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Windlass. An apparatus, resembling the 

 winch, used for rais- 

 ing great weights, 

 such as anchor, 

 Ac. Chinese W.= 

 Differential screw, 



Wine, (win). [Win, 



the A.-S. word. ) 



The fermented j uice 



of the grape. British 



W.: made from fruits common in Britain. 



W. odour: caused by the presence of oenanthic 



ether. 

 Winged. W. fa>ra=Pegasus, q.v. W. pca= 



Tetragonolobus purpureus. 

 Wingshell=Strombid. 

 Wings, (wingz). [ Vangr, the Icelandic word.] 



IVIodinedfore-linibs.adapted for flight; v.Birds. 

 Winslow. Foramen of W., v. Foramen. 

 Winter, (win'ter). [The A.-S. word.] IP. 



oconite=Eranthis, q.v. W. c/ierry=Physalirt 



alkekengi W. creM=Barbarea, q.v. W* 



green=Pyrol*. q.v. Oil of W. ?r=Gaul- 



thericacid. W. yree>u=lSrmlaoMB, q.v. W. 



teason, r. Seasons. W. toUtice, v. Solstice. 

 Winterace, (win-ter-ft'se-e). [Captain Win- 

 ter.] A family of aromatic plants belonging 



to Ranales. 



Wipers=Tappets=Teeth on cams. v. Cam. 

 Wire. W. worms: larvre of Elateridso tud 



other beetles; named from the shape. 

 Wisdom teeth. The end teeth of the upper 



jaw in man. 

 Witch. W. hazels = HamamelidaoetB,"f.t. 



W. m=Ulmus montana. 

 Witherite, (wiTH'sr-It)= Native carbonate of 



barium : a poisonous mineral, crystallising in 



rhombs. 

 Withy, (wiTH'i). [Wiling, the A.-S. name.] = 



Salix progilis: a variety 



of the willow. 

 Woad, (wod). [Wad, the 



A.-S. name.] = Isatis 



tinctoria=Qenista tinc- 



toria : a plant from 



which a blue dye-stuff 



is obtained. 

 Wolf, (woolf). [Wulf, the A.-S. name.]= 



Lupus : an animal 



belonging to Car- 



nivora. Strand W. 



= Hyaena villosa. 



Tasmanian W. = 



Canis dingo. 



W. &erry=Symphori- 



carpas occidental is. 



W. do$r=Canis grains 



Hibernicus. W. fish 



=Anarrhichas lupus. 



Tarantula. W.'s 6an=Acouitum. 

 Wolfram, (wodrfram). [The German word.] 



=Tungstate of iron : a native ore of tungsten, 



crystallising in rhombs. 

 Wolframium, (wo61-fra'mi-um). 



:=W=Tungsten, q.v. 

 Wollastpn's battery. [Dr. Wollaston.] A 



galvanic battery, consisting of a series of 



zinc and copper cells, so arranged that all 



WolL 



W. 



[Wolfram.] 



the plates can be at once lifted from the 

 liquid in the cells. 



Wolverene, (wool've-ren). [Wolf, g.r.]=Gulo 

 luscus, q.v.; also called Glutton. 



Womb, (woom). [The A.-S. word. ]= Matrix: 

 a general term for the uterus, or fur any 

 cavity in which generation takes place. 



Wombat, (wdm'bat). [Womb, g.v.]=Didelr>his 

 nrsina: a marsupial animal. 



Wood, (wood). [Wiulu, the A.-S. word.] The 

 hard vascular portion of the stein :in<l 

 branches of plants, between the bark and 

 the pith; when in large pieces = TimU T. 

 Heart H r .=Duramen, q.v. Leather W., v. 

 Leather wood. Mountain W.: a variety of 

 asbestos. Ornamental W. work, v. Parquetry 

 and Marquetry. Sop W. = Alburnum, q.v. 

 White W. = Lariodendron, q.v. W. ant = 

 Formica rufa. W. app/=Feronia elcph m- 

 tum. W. avens = Geum, q.v. W. bine= 

 Honey0uckle=Louicera periclyn-inuin ir. 

 bo)*in^<Artmp=Cheluraterebrai)8. II'. 

 a burrowing animal bel<>! -M ; ID 

 W. coc*=Scolopax 

 rustioola. W. cut- 

 tinfr=W. engraving: 

 a process by which 

 a design is cut on a 

 Mrikft* of wood, so 

 that it can be trans- 

 ferred by printing, 

 v. Xylography. W. 

 gat : carburetted 

 hydrogen obtained from wood. W. humble 

 6=Bombus lucorum. W. iron: a fibrous 

 variety of chalybite, q.v.; also of limonite, 

 q.v. W. lice = Isopcida, q.v. W. louse 

 Oniscus : belongs to Isopotla. W. mitfs= 

 Oribatidae, q.v. W. tnou=Mus sylvaticus. 

 W. nap/itAa=Naphtha Obtained from wood 

 by distillation. W. nymph = Thalurauia 

 glaucopis: a humming bird. W. opal: sili- 

 cified wood. W. pecker = Picus and other 

 genera. W. rw/f=Asperula 

 odorata. W. 7-uA=Luzula, 

 q.v. W. sorrel = Oxalis, 

 q.v. W. *piri<=Carbinol 

 =Methyl alcohol. W. tin: 

 tin ore with a fibrous 

 woody appearance. W. 

 war6ier=Sylvia sylvicola 

 =Phylloscopus Bibilatrix. 



Wool, (wool). [Wull, the 

 A.-S. word.] The soft 

 curly variety of hair found 

 on sheep, &c. 



Woolffian bodies, (wool'fi-ari). Tlie primitive 

 form of the urinary gland : they are ab- 

 sorbed as the kidneys (which they represent), 

 are developed. 



Woolly, (wool'li). [Wool, q.v.] Having the 

 character of wool. W. 6ar=Larva of tiger 

 moth. W. lemur: belongs to Indrisinae. 



Woolwich and Reading beds = Plastic clay. 

 Beds of clay and sand belonging to Lower 

 Eocene formations. 



Woolwich gun. r. Gun. 



Wootz, (wotz)= Indian steel: a fine variety of 

 steel. 



Woodpecker. 



