from avide. widenefs A low word Breadth For the awidth of the mortefs gage this fide then for the tennant gage on that end of the quarter you intend the tennant fhall be made. Moxon Let thy vines in intervals be fet Indulge their widtb, and add a roomy fpace That their extremeft lines may fcarce embrace Dryden 7o WIELD. @. a. [pealban manage in the hand. Saxon, t 1. To ufe with full command as a thin not too heavy for the holder In this city h Hath avidow'd and unchilded many a one ‘Which to this hour bewail the injury His looks are full of peaceful majety Shakefpeare's Coriolanus You are beguil'd Both you and I, for Romeo is exil'd He made you for a highway to mybz But I, a maid, die maiden widoeved, Shakefpeare Thy little care to mend my widow'd nights Has forc'd me to recourfe of marriage rites Dryden } For his poflefiions Although by confifcation they are ours We do inftate and widow you withal T buy you a better hufband in mournin The widow¥ She employed her laft widswbood to works n lefs bountiful than charitable The aidencfs of her jaws and noftrils ceafe. Dryd 2. Toendow with a widow-right The leatt of who For truth is ftrong Though not fo large; her crooked horns decreafe To fill an empty fide 3. To frip of qx‘}y thing goad Through weaknef(s of my widéwheod or woe The rugged hair began to fall away The {weetnefs of her eyes did only ftay W WI WI Shakefpeare His hand to wic/d a fcepter, and himfel Likely in time to blefs aregal throne. Shakefpeare *Mongft forefts, hills, and floods, was ne'er fuc heave and thove Since Albion wic/ded arms againft the fon of Jove There is that hand bolden'd to bloo Thefe elements, and arm h ‘ " _ \ l :lg:grc Of all their regions Miltor's Payad r}‘ ar qu:die.ld theirthei arms, part curh th e £ anir If Rome'sgreat fenate could notau cl Which of the conquer'd w rld had m:de :!fi::rfvlv::: What hoge ha ours, while yet their pow'r was To rule vu&?rious armies, but b you Wd[:: He worthicft, after him, his fword to gy _Or wear his armour, or fufta n his thield. Dr)v'dm 2. To handle : In an ironical fenfe Bafe Hungarian wight,wilt thou th {pigot wic/f Sbakejj:eare adj. [from wield, Wie‘Lpy able Manage Wr'Ery. adj. [from awire. 1. Made of wire: it were better writte wiry Y our gown going off, fuch beauteous ftate reveals A when through flow'ry meads th' hill's fhagg fteals Off with that wiery coronet, and fhe Drayton and war That muft the fword in wond'rous aions wic/d Daniel They are in the dark before they are aware, an then they make a noife only with terms; which like too heavy weapons that they cannot gield carry their ftrokes beyond their aim Digby on Bodies gt fr WMY :‘)‘ s h The hairy diadem which on your head doth grow 2. Drawn into wire Polymnia fhall be drawn with her hair hangin loofe about her fhoulders, refembling wicry gold 3. [fro moift pan a pool. Peacham on Dragwing Obfolete Wet; wearifh Where but by chance a filver drop hath fall'n Ev'n to that drop ten thoufand wiery friend Do glew themfelves in fociable grief. Shakefpeare WirE, n /. plura aviff, Dutch. awives [pi Saxon 1. A woman that has a hufband There's no bottom, none In myvoluptuoufnefs : your wwiwes, your daughters Your matrons, and your maids could not fill u The ciftern of my luft Shakefpeare's Macheth The kings of Spain have been ufed to fay, tha they loved the Eaft Indies for their miftrefs ony in whofe favours they could patiently enough endure arival 5 but efteemed America as their wife in whofe love they could not brook a competito without foul difhonour Heyly The avife, where danger or dithonour lurks Safeft and feemlieft by her hufband ftays. Miltor The aife her hufband murders, he the g{f f (K i Tt it g ey el muvic fouthWi 4 foi ; i g iy Fond of his friend, and civil to his wife. Pope 2. It is ufed for a woman of low employ Tig ment Strawberry viwves lay two or three great firawberries at the mouth of their pot, and all the ref are little ones Wic Bacon n./. Wig, being a termination i the namgs of men fignifies war, or elf a heroe; front piga, a word of that figGibjon's Camden nification Wic. # /. [contralted from periwig. 1. Falfe hair worn on the head Triumphing tories and defponding whig Forget their feuds, and join to fave their quégs- wifl His head by nature fram'd te wear a crown 2. A fort of cake dinfaorth WIGHT. 7. /. [phe, Saxon.] A perfon a being. Now ufed only in irony contempt Befhrew the witch! with venomous wight fi ftay Tedious as };cll; but flies the grafps of loves With wings more momentary fwift than thought Shakefptare ofx;lc' wighty This world below did s nee e ev'sLU y p‘ ga Which might thercof diftinguit This meaner wights, of truft and credit bar Not fo refpeced, could not look ¢ effets AD‘L:?E';' T MY) WMTE‘ |