warm 
2. Heated ; having the sensation of heat ; ex- 
hibiting the effects of being heated to a mod- 
erate degree ; hence, flushed. 
'Twag well, Indeed, when warm with wine, 
To pledge them with a kindly tear. 
Tennygon, In Memoliani, xc. 
3. CommunicatLng a sensation of warmth, or a 
moderate degree of heat : as, a warm fire ; warm 
weather. — 4. Subject to or characterized by 
the prevalence of a comparatively high tem- 
perature, or of moderate heat: as, a warm 
climate; icarni countries. — 5. Intimate; close; 
fast: as, warm friends. — 6. Hearty; earnest: 
as, a warm welcome; warm thanks. 
The conduct of Hampden in the affair of the ship- 
money met with the warm approbation of every re- 
spectable Royalist hi England. 
Macaulay, Hallani's Const. Hist 
7. Fresh: said of a scent or trail. — 8. Close to 
something that is sought, as in games involving 
search or guessing; on the right track; on the 
way to snecess, as in searching or himting for 
something. [CoUoq.] 
He's varm — he's getting cold — he's getting colder 
and colder — he 'a freezing. 
Dickemi, Our Mutual Friend, iii. «. 
9. Comfortable; well-off; moderately rich ; in 
easy circumstances. [Colloq.] 
Water-Camlet. Believe it, I am a poor commoner. 
Sir F. Cret. Come, you are warm, and blest with a fair 
wife. MiddUton, Anything for a Quiet Life, i. 1. 
We have been thinking of marrying her to one of your 
tenants, ... a warm man, . . . able to give her good 
bread. Qoldfrmith, Vicar, xvi. 
10. Comfortably fixed or placed; at home; ac- 
quainted; well adjusted. [Colloq.] 
A gentleman newly tearm in his land, sir. 
B. Jonmn, Alchemist, ii. 1. 
Scarcely had the worthy Mynheer Beekman got warm 
in the seat of authority on the .South River than enemies 
began to spring up all around him. 
Irving, Knickerljocker, p. 400. 
11. Undesirable; unpleasant, as on account 
of iuipopiilarity or obnoxiousness to law, etc. 
Their small 8tock of Credit gone. 
Lest Rome should grow too warm, from thence they run. 
Congreve, tr. of Eleventh Satire of Juvenal. 
12. Ardent; earnest; full of zeal, ardor, or 
affection; enthusiastic; zealous. 
I'me half in a mind to transcril>e it, and let it go abroad 
in the Catalogue ; but I'me sensible the warm people of 
two opposite parties will be ready to blame my forward- 
ness. Humphrey WarU-ij (Ellis's Lit. Letters, p. 288). 
When she saw any of the company very ^cann lit a 
wrong opinion, she was more inclined to confirm them 
in it than op|>os« them. Sirijt, Death of Stella. 
Now warm in love, now with'ring in my bloom, 
Lost in a convent's solitary gloum ! 
Pufe. Elolsa to Aljelard, 1. 3". 
Till a warm preacher found a way t' impart 
Awakening feelings to his tori>id heart 
Crabbe, Works, V. 74. 
13. Animated; brisk; keen; heated; hot: as, 
a fcarm engagement. 
■We shall have warm work on 't. 
Dryden, .Spanish Friar, i. 1. 
He argued with perfect temper in society, or, if he saw 
the argument becoming long or u-ann, in a moment lie 
dashed over his opponent's trenches, and was lau^^hingly 
attacking him on some fresh pfiint. 
Latty Uiftland, Sydney Smith, vli. 
14. Stirred up; somewhat excited; hot; net- 
tled: as, to become warm when contradicted. 
A fine boggle-de-botcli I have made of it ... I am 
aware it is not a canonical word — classical, I mean ; n<>r 
in nor out of any dictionary perha])8 — but when people 
are unrrn they cannot stand picking terms. 
Afw* Etigeirtrrth, Helen, xxvi. 
16. Having the ardor of affection or passion. 
Mirth and youth and warm desire. 
Milton, May Momlnj,'. 
The enactments of human laws are vain to restrain the 
warm tides of the heart Snmiwr, Orations, I. 239. 
16. Having too much ardor; coarse; indeli- 
cate. [Colloq.] 
I do not know the play ; but, as Maria says, if there Is 
any thing a little too warm (and It is so with most of them) 
It can )>e easily left out Jane A usten, Mansfleld Park, xv. 
Warm bath, in med., a bath in water of a temperature 
from 92* to 98^ F. — Warm colors, in imintimj, such col- 
ors as have yellow or red for their basi.i ; opposed to ctUd 
eolort, as blue and its comjwunds : the term, hi^wever, Is a 
relative one. — Warm plaster. See planter. - Warm re- 
gister, a heated rcfcistf-r-iilate used in the niiinufacture of 
tarred ropes.— Warm sepia. See *f7mi.--Warm wave. 
See irar«i. — Warm with, an abbreviation for "warm 
with sugar," as in tlie order given for a beverage of that 
sort, in contrast with cold without. (Slang. 1 
Two glasses of rum-and-water warm with. 
DicketM, Sketches. 
= Syn. 4. Sunny, mild, close, oppressive. -6. Earnest 
hearty, enthusiastic, eager.— 1-6. H'ann Is distinctly 
weaker than hot, /eroent, fervid, Jiery, vehement, pastnon- 
ate. 
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II. H. It. Wai-mth; heat. 
The winter's hurt recovers with the warm ; 
The parched green restored is with shade. 
Surrey. 
2. An act or process of warming; a heating. 
[Colloq.] 
Boil it [barley-malt] in a kettle ; one or two warms is 
enough. /. Walton, Complete Angler, p. 151. 
warm (warm), v.; pret. and pp. icarmed, ppr. 
wanning. [< ME. warmcu, < AS. weartnian (= 
D. warmcn = MHG. warmen, G. warmen = Icel. 
verma = Dan. varme = Sw. vdrma = Goth. 
warmjati), become warm, < wearm, warm: see 
warm,a.^ I. intrans. 1. To become warm or 
moderately heated; communicate warmth. 
Wyndis wastid away, warmyt the ayre; 
The rede beames aboue blusshet with hete. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 4036. 
All are but parts of one stupendous whole, . . . 
Tliat, changed through all, ami yet in all the same, . . , 
Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze. 
Pope, Essay on Man, i. 271. 
2. To warm one's self. 
There shall not be a coal to warm at Isa. xlvii. 14. 
3. To become ardent, animated, or enthusiastic. 
I know the full value of the snood ; and MacCallum- 
more's heart will be as cold as death can make it when it 
does not xcartn to the tartan. 
Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian, xxxv. 
As the minister warmaio his sermon there come through 
these cracks frequent exclamations. 
W. M. Baker, New Timothy, p. 73. 
II. traiifi. To make warm, (o) To communicate 
a moderate degree of heat to ; impart wainith to. 
And there, withoute the dore, in ye courte on the left 
hand, is a tree with many stones aboute it, where the myn- 
ysters of the Jewes, and seynt Peter with theym, warmed 
theyni l)y the fyre. Sir It. Gxiylforde, Pylgrymage, p. 19. 
Either the hostess or one of her maids warms his bed, 
pulls on his night cap, cuts his corns, jmts out the candle. 
Dekkerand Webster, Northward Ho, v. 1. 
The room is warmed, when necessary, by Ijurning char- 
coal in a chafli]gdish. 
E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 20. 
(6) To heat up; excite ardor or zeal in ; interest; animate; 
enliven; inspirit; give life and color to; flush; cause to 
glow. 
It would warm, his spirits 
To hear from me you had left Antony. 
Shak., A. and C, iii. 13. 69. 
Witli those hopes Socrates warmed his doubtful spirits 
against that cold potion. Sir T. Browne, Urn-burial, iv. 
I love such mirth as does not make friends ashamed to 
look upon one another next morning, nor men that can- 
not well bear it to rei)ent the money they spend when they 
be warmed with drink. /. WaWin, Complete Angler, p. 87. 
How could I, to the dearest theme 
That ever warm'd a minstrel's dream, 
.So foul, so false a recreant prove ! 
Scott, L. of L. M., iii. 1, 
All beauty warmjt tlie heart, is a sign of health, prosper- 
ity, and the favor of God. Emerson, Success. 
(e) To administer castigation to : as, I'll warm, him for that 
piece of mischief. [ColIo<i.] (dt) Figuratively, to occupy. 
His brother . . . had a while warmed the Throne. 
Pttrckas, Pilgrimage, p. 84. 
To warm one's Jacket, to castigate one. [Colloq. ]- 
Warming plaster. See piaster. 
war-man (war'man), II. A warrior. [Rare.] 
Thir loniis keipt on at afternoone, 
With all thair warrmen wight 
Battle of Balrinnet (Child's Ballads, VII. 222). 
The sweet war-vmn is dead and rotten. 
Shak., L. L. L.,v. 2. 866. 
war-markedt (war'miirkt), a. Bearing the 
marks or traces of war; experienced in war; 
veteran. 
Your army, which doth most consist 
Of war-mark'd footmen. Shak., A. and C, iii. 7. 45. 
warm-blooded (warm'blud"ed), o. 1. Having 
■warm blood : hematothermal : in zoology and 
physiology noting mammals and birds whose 
blood ranges in temperature from 98° to 112° 
F., in consequence of the complete double 
blood-circulation, and tlie oxygenation or com- 
bustion which goes on in the lungs : opposed to 
mld-hhiiitted or hcmatncryal. — 2. Figuratively, 
characterized by high temper and generous 
impulses; wnrui-hearted: also, passionate. — 
Warm-blooded fish. See/«Ai. 
warmer (war'm^r). «. [< «■«)■)« + -crl.] One 
who or that which warms. 
warmfult (warm'fiil), «. [<»■«*•»( + -/«/.] Giv- 
ing wai'inth; warm. [Rare.] 
AI)out bim a mandilion, tliat did with buttons meet. 
Of pur|)le, large, and full of folds, curl'd with a wannful 
nap. Chapman, liiad, x. 121. 
warm-headed (warm'hed'ed), a. Easily ex- 
cited; enthusiastic; fanciful. 
Tlie advantage will be on the wurm-headed man's side, 
as having the iii(>re ideas and the more lively. Locke. 
warm-hearted (warm 'hiii "ted), a. Having 
warmth of heart; having a disposition such 
warn 
as readily shows friendship, affectioji, or in- 
terest; proceeding from such a disposition; 
cordial; sincere; hearty: as, a warm-hearted 
man; warm-hearted swp])ovt. 
warm-heartedness (warm'hiir"ted-nes), h. The 
state or character of being warm-hearted ; af- 
fectionate disposition ; cordiality. 
He was looking from Arabella to Winkle with as much 
delight depicted in his countenance as warm-heartedness 
and kindly feeling can communicate to the human face. 
Dickens, Pickwick. 
warmine (war'ming), II. [Verbal n. of rearm, 
p.] 1. The act of one who warms ; specifically, 
in sUver-plating, the heating of the object to be 
plated until it causes a slight hissing when im- 
mersed in water. The object is then dipped in dilute 
nitric acid, to cause a slight roughening of the surface in 
order to afford a better hold to the silvering. 
2. A castigation ; a thrashing. [Colloq.] 
warming-pan (war'ming-pan), 11. 1. A large 
covered long-handled flat vessel (usually of 
brass) into which live coals are put : used to 
warm the inside of a bed. 
Put of your clothes in winter by the lire side, and cause 
your bed to bee heated with a warming panne. 
Babees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 252. 
A dagger with a hilt like a warming-pan. 
Marlowe, Jew of Malta, iv. 4. 33. 
2. A person put into a situation, post, or office 
temporarily, to hold it for another till the lat- 
ter becomes qualified for it. [Slang.] 
warming-stone (war'ming-ston), n. A foot- 
warmer; a slab of soapstone, cut to a conve- 
nient size : when used it is first heated in the 
fire or on a stove, and afterward placed under 
the feet : it is chiefly made use of in driving in 
very cold weather. Soapstone is selected for this 
purpose t^ecause it stantls the heat better than any otlier 
stone, not cracking or crumbling when exposed to sudden 
changes of temperature. 
warmly (wami'li), adv. In a warm manner, 
(a) With warmth pr heat Milton, P. L., iv. 244. (b) With 
warmth of feeling ; eagerly; earnestly; ardently. 
Each prince shall thus with honour have 
What both so warmly seem to crave. 
Prior, Alma, ii. 111. 
Warmness (warm'nes), II. [< ME. «y;)-)«hca'A-; < 
warm -\- -Ht'.v.v.] Wai'mth. 
Phebus hatli of gold his stremes doun ysent 
To gladen every flour with liis learmness. 
Chaucer, Mercliant's Tale, 1. 977. 
war-mongert (war'mung'''g6r), v. One who 
fights for hire ; a mercenary soldier, or bravo. 
Spcii.scr, F. Q., III. x. 29. 
warmouth (war'mouth), II. Acentrarchoid fisli : 
same as hiiimoiith. 
warm-sided (warm'si'''ded), a. Naiit., mounting 
heavy guns : said of a ship or a fort. [Colloq.] 
warmth (warmth), n. [< ME. weriiithe (= LG. 
wermde); < warm + -//(!.] 1. The state of be- 
ing warm ; gentle heat: as, the warmth of the 
sun or of the blood ; also, the sensation of mod- 
erate heat. 
No warmth, no breath, shall testify thou livest. 
Shnk., R. amlJ., iv. 1. 98. 
The mirth of its December, 
And the warmth of its .July. 
Praed, I renienibcr, I remember. 
2. Cordiality; geniality; heai'ty kindness or 
good feeling. 
I took leave of Colonel Cubbon, wiio told me, with a 
war7nfh which I was vain enough to think sincere, that lie 
had not passed three such pleasant days for thirty years. 
Macaulay, in Trevelyaii, I. 325. 
3. A state of lively and excited feeling; ardor; 
zeal; fervor; earnestness, often approaching 
anger; intensity; enthusiasm. 
What warmth is there in your affection towards any of 
these princely suitors ? Shak., M. of V., i. 2. 36. 
The sisters fell into a little warmth and contradiction. 
Steele, Tatler, No. 172. 
The monarch spoke ; the words, with warmth addrest, 
To rigid justice steei'd his Iirotlier's breast. 
Pojie, Iliad, vi. 78. 
4. In paiiitiiiii, a glowing effect which arises 
from the use of warm colors (which see, under 
warm), and also from the use of tmnsparent 
colors in the process of glazing. 
warnt (warn). H. [< ME. wariic, < AS. ircitrii, a 
denial, refusal, obstacle, impediment, a guard- 
ing of oneself, a defense of a person on trial, = 
OHG. wariia (in comp.), MHG. wariic, iccnir, 
preparation, = Icel. rorii = Sw. ram = Dan. 
vserii, a defense ; with formative -/(, < Teut. 
■\/ war, defend, guard : see warc^, ward.] A de- 
nial; refusal. 
Withouten more uarne. Cursor Mundi, 1. 11333. 
warn (warn). ('. t. [Under this word are merged 
two orig. diff. but related verbs: (a) < ME. 
wariien. wariiieii, warn, admonish, < AS. wear- 
