wealthful 
wealthfult (welth'fiil), «. [< we(tUh + -fiil.'i 
Full of wealth or happiness ; prosperous. Sir 
T. More. 
wealthfullyt (welth'fiil-i), adv. In prosperity 
or happiness ; prosperously. 
To lead thy life wealthfvlly. 
Vives, Instruction of a Christian Woman, ii. 2. 
wealthily (wel'thl-li), adv. In a wealthy man- 
ner ; in the midst of wealth ; richly. 
I come to wive it wealthily in Padua ; 
If wtallhily, ttien liappily in Pailu,a. 
SAa*.,T. of tlieS.,i. 2. 75. 
wealthiness (wel'thi-nes), «. [Early mod. E. 
tcelthinesg; < tcealthy + -«<;««.] The state of 
being wealthy ; wealth. 
The Fosterer vp of shoting is Laliour, companion of ver- 
tue, the maynteyner of honestie, the encreiiser of healtli 
and welthinesK. AKham, Toxophilus (ed. Arl)er), p. 62. 
It is a more sound uKoUhinesfe for a man to esteeme 
him selfe wise than to presume to Ije of gieat wealth ; for 
with wisdom they oUteine to haue, hut >vith hauing they 
come to lose themselues. 
Guevara, Letters (tr. hy Hellowes, 1577), p. 191. 
wealthy (wel'thi), a. [Early mod. E. weHlii/, 
welthie; < wealth + -^1.] 1. Having wealth; 
rich; having large possessions; opulent; afflu- 
ent. 
Married to a wealthy widow. 
Shak., T. of the S., iv. 2. 37. 
2. Rich in any sense, as in beauty, ornament, 
endowments, etc.; enriched. 
Thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. 
Ph. Ixvi. 12. 
Her dowry wealthy. Shale., T. of the .S., iv. 8. 65. 
Twas a tough Task, believe it, thus to tame 
A wild and wealthy Language, and to frame 
Oramniatic Toils to curb her, so that she 
Now speaks by Rules, and sings by Piosody. 
Howell, Letters, I. v. 26. 
EeveallngB deep and clear are thine 
Of wealthy smiles. Tennyton, Madeline, 
3. Well-fed; in good condition. Halliirell. 
[Prov. Eng.]=Syn. 1. Moneyed, well off, well to do. 
weamt, «. An obsolete form of ucni. 
wean (wen), v. t. [Formerly also ivahi ; < ME. 
6859 
II. a. Recently weaned. 
As killing as the canker to the rose, 
Or taint-worm to the weanling herds. 
Milton, Lycldas, 1. 46. 
weapon (wep'on), n. [< ME. ivqteti, wepjioii, 
wapen, wopeii, < AS. wseperi, tvsepti, a weapon, 
shield, sword, = OS. ivdpait, sword, = OFries. 
wepin, wepeii, n-epn = D. wapen = MLG. LG. wa- 
pen = OHG. tcaffan, u-afan, MHG. ivappen, xva- 
fen, G. waffen, weapon (ef. G. ivappen, scutch- 
eon, coat of arms, < D. or L6.), = leel. rdpn = 
Sw. vapen = Dan. raaben = Goth. pi. wepna, 
weapon.] 1. Any instrument of offense ; any- 
thing used, or designed to be used, in attacking 
an enemy, as a sword, a dagger, a club, a rifle, 
or a cannon. 
Ector faght in the flid felle of his Enmys. 
Polexenas, a pert Duke, that the prinse met, 
He dang to the dethe with his derfe weppun. 
Destruction of Troy (Y,. E. T. S.X 1. 7740. 
Before they durst 
Embrace, they were l)y several servants search'd, 
As doubting conceal'd tveapom. 
Fletcher (and others). Bloody Brother, i. 1. 
Hence — 2. Any object, particular, or instru- 
mentality that may be of service in a contest 
or struggle, or in resisting adverse circum- 
stances, whether for offense or defense ; any- 
thing that may figuratively be classed among 
arms. 
The weapom of o>ir warfare are not carnal. 2 Cor. x. 4. 
All his niiiul is bent to holiness ; . . . 
His weapom, lioly saws of sacred writ. 
Shak., 2 Hen. VL,i. 3.61. 
3. In :odl., any part or organ of the body which 
is or may be used as a means of attack or de- 
fense, as horns, hoofs, claws, spurs, stings, 
spines, teeth, electric organs, etc. ; an arm or 
armature. =Syn. 1. See arm2. 
weapont (wep'on), r. 1. [< ME. ((;c;)«ic«, weapon, 
arm with weapon.s < AS. wapnian = OFries. 
wepna = OHG. wtlfciien (ef. G. ije-ivaffnet, bc- 
waffnet, armed with weapons) ='lcel. vdpna = 
Sw. riiima = Dan. viebne, arm ; from the notm.] 
To ann with weapons. 
wenen, < AH.weman (fje-weman, accustom, also weaponed (we|.'ond), a. [< ME. we,m,m<h 
wean. a-ircH(flH. wean) == n. ir/^-i).!/-.! no<.naf/Mr. .. . < x .V. ._'=■, . ■■ . •^U'l'H'"'^ 
wean, d-wenian, wean) = D. wennen. accustom 
(ge-wennen, accustom, inure, af-iccnntn, wean), 
= OHG. wenjnn, wennen, icenen, MHG. wenen, 
accustom (OHG. ^lii(i.ge-wenen,G.gc-icohnen, 
accustom, OHG. int-wcnnan, MHG. entwenen, 
G. entwohnen, disaccustom, wean), = Icel. renja 
= Sw. fdnja = Dan. v^enne = Goth, wanjan, ac- 
custom; connected with OHG. giwona, MHG. 
gevoona = Icel. vani = Sw. rtina = Dan. vane, 
custom, from an adj. seen in OHG. giivon, MHG. 
gewon, 6. 'gewohn (in gcwoltnhrit, custom), ge- weaponless (wep'on-les), a. [< ME. weiienle.t. 
wiepneit, < AS. lesepned, pp. of wiepnian, arm with 
weapons: see weapon, c] Armed for offense; 
furnished with offensive arms. 
Take xii of thl wyprht jenien 
Well ipeppynd be tliei side. 
Robin Hood and the Monk (Child's Ballads, V. 2). 
Be not afraid, though you do see me weapon'd. 
Shak., Othellc, v. 2. 266. 
They. . .appointed three only, so Hrn/iojicr/, to enter 
into the lists. R. Pi-eke (Arl)er's Eng. Garner, I. 636). 
Kohnt = Icel. vanr = Sw. fan, vand = Dan. rant, 
accustomed: connected with iroHe', wont, q. v.] 
1. To accustom (a child or young animal) to 
nourishment or food other than its mother's 
milk; disaccustom to the mother's breast: as, 
to wean a child. 
< AS. waepenleas ('= D. wapenloos = MLG. wa- 
penlon = G. waffcnios = Icel. rdpniauss = Sw. 
vapenlliH = Dan. raahenliis), < w^pen, weapon, 
+ -/«(.« = E. -fcss.] Unarmed; having no 
weapon. 
.Some Highway Theef, o' my conscience, that forgets he 
is ueajionless. Brome, Jovial Crew, iiL 
And the child grew, and was weaned. Gen. ixi. 8. 
For the widowes and Orphans, for the sucking and Weaponrvt (wep'on-ri), )(. [i weapon + -rii (s^e 
""'""'• /"KrcAao, Pilgrimage, p. 198. .enj).'\ Weapons in general. [Rare.] 
2. To detach or alienate, as the affections, from weapon-salvet ( wep'on-siiv), n. A salve which 
any object of desire ; reconcile to the want or 
loss of something ; disengage from any habit, 
former pursuit, or enjoyment : as, to wean the 
heart from temporal enjoyments. 
Elper years will wean him from such toys. 
Marlowe, Edward II., i. 4. 
I will restore to thee 
The peoples hearts, and wean them from themselves. 
Shak., Tit. And., i. L 211. 
Could I, by any practice, jcean the boy 
From one vain course of study he affects. 
B. Jonaon, Every Man in his Humour, i. 1. 
My Father would willingly have weaned me from my 
fondness of my too indulgent Grandmother, intending to 
have me placed at Eaton. Evelyn, Diary, Oct. 21, 1632. 
Weaning brasb. See branh^. 
wean (wen), «. [< wean, r.] 1. An infant; a 
weanling. [Prov. Eng.] 
What gars this din of mirk and halefull harnie. 
Where euery jeeane is all betaint with bloud? 
Greene, James IV*,, i. 3. 
2. Achild; aboyor girl of tenderago. [Scotch.] 
weanelt, weanellt (we'nel), «. [< wean + dim. 
-«/.] A weanling; an animal newly weaned. 
A Laml»^, or a Kidde, or a weanell Wiist, 
Sixnser, Shep, Cnl,, St'iitembcr. 
weanling (wen'ling), m. and a. [< wean + 
-lingi.] I. «. A child or young animal newly 
weaned. 
As a weanling from tlic mother, I will bew 
ful state. 
1 iny woe 
J. Careless, in Bradford's Works (Parker .Soc), II. 367. 
was supposed to cure a wound by being applied 
to the weapon that made it. According to Sir 
Kenelm DIgby, the salve produces sympathy lietween the 
wound and the wi.ap<.in ; he cites several instances to prove 
that "as the sword is treated the wound Inflicted Ijy it 
feels. Tbu.*, If the instrument is kept wet, the wound will 
feel cool; if held to the lire, It will feel hot," etc. This 
superstition is referred to In the following lines; 
She has ta'en the broken lance. 
And washed it from the clotted gore, 
And salved the splinter o'er and o'er. 
Scott, L. of L. M., ill. 2.3. 
weapon-smith (wep'on-.smith), n. One who 
makes weapons of war; an armorer. [Rare.] 
It is unavoidable that the first mechanics — beyond the 
heroical weojwn-stnith on the one hand, and on the other 
the poor professors of such rude arts as the homestead can- 
not do without— . . . sliould be those who have no Ian<l. 
J. M. Kemhle, Saxons In England, ii. 7. 
wearl (war),r. ; pret. wore, pp. iron), ppr. wear- 
ing. [< ME. weren, werien (pret. weredc, pp. 
wered), < AS. werian (pret. werode, pp. werod), 
wear, = OHG. wcrjan, iccrjcn, clothe, = Icel. 
verja, clothe, wrap, inclose, mount, also lay out, 
spend, = Goth, tva.yan (pi. wamla), clothe (tlie 
Goth, form showing interchange of r and .s' ; see 
rhotaci.tm), < •/ «'«.v, clothe, in L. rf.s/i.v, cloth- 
ing, ventire, clothe, Gr. fofl'/f, clothing: see vest. 
The pret. ivore (formerly also ware), with the 
pp. worn, is due to ooiifdrmity with orig. strong 
preterits like horc < liear, .swore < xirear, tore 
< tear, etc. (pji. burn, sworn, torn, etc.), the 
ME. pret. being weak, irerrd, mod. E. *«'««■«/.] 
wear 
1. trans. 1. To carry or bear on the body as 
a covering or an appendage for warmth, de- 
cency, ornament, or other use ; put or have on : 
as, to wear fine clothes; to ivcar diamonds. 
" I were nou3t wortliy, wote God," (luod Haukyn, " to were 
any clothes, 
Ne noyther sherte ne shone saue for shame one, 
To keure my caroigne." Piers Plowman (B), xlv. 331. 
Many wearing rapiers are afraid of goose-qullls, and 
dare scarce come thither. Shxik., Hamlet, II. 2. 3,'S9. 
Thy Muse is a hagler, and mares cloathes vpon best.l)e- 
trust. Dekker, Humorous Poet (Works, ed. Pearson, I, 245). 
On her head a caul of gold she ware. 
A Praise of Mistress Ryce (Arljer's Eng. Garner, I. 38). 
From that time forth he [Canute] never would teear a 
Crown. Milton, Hist. Eng., vi. 
2. To use, affect, or be in the habit of using in 
one's costume or adornment: as, to jccar green. 
She wears her trains very long, as the great ladies do in 
Europe. o. W. Holmes, Professor, vil, 
3. To consume by frequent or habitual use; 
deteriorate or waste by wear; use up : as, boots 
well ivorn. 
Continual Harvest wears the fruitful field. 
Congreve, tr. of Ovid's Art of Love. 
But the object that most drew my attention, in the mys- 
terious package, was a certain alfair of fine red clotli, 
much tcorn and faded. 
Hawthorne, Scarlet Letter, Int., p. 34. 
4. To waste or impair by rubbing or attrition ; 
lessen or diminish by continuous action upon ; 
consume ; waste ; destroy by degrees. 
When waterdrops have worn the stones of Troy, 
And blind oblivion swallow'd cities up. 
Shak., T, and C, lii, 2. 194. 
The youth with broomy stumps began to trace 
The kennel's edge, where wheels had worn the jilace. 
Strift, Description of Morning. 
Hence — 5. To exhaust; weary; fatigue. 
Since you have made the d.ays and nights as one. 
To wear your gentle limbs in my affairs. 
Shak., All's Well, v. 1, 4, 
Thus were they plagued. 
And mm with famine long. Milton, P. L,, x, 573, 
6. To cause or produce by constant percussion 
or attrition; form by continual rubbing: as, a 
constant current of water will wear a channel 
in stone. 
Much attrition has worn every sentence into a liullet. 
Eint'rson, English Traits, p. 118. 
7. To efface ; obliterate. 
Sort thy heart to patience ; 
These few days' wonder will be quickly worn. 
Shak., 2 Hen. VI,, ii. 4. 69. 
8. To have or exhibit an appearance of ; bear; 
carry ; exhibit ; show. 
Ne'er did poor steward wear a truer grief 
For his undone lord than mine eyes for you, 
Shak. , T, of A, , iv, «. 488. 
I wore the Christian cause upon my sword, 
Against bis enemies. 
Beav. and Fl., Captain, ii. 1. 
Tims both with Lamentations flll'd the Place, 
'Till Sorrow seem'd to wear t.ne common Face. 
Congreve, Iliad. 
And my wife wears her l>enedictory look whenever she 
turns towards these young people. 
Thackerai/, Philip, xxxii. 
9. To disaccustom to one thing and accustom 
to another; bring gi-adually; lead; often with 
in or into before the new thifig or state. 
Trials mar us into a liking of what possibly In tlic first 
essay displeased us. Locke. 
A man who has any relish for fine writing . , . receives 
stronger impressions from the masterly strokes of a gnat 
author every time he peruses him ; besides tliat he natu- 
rally wears himself into the same manner of speaking and 
tliinking. Addison, Spectator, So. 409. 
10. Xant., to bring (a vessel) on another tack 
by turning her with her head away from the 
wind ; veer. Also ware. 
At three bells in the first watch the Deatli Ship had been 
u'ore to bring her starboard tacks aboard. 
W. C. Russell, Death Ship, xxxii. 
lit. To lay out; expend; spend; waste; squan- 
der. Compare ware^. 
I saye thare leucings ar well! waird. 
Lauder, Dew tie of Kyngis (E. E, 'I', S.), 1. ,33(1, 
I haue wared all my mony in cow hides at Coleshill Mar- 
ket. 
Heywood, 1 Edw. IV. (Works, ed. Pearson, 1874, I. 43). 
To wear away, to impair, diminish, or destroy by grad- 
ual attrition or imperceptible action. 
Time and patience wear away pain and grief. 
Burton, Anat, of Mel., p. .6:!!, 
To wear off, to remove or diminish by attiition or use ; 
as, to (ccaro/ the stiffness of new sI)oes,— TO wear one's 
heart upon one's sleeve. See heart.— To wear out. 
(a) To wear till useless; render useless by wiailng or 
using: as, to u-ear out a coat or a 1 k. (h) To waste or 
destroy by degrees ; consufne tediously ; as, to wear out 
life in idle projects. 
