walk 
placed upon the ground before the toe of the other toot 
leaves It. 
[< walk + -able.'] 
of being walked 
Fit 
on. 
walkable (wa'ka-bl), «. 
for walking; capable 
[Bare.] 
Your now walkaUe roads. 
Swift, Letter to Sheridan, May 15, 1738. 
H. 
6809 
The ^ocdking gentteman, who wears a blue surtout, clean 
collar, and white trousers for half an hour, and then 
shrinks into his worn-out scanty clothes. 
Dickens, Sketches, Scenes, id. 
Walktag lady, an actress who fills parts analogous to 
those taken by the walking gentleman.— Walkiiw sta- 
tioner. See «(a«<mer.- Walking toad. SimTas nat- 
terjaclc. 
walk-around (wak'a-round"), «. a comie wa'lking-beam (wa'king-bem), h. In much. See 
dance in which the performer describes a large beam, 2 (i). . xu maw., oee 
walking-cane (wa'king-kan), n. Originally, a 
circle. 
walker (w^'ker) «. [< UE walker < AS. walkini-stick made of some' variety"'o"f-'eane" 
'wealc^e (= OHG. walkart, MHG walLr, wel- hence, in common use, a walking-sLk of any 
ker = hw. valkare = Dan. valker), a fuUer, < sort. See canel ^ 
•"f '''"^ ^?"' ^"vVT M*- ^"'"'^ *^« «'''■- walking-dress (wa'king-dres), n. A dress for 
^f. f"i*^r'fJ^^wl.^^^ ^*' TT ""^/^^S ^^ the street; especially, at the present time, such 
Fuller. -i It. One who fulls cloth; a fuller. a dress for women, as distinguished from a 
And his clothis ben maad schynynge and white ful dinner-dress, an evening-dress, etc. 
ro'fXrmkruurmake'wilf^r^r^th^''^'*'^^^ '!tl^S^;f*°,S"^;l^'"?f'^^)',^^ \''''} "^ ^'^' 
Wyclif Mark Ix " ' "^ ^ handle about 18 mches long, ear- 
ned out of doors to screen the face from the 
rays of the sun. Compare the quotation. 
Nurse. My fan, Peter. 
Mercutio. Good Peter, to hide her face ; for her fan 's 
the fairer face — 
Nurse. Peter, take my fan, and go before, and apace. 
Shak., R. and J., ii. 4. 112, 232. 
walking-fern (wa'king-fem), n. A small tufted 
evergreen fern, Caniptosorus rhizophyllus, native 
of eastern North America, having the fronds 
wall 
walking-ticket (wa'king-tik"et), n. An order 
to leave ; dismissal. [Colloq.] 
walking-twig (wa'king-twig), n. Same as 
icalkimj-.'itiek, 2. See stkk-biig, 1, and walking- 
straw. 
walking-tyrant (wiv'kiug-ti"rant), n. A South 
American tyrant-flycatcher, Xtachetornis rixosa 
(formerly Vhnjaolophus amhulans, whence the 
book-name), it is a strong form, with long bill and 
stout legs, apparently belonging to the tajniopteriue sec- 
2. One who deports himself in a defined man- 
ner. 
There is another sort of disorderly walkers who still 
keep amongst us. 
Bp. Complm, Episcopalia, p. 66. (Latham.) 
3. One who walks; a pedestrian: as, a fast 
walker. 
Where the low Penthouse bows the Walker's head, 
And the rough Pavement wounds the yielding Tread. 
Quoted in Ashton's Social Life in Reign of Queen Anne, 
IIL 158. 
4. In Eng. forest law, an officer appointed to 
walk over a certain space for inspection; a 
forester. — 5t. A prowler; one who goes about 
to do evil. 
Wepyng, y warae sow of walkers aboute ; 
It beth enemyea of the croB that crfat opon tholede. 
Piers Plowman's Credt (E. E. T. 8.), I. 90. 
Walkers by nyght, with gret murderers, 
Orerthwarte with gyle, and Joly carders. 
Quoted In Strutt's Spoits and Pastimes, p. 429. 
6. One who trains or walks young hounds. See 
walk, V. t, 6, and n., 8 (b). 
The toast, "Success to fox-hunting and the puppy walk- 
ers of England." Field, Aug. 27, 1887. {Etwyc. Diet.) 
7. Inomith. : (a) A bird of terrestrial but not 
aquatic habits: especially, one of the Oallinie: 
correlated with percher, wader, and swimmer, 
(b) A bird which belongs to the perching group, 
but which, when on the ground, advances by ,, . 
moving one foot after the other, instead of walking-foot (wa'king-fut), n. A foot or leg 
both together; a gradient or gressorial as dis- fitted for walking; an ambulatory leg: in 
tinguished from a saltatorial bird.— 8. pi. In *~^rmtacea, correlated with jaw-foot and swim- 
entom., the ambulatory orthopterous insects of "'!"!l-foot. See cuts under Astacus and endopo- 
the family i»/ia«iHiVfa'; the phasmids or walking- ''''.'i.. 
sticks. SeeGre«8ona.— Of. Thatwithwhiehoue walking-leaf (wa'king-lef), n. 1. Same as 
walks; afoot; a leg. walking-fern.— 2. An orthopterous insect of 
And with them halted down *'"' ^'"V''y ,^''««'«if'«, belonging to Pliyllium or 
(Proud of hU strength) lame Mulciber, hU walkers quite *""°'^ closely allied genus. The body is flat, the an- 
misgrown, tennie are short, the legs have broad leaf -like expansions ; 
But made him tread exceeding sure. the female wing covers are large, and veined like leaves, 
CAajrman, Iliad, XI. 3 •■•'■■•■'• "■ ■■ »'--■-■ ■■ ™., . . 
wSklrr^'^ke'r^Ske^'a iung" ej7uSn',?f"i;r •"■"-" w'-^^™-" or tegmini Also called ^V-Wr 
credulity utterc^'Yen r^^n ^Jus'^aXry wiri, <h^ ^^X^tTZiyJ"T'^^"^^■ '""P-T """f^''^*. 2- , 
bellevestobclalseor'gainmon." Various problematical WalKing-paperS (wa king-pa"perz), n. pi. A 
explanations have Ijeen offered. ISlang, Eng.] illsmissal. [Colloq.] 
•'raf*-<r/"exclalmed walking-staff (wa'king-staf), n. A staff used 
for assLstaiice in walking, especially such a 
staff longer than the ordinary walk 
ing-stick or -cane 
Walking-tyrant {Machetorn\ 
Walking-fern {Camptosorus rhixophyllus). 
a, frond. 
heart-shaped or hastate at the base, and taper- 
ing above into a slender prolongation, which 
frequently takes root at the apex (whence the 
name). Also walking-leaf. 
walking-fish (wa'king-fish), n. 1. A fish of the 
family Opliioce2)lialid!e.—2. A fish of the genus 
A>ite>niariits.—3. Same as silverfish, 6. 
" Go and buy it [a prize turkey J. " 
the boy. "No, no," said Scrooge ; " I am In earnest. 
Dickens, Christmas Carol, 
Walkers' clay, fullers" earth.— Walkers' earth, fullers' 
The use of the word walker tor fuller has now Walking-Stick (wa'king-stik), «. 1. 
become obsolete In England, but a certain unctuous va- 
riety of fullers' earth found in the Lower Ludlow bed.s, in 
Wales, appears to be sometimes provlncially designated 
both as walkers' earth and as dyeearth. 
Walker cell. See cell, 8. 
Walker tariff. See tariff. 
walking (wa'king), n. [< ME. walkyiigc ; ver- 
bal n. of walk, v7] If. The act or process of 
fulling cloth.— 2t. A mode or manner of be- 
having or living. 
He confessed his faulte, and promised better walking. 
Bradford, Plymouth Plantation, p. 292. 
3. The act of one who or that which walks. 
I will And a remedy for this walking [i. e., in sleep), if 
all the docters in town can sell It. 
Dtkker and Webster, Northward Ho, 111. 2. 
walking (wA'king), p. a. Proceeding at a walk; 
proceeding on foot ; not standing still. 
Alas, I am nothing but a multitude 
Of walking griefs. 
Beau, and Fl., Maid's Tragedy, ill 1. 
Walking crane. See craned, 1.— Walking delegate, 
a member of a trade-union or lK)dy of ori;anized lal>orer8 
who vl«it8 other organizations and employers in the in- 
terests of his order, voices ilenjanils of oruanized laborers 
In strikes, etc.— Walking funeral, a funenil procession 
In which the corpse is carrieil by men on foot and the 
mouniers follow also on foot. " ' 
— ...o.. ..11 .W..V. [ColbMj.i — Walking gen- it_. , .., . 
tleman, an a<;U)r who plays youthful well-dressed parts WalKing-SWOrd (wa king-sord), 
of small importance. citij sward (which see, under city). 
tion of the family. It Is of a brownish-olive color, be- 
neath bright-yellow, the wings and tail brown, the latter 
with yellowish tip, and a crown with a median scarlet 
crest. It is 7,1 inches lonsr, and inhabits the plains of 
Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Argentine Re- 
public, and Venezuela. 
walking-wheel (wa'king-hwel), n. 1. A cyl- 
inder \vhich is made to revolve about an axle by 
the weight of men or animals climbing by steps 
either its external or its internal periphery, be- 
ing employed for the purpose of raising water, 
grinding corn, and various other operations for 
which a moving power is required. See tread- 
tcheel.—2. A pedometer. K H. Knight. 
walk-millt (wak'mil), H. [< ME. walk-mylne; < 
walk -f- «i(:/(l.] A fulling-mill. 
Hys luddokkys [loinsj thay lowke like walk-mylne 
clogges. Tutcneley Mysteries, p. 313. 
The Clothiers in Flanders, by the flatnesse of their riuers, 
cannot make Walkmilles for their clothes [cloths]. 
Uakluyt's Voyages, II. 163. 
walk-pver (wak'6"v6r), n. In sporting, a race 
in which but one contestant appears, who, being 
obliged to go over the course, may walk instead 
of running; also, the winning of such a race; 
hence, figuratively, an easy victory; success 
gained without serious opposition. [Colloq.] 
" That 's the bay stallion there, " said one man to me, as 
he pointed to a racer, " and he 's never been beaten. It 's 
his walk-over. " The Century, XXXVIIL 403. 
walk3n: (wol'kir), )(. Same as valkyr. 
walkjnrian (wol-kir'i-an), a. [< walkyrie + -an.l 
,., .. ,-, ,,-=-■ — "■^"1 Same as iV(M«nr(H. 
which they closely resemble. The females are usually Tn-aHrirn'o (^«.;.l Vi,.'^^ .. r\in? / \a i 
wingless, while the males generally possess large wings WalKyTie (wol-kir i), «. [ME., < AS. wa-lcyric 
K,.. i..„i, .... . — ■__ .».. ».' =: leal, rulkyrja : see valkyr.^ 1. Sameasra?- 
kyr. — 2t. A wise woman; a fate-reader. 
As the sage sathrapas that sorsory couthe ; 
Wychez & walhjries wonnen to that sale [hall]. 
Alliterative Poems (eA. Morris), ii. 1577. 
walll (wal), n. [< ME. wal, wallc, < AS. iccal, 
weall, a rampart of earth, a wall of stone, = 
05. wal = OFries. wal = D. wal = MHG. ical, 
6. wall = Sw. vail = Dan. void, wall, = W. gwal, 
rampart, < L. vallum, an earthen wall or ram- 
part set with palisades, a row or line of stakes, 
a wall, rampart, fortification, < rallus, stake, 
pale, palisade, eircumvallation. From the same 
L. source are ult. E. rallate, rallaiion, eircum- 
vallation, etc. The native AS. word for ' wall ' 
is wah : see waw^. The L. word for a defen- 
sive stone wall is murus : see ninrc^.'] 1. A 
work or structure of stone, brick, or other ma- 
terials, serving to inclose a space, form a divi- 
sion, support sujierincumbent weight, or afford 
a defense, shelter, or security. .Speciflcally-(a) 
One of the upright inclosing sides of a building or a room. 
And the Helynge of here Houses, and the Wou-es and the 
Dores ben alle of Wode. Mandeville, Travels, p. 247. 
If the walls of their [Assyrian palaces'] apartments had 
not been wainscoted with alabaster slabs, we should never 
have been able to trace their form with anything like 
certainty. J, Ferynsson, Hist. Arch., I. 161. 
(i) A solid and permanent inclosing fence of masonry, as 
around a Held, a garden, a park, or a town. 
Grapes, long lingering on my only wall. 
Poite, Iniit. of Horace, II. ii. 146. 
2. A ramjpart; a fortified enceinte or barrier: 
often in the iilural. See cuts under clicmiii-ih- 
romk,fortif ration, and retaining wall. 
Once more unto the brea.h, d.ar friends, once more ; 
Or close tlic mill up witli our Untili.^ili dead. 
Shnk., Hen. V., iii. 1. 2. 
A stick prepared for use as an as- 
sistance in walking, differing from 
tlie staff (compare pilgrim's staff, 
under pilgrim, and bourdon^) in be- 
ing generally shorter and lighter. 
Walking-sticks were especially in fashion 
as part of the costume of a man of ele- 
gance toward the close of the seventeenth 
and in the eighteenth century. The length 
of 3 feet or somewhat less has generally 
been maintained, but temporary fashion 
has favored much longer ones, and at times 
has required them to be carried by women. 
They are sometimes carried so light and 
limber as to be rather for amusement and 
occupation of the hands than for support. 
Compare cajte^, 4. 
2. Any one of the slender-bodied 
species of the gressorial orthopte- 
rous family I'liasmidie; a stick-bug; 
a specter. The common walking-stick 
of the eastern United States is Diapheroine- 
ra femorata. See also cut under Pha^ma, 
and compare walking-leaf, 2.— Walking- 
stick palm. Sec pnfma. 
walking-straw (wa'king-stra), n. 
A kind of walking-stick, the large 
Iliura or ('yi>hocrana titan, 6 or 8 
inches long, a native of New South Wales. 
Same 
Walking-stick 
{Diapheronttrit 
\f^morata). 
