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Will (?), v. i. To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to wish; to desire.
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And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him, saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou clean. Matt. viii. 2, 3.
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☞ This word has been confused with will, v. i., to choose, which, unlike this, is of the weak conjugation.
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Coloq. Will I, nill I , or Coloq. Will ye, hill ye , or Coloq. Will he, nill he , whether I, you, or he will it or not; hence, without choice; compulsorily; -- commonly abbreviated to willy nilly. “If I must take service willy nilly.” J. H. Newman. “Land for all who would till it, and reading and writing will ye, nill ye.” Lowell.
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Will, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Willed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Willing. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we, ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See , n.]
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1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of choice; to ordain; to decree. “What she will to do or say.” Milton.
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By all law and reason, that which the Parliament will not, is no more established in this kingdom. Milton.
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Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good, and that we should be happy. Barrow.
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2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.]
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They willed me say so, madam. Shak.
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Send for music,
And will the cooks to use their best of cunning
To please the palate. Beau. & Fl.
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As you go, will the lord mayor . . .
To attend our further pleasure presently. J. Webster.
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3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child; also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that his nephew should have his watch.
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Will, v. i. To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to determine; to decree.
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At Winchester he lies, so himself willed. Robert of Brunne.
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He that shall turn his thoughts inward upon what passes in his own mind when he wills. Locke.
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I contend for liberty as it signifies a power in man to do as he wills or pleases. Collins.
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Willemite (?), n. [From Willem I., king of the Netherlands.] (Min.) A silicate of zinc, usually occurring massive and of a greenish yellow color, also in reddish crystals (troostite) containing manganese.
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Willer (?), n. One who wills.
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Willet (?), n. (Zoöl.) A large North American snipe (Symphemia semipalmata); -- called also pill-willet, will-willet, semipalmated tattler, or snipe, duck snipe, and stone curlew.
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Coloq. Carolina willet , the Hudsonian godwit.
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Willful (?), a. [Will + full.] [Written also wilful.]
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1. Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful murder. Foxe.
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In willful poverty chose to lead his life. Chaucer.
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Thou to me
Art all things under heaven, all places thou,
Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence. Milton.
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2. Governed by the will without yielding to reason; obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as, a willful man or horse.
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-- Willfully, adv. -- Willfulness, n.
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Willier (?), n. One who works at a willying machine.
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Willing (?), a. [From , v. t.]
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1. Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.
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Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. Acts xxiv. 27.
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With wearied wings and willing feet. Milton.
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[Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs. Bryant.
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2. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.
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[They] are held, with his melodious harmony,
In willing chains and sweet captivity. Milton.
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3. Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.]
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No spouts of blood run willing from a tree. Dryden.
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Willingly, adv. In a willing manner; with free will; without reluctance; cheerfully. Chaucer.
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The condition of that people is not so much to be envied as some would willingly represent it. Addison.
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Willingness, n. The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind to do or forbear.
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Sweet is the love which comes with willingness. Dryden.
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{ Williwaw, Willywaw } (?), n. (Naut.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan. W. C. Russell.
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Willock (?), n. (Zoöl.) (a) The common guillemot. (b) The puffin. [Prov. Eng.]
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Will-o'-the-wisp (?), n. See .
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Willow (?), n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. .]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, including many species, most of which are characterized often used as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. “A wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight.” Sir W. Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
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And I must wear the willow garland
For him that's dead or false to me. Campbell.
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2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods, though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil.
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Coloq. Almond willow , Coloq. Pussy willow , Coloq. Weeping willow . (Bot.) See under , , and . -- Coloq. Willow biter (Zoöl.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Willow fly (Zoöl.), a greenish European stone fly (Chloroperla viridis); -- called also yellow Sally. -- Coloq. Willow gall (Zoöl.), a conical, scaly gall produced on willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly (Cecidomyia strobiloides). -- Coloq. Willow grouse (Zoöl.), the white ptarmigan. See . -- Coloq. Willow lark (Zoöl.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.] -- Coloq. Willow ptarmigan (Zoöl.) (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting. See under . (b) A sparrow (Passer salicicolus) native of Asia, Africa, and Southern Europe. -- Coloq. Willow tea , the prepared leaves of a species of willow largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for tea. McElrath. -- Coloq. Willow thrush (Zoöl.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's thrush. See . -- Coloq. Willow warbler (Zoöl.), a very small European warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus); -- called also bee bird, haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet William, Tom Thumb, and willow wren.
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Willow (?), v. t. To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a willow. See , n., 2.
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Willowed (?), a. Abounding with willows; containing willows; covered or overgrown with willows. “Willowed meads.” Collins.
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Willower (?), n. A willow. See , n., 2.
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Willow-herb (?), n. (Bot.) A perennial herb (Epilobium spicatum) with narrow willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.
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Coloq. Spiked willow-herb , a perennial herb (Lythrum Salicaria) with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.
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Willowish, a. Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy. Walton.
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Willow-thorn (?), n. (Bot.) A thorny European shrub (Hippophaë rhamnoides) resembling a willow.
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Willow-weed (?), n. (Bot.) (a) A European species of loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris). (b) Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.
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Willow-wort (?), n. (Bot.) (a) Same as . (b) Any plant of the order Salicaceæ, or the Willow family.
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Willowy (?), a. 1. Abounding with willows.
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Where willowy Camus lingers with delight. Gray.
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2. Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping; graceful.
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Willsome (?), a. [Written also wilsome.] 1. Willful; obstinate. [Obs.]
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2. Fat; indolent. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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3. Doubtful; uncertain. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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-- Willsomeness, n. [Obs.]
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Willy (?), n. [Cf. .]
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1. A large wicker basket. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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2. (Textile Manuf.) Same as 1st , 2.
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Willying, n. The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow.
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Coloq. Willying machine . Same as 1st , 2.
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Willy nilly (?). Whether I (he, she, they) want to or not. See Will I, nill I, etc., under 3d .
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Wilne (?), v. t. [AS. wilnian.] To wish; to desire. [Obs.] “He willneth no destruction.” Chaucer.
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Wilt (?), 2d pers. sing. of .
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Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] [Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
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Wilt, v. t. 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]
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2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
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Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dr. T. Dwight.
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Wilton carpet (?). A kind of carpet woven with loops like the Brussels, but differing from it in having the loops cut so as to form an elastic velvet pile; -- so called because made originally at Wilton, England.
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Wilwe (?), n. Willow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Wily (?), a. [Compar. Wilier (?); superl. Wiliest.] [From .] Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle. “Wily and wise.” Chaucer. “The wily snake.” Milton.
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This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind. South.
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Syn. -- Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See .
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Wimble (?), n. [OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD. wemelen to bore. Cf. .] An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle. Specifically: (a) A gimlet. “ It is but like the little wimble, to let in the greater auger.” Selden. (b) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone. (c) An auger used for boring in earth.
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Wimble (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wimbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wimbling (?).] To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. “A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin.” Wood.
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Wimble (?), a. [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.] Active; nimble.[Obs.] Spenser.
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Wimbrel (?), n. (Zoöl.) The whimbrel.
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Wimple (?), n. [OE. wimpel, AS. winpel; akin to D. & G. wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel. vimpill, Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain origin. Cf. .]
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1. A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns.
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Full seemly her wympel ipinched is. Chaucer.
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For she had laid her mournful stole aside,
And widowlike sad wimple thrown away. Spenser.
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Then Vivian rose,
And from her brown-locked head the wimple throws. M. Arnold.
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2. A flag or streamer. Weale.
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Wimple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wimpled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wimpling (?).]
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1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink. “She sat ywympled well.” Chaucer.
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This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy. Shak.
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2. To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil.
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3. To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of water.
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Wimple, v. i. To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate. “Wimpling waves.” Longfellow.
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For with a veil, that wimpled everywhere,
Her head and face was hid. Spenser.
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With me through . . . meadows stray,
Where wimpling waters make their way. Ramsay.
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Win (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Won (?), Obs. Wan (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Winning.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor, fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle, Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw. vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain, conquer. √138. Cf. , , , , a.]
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1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country. “This city for to win.” Chaucer. “Who thus shall Canaan win.” Milton.
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Thy well-breathed horse
Impels the flying car, and wins the course. Dryden.
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2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
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Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. Sir P. Sidney.
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She is a woman; therefore to be won. Shak.
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3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
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4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic]
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Even in the porch he him did win. Spenser.
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And when the stony path began,
By which the naked peak they wan,
Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. Sir W. Scott.
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5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. Raymond.
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Syn. -- To gain; get; procure; earn. See .
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Win, v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
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Nor is it aught but just
That he, who in debate of truth hath won,
should win in arms. Milton.
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Coloq. To win of , to be conqueror over. [Obs.] Shak. -- Coloq. To win on or Coloq. To win upon . (a) To gain favor or influence with. “You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others.” Dryden. (b) To gain ground on. “The rabble . . . will in time win upon power.” Shak.
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Wince (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wincing (?).] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to E. wink. See .]
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1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
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I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word. Shak.
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2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
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Wince, n. The act of one who winces.
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Wince, n. [See .] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at will.
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Coloq. Wince pit , Coloq. Wince pot , a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a mordant, or the like.
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Wincer (?), n. One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.
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Wincey (?), n. Linsey-woolsey.
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Winch (?), v. i. [See .] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
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Winch, n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.
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Winch, n. [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. .]
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1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a grindstone, etc.
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2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something forcibly.
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3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship, from mines, etc.; a windlass.
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4. A wince.
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