wrapper 
the name is used of some special form of garment, though 
for outdoor garments wrap is much more usual. 
Nitella . . . was always in a wrapper, nightcap, and 
slippers wheu she was not decorated for immediate show. 
Johiufon, Rambler, No. 115. 
Similar mantles, not assumed as wrappers for extra 
warmth or protection against the weather, were in general 
use at ceremonies and festivals. Eiieyc. Brit., VI. 465. 
She wore a dismal calico icrapper, which made no com- 
promise with the gauntness of her figure. 
Harpers Mag., LXXVII. 137. 
4. An undershirt. [CoUoq. or trade use.] — 
8. In Fungi, same as rolva. 
wrapping-paper (rap'ing-pa''per), «. See pa- 
per. 
wrapping-silk (rap'ing-silk), n. See .<<ilk. 
wrap-rascal (rap'ras'kal), «. [< wrap + obj. 
rascal; a humorous term, like hap-harlot.l A 
loose greatcoat worn by people of eleganee 
about 1740, in supposed imitation of the coarse 
coats of the poorer people ; hence, any surtout 
or long outer garment. 
His dress was also that of a horse-dealer — a close-hut- 
toned jockey-coat, or icrap-rascal, as it was then termed, 
with huge metal buttons, coarse blue upper stockings, 
called boot-hose, because supplying the place of boots, 
and a slouched hat. Scott, Heart of Mid-Lothian, xiii. 
The driver, by means of a lerapra^cal, had covered a 
great part of the rags of his lower garment. 
Thackeray, Irish Sketch-Book, lix. 
wrasse (ras), «. [Also, better, wraxx ; said to be 
< W. ywrachen, the W. name for the fish being 
flwrachen y »i<5r.] An acanthopterygian tele- 
ost fish of the family Lahridee ; any labrid, or 
labroid fish, having thick tieshy lips, strong 
sharp teeth, and usually brilliant coloration. 
See parrot-fUfh (with cut). They are carnivorous 
salt-water tlshes of littoral habits, haunting chietly rocky 
shores, and many of them are esteemed food-fishes. The 
species to which the name applies as a liook-name are very 
numerous ; but those of which urojtge is actually spoken 
are chiefiy the British species, as the ballan-wrasse and 
the red wrasse. (Heecut untler /^afrnw.) InAmericathe 
best-known wrasses (thoujih not so called) are the common 
cunner, the tautog, and the fathead. See cuts under these 
words.— Comber wrasse. .'*ame as comber'-', 2.— Cook 
wraBSe, the 8tripe<i wrasse. Ijabnui mixtw. — Ctenoid 
wrasses, wrasses with ctenoid scales ; the Clenolabridfe. 
— Cycloid wrasses, wra-sses with cycloid scales; the 
Ci/ct'flaffri'l/e. - Servellan WraSSe. HmnKASitireeUipg.S. 
— Small-mouthed wrasse, CnitrUabrun ex^iietus. (See 
al8<j bnUan-iira9*e, raiiitmir-irrasse.) 
wrasse-fish (ras'nsh), n. A wrasse. See [,a- 
liriis (with cut). 
wrastle (ras'l). v. and «. An obsolete or ilia- 
lectal form of irrextle. 
wrath ( riith, sometimes rath), «. [< ME. trratli- 
thc, irrnttlif, tcrseththe, tcrctlitlie, tirallir, irrrilif, 
also erroneously irraui/th, < AS. (ONortli.) 
wr^ththo, irrxtho (= Icel. rcilhi (for *rrcithi) = 
Sw. Dan. rrede), anger, wrath, < wrath, angry, 
wroth: see wroth. Wrath is thus the noun of 
wroth. The historical pron. is riith, which is 
also almost or quite universal in the United 
States.] 1. Fierce anger; velieraent indigna- 
tion; rage. 
Yet in his wraugth this thought he eucr among : 
If he sbuld avenge hym sodenly, 
All his pepill wold say he did hyni wrong. 
aeneri/ileti (E. E. T. S.), I. 13T3. 
Wraththe of children Is ouercome soone. 
Baheeii «<«)*(K. E. T. S.), p. .'il. 
Then boyllng Wrath, stern, cruell, swift, and rash. 
That like a litrar her teeth doth grinde and gnash. 
.SylreMer, tr. of liu Bartaa's Weeks, It, The Furies. 
2t. Heat; impetuosity. 
They are in the very wrath of love, and they will toge- 
ther; clubs cannot part thent. 
,Shak , As yon tike it, v. 2. 44. 
3. The effects of anger; the just punishment 
of an offense or crime : vengeance. Kom. xiii. 4. 
— To pour out vials of wrath. See rial. = Syn. 1. An- 
ger, Vexation, Indignation, etc. (see an{feri). 
wratht (riith), a. All obsolete (in early modern 
use erroneous) form of wroth. 
Whereat the l*rince full ttrath his strr>itg right han'l 
In full avengenient heave<l up on hie. 
.Sftenjter, F. Q., IV. vtii, 4o. 
Oberon is passing fell and urafh. 
.Shak., M. \. I)., ii. 1. 20. 
wratht (rath), r. [< ME. wriitlithen, wratthcii, 
wrnthrn, wrathirn,<.AH.iicirrathinn (=Oii.wrf'th- 
iaii = Icel. ri'itha), be angry, < wrath, angry: see 
wroth and wrath, h.] I. ititran.i. To become 
wroth or angry; manifest anger. 
Than the worthy at his wife irrathH a little. 
And blaniyt the burde for hir b4)Id speche. 
Dexlnictinn nf Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. S442. 
And appere in hus presence whyle hym pleye lyketh. 
And yf he uyrattfie, we niowe be war anil bus way roume. 
I'irrt I'loinnan (C), I. 1S9. 
n. trann. 1. To make wroth or angry; cause 
wrath or anger In; anger; enrage. 
6987 
Melechmanser ... on a Day pleyed at the Chesse, and 
his Swerd lay besyde him ; and so befelle that on wratthed 
him, and with his owne propre Swerd he was slayn. 
Maiulemlle, Travels, p. 37. 
I wol not \cralhe him, also mote I thryve. 
Chatteer, Prol. to Manciple s Tale, 1. 80. 
And that es drede perflte in vs and gastely when we 
drede to vrrethe God in the teste syne that wekaneknawe 
and flese it als venynie. 
Hampole, Prose Treatises (E. E. T. S.X p. 12. 
2. To be angry with ; exhibit anger or wrath 
to. 
Whi irralMhist thou me? y greue thee nou3t. 
Whi art thou to thi freend vnkinde? 
Political Poems, etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 161. 
wrathful (rilth'ful), n. [< ME. wrethful, wreth- 
ro/, wrathful ; < wrath, «., -I- -/«/.] 1. Full of 
\vrath ; very angry ; greatly incensed. 
Strong men, and uraUi/ul that a stranger knight 
Should do and almost overdo the deeds 
Of Lancelot. Tennyson, Lancelot and Elaine. 
2. Expressive of or prompted or characterized 
by wrath or anger; raging; impetuous; furi- 
ous : as, wrathful passions ; a wrathful coun- 
tenance. 
Uow now, lords ! your irrathful weapons drawn 
Here in our presence? .Shak', 2 Hen. VI., iii. 2. 237. 
Like Lightning, swift the wrathful Faulchion flew. 
Pope, Iliad, i. 524. 
3. Executing wrath ; serving as the instrument 
of wrath. [liare.] 
Whiles we, (Jod's irrathfvl agent, do correct 
Their proud contempt that beats His peace to heaven. 
Shak., K. John, il. 1. 87. 
= Syn. 1. Indignant, resentful, exasperated, irate. 
wrathfully(iath'ful-i),rtrfc. [< ME-wrethfulh/; 
< wrathful + -li/'-.i In a wrathful manner; with 
anger; angrily. 
Then thes Paynymes wretbfuUy ther thens 
Whent, leuying anon ther atourdy uiolens. 
Kom. nf Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 2218. 
Kill him Iwldly, but not wrath,fully. 
Shak., J. C, ii. 1. 172. 
wrathfulness (riith'ful-nes), n. The character 
or state of being wrathful; vehement anger. 
Wrathily (rii'thi-li), adv. [< wrathji + -li/'^.] 
With wrath or great anger; angrily. [Col- 
loq.] 
The master wrathily insisted. 
a. W. Cabt.e, (Hd Creole Uays, Posson Jone. 
wrathless (riith'les), «. [< ME. wraththelees ; 
< wrath, II., + -/r.«.s.] Free from anger. Wal- 
ler, Of the Countess of Carlisle's Chamber. 
wrathy (rii'thi), a. [< wrath, «., + -yi.] An- 
gry. [Colloq.] 
wrawt, "• [ME. wraw, wrah, wros, pi. wrowe, 
perverse, angry, fierce; cf. irro, a corner.] An- 
gry; froward; peevish. 
With this speche the cook wex wroth and wraw. 
CItancer, Prol. to Manciple's Tale, I. 46. 
wrawfult, ". [ME., < wraw + -fid.l Peevish; 
angry. 
Ire tronbleth a man, and accidie maketh hym hevy, 
thoghttul, and wrawful. Chaucer, Parson's Tale. 
wrawlt, '•. '. [Prob. a var. of H'oic/, Hfl«/.] To 
cry as a cat; waul ; whine ; moan. 
Nor practize sinifflingly to speake, for that doth imitate 
The lirutish Storke and Elephant, yea, and the wralling 
cat. Bailees Book (E. E. T. S.), p. 293. 
Cats that wratrling still did cry. 
Spenser, V. Q., VI. xii. 27. 
wra'Wnesst, «• [< ME. wrawncme, perverse- 
ness, peevishness; < inair -I- -Hr.w.] Anger; 
peevishness; frowardness. 
Hedooth allethyng with anoy, and with wraMm«*Mtc,slak • 
nesse, and excusacioun. Chaucer, Parson's Tale. 
'Wraxling (raks'ling), a. A dialectal form of 
irrantliiifi for wrestling. Paries. [Prov. Eng.] 
As long as there 's a devil or devils, even an ass or asses, 
in the universe, one will have to turn otit to the reveille 
now and then, wherever one is, an<l satisfy one's #u^o?, 
rage, or pluck, which Plato aveireth (for why, he'd have 
been a wraxling man, and tlierefore was a philosopher, 
and the king of 'em) to be the rofit of all virtue. 
C Kingxley, Life, II. 53. (Davies.) 
wrayt (ra), '•. /. [< ME. wreyeii, wreicii, wregcn, 
< AS. wregnn = OS. wrogian = OFries. wrogia 
= OHO. riioijen = Icel. ragja = Goth, wrohjaii, 
accuse, betray. Cf. bcwrai/.'l 1. To reveal; 
disclose. 
Thou Shalt upon thy trouthe swere me heere 
That to no wight thou shall this conseil irret/e. 
Chaucer, Miller's Tale, I. 317. 
The work urrn/es the man. 
Mir. for Mags., p. 82. (Wares.) 
2. To lietray. 
[lense ! tyte. but thou the hye. 
With donlle her schall thou dye. 
That wreyes hym on this wise. 
York Plays, p. 1.^0. 
wret, "• '• Same as irn/^. 
wreath 
■wreakl (rek), r. t. [Formerly also wreck; < ME. 
wreken (pret. wrak, wrek, pi. wreken, pp. wreken, 
wroken, wroke, wreke), < AS. wrecan (pret. wrmc, 
pp. wreceii), wreak, revenge, punish, orig. drive, 
urge, impel, = OS. wrecan = OFries. wrcka = 
D. wreken, repel, toss, also wreak vengeance, 
= OHG. rehhan, MHG. rcchen, G. rachen, re- 
venge, etc., = Icel. reka (for vreka), drive, 
thrust, repel, toss, also wreak, = Sw. rrdka, 
reject, refuse, throw, = Dan. rrage, reject, = 
Goth, wrikaii, persecute, ga-wrikan, avenge; cf. 
Lith. wargti, suffer affliction, wargns, affliction, 
OBulg. Euss. rragu, enemy, foe, persecutor; 
L. vergere, bend, turn, incline (see verged), 
urgere, press, urge (see urge), Gr. clpytiv, re- 
pel, Skt. ■/ varj, turn, twist.] 1. To revenge; 
avenge : with either the offense or the person 
offended as the object. [Obsolescent.] 
Now tyme, by my trauthe, to take it on bond. 
To mene vs with manhode & our niys wreke. 
Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1760. 
Thogh his bowe be nat broken, 
He wol nat with his arwes been ywroken 
On thee ne me, ne noon of oure tlgure. 
Chaucer, Envoy of Chaucer to Scogan, 1. 26. 
To send down Justice for to uyreak our wrongs. 
Shak., Tit. And., iv. 3. 61. 
Grant me some knight to do the battle for me. 
Kill the foul thief, and wreak me for my son. 
Tennyson, Gareth and Lynette. 
2. To execute; inflict: as, to wreak vengeance 
on an enemy. 
Working that malice on the creatures heere, which he 
could not there so easily u^ecke on their Creator. 
Purchas, Pilgrimage, p. 25. 
On me let Death wreak all his rage. 
Milton, P. L., iii. 241. 
No Roman fleet came to wreak the Imperial revenge on 
the German shore. E. A. Freevmn, Amer. Lects., p. 121. 
wreafclf (rek), «. [< ME. wreke, wrake, wrechc 
(= D. wraak); < wreakX, c] 1. Revenge; ven- 
geance; furious passion; resentment. 
For syn thou take no wreke on me. 
Political Poems, etc. (ed. Furnivall), p. 10.5. 
I drede of thyn unhappe. 
Lest for thy gilt the un-eche of Love procede 
On alle hem that ben hore and ronnde of shape. 
That ben so lykly folk in love to spede. 
Chaucer, Envoy of Chaucer to .Scogan, 1. 30. 
Our writings are. 
By any envious instruments that dare 
Apply them to the guilty, made to speak 
W hat they will have to fit their tyrannous wreak. 
/?. Jonson, .Sejanus, iv. 3. 
If revenge 
And unexpected wreak were ever pleasing. 
Or could endear the giver of such blessings, 
All these I come adorn'd with. 
Beau, and Ft., Knight of Malta, iv. 1. 
2. Punishment. 
Therto we wreched womnien nothyne konne, 
When us is wo, but sitte and wepe and thynke ; 
Our wreche is this oure owen wo to drynke. 
Chaucer, Troilus, ii. 784. 
wreak-'t, ''• An erroneous spelling of reck. 
wreaker (re'ker), h. [< ME. wrrker, wrckeer 
(= MD. wreker), avenger; < m-c<«A1, r., +-cr^.] 
One who wreaks. 
The stork, the lerekere of avouterye. 
Chaucer, Parliament of Fowls, 1. 361. 
Infernal Furies eke, ye ^rertfr^rs of wrong, . . . 
Receive these words, and eke your heavy power 
Withdraw from me. Surrey, ^]neid, iv. 
If we let sin alone, his kingdom flourisheth ; if we strike 
at him, and hit not the liough he sits on, we move him 
not ; if we do, we are jiulged partial, personal, and wreak- 
ers of our own spleen. Hev. T. Adams, Works, I. 46.6. 
■wreakfult(rek'ful), rt. [Also m-/tcA/h; ,- < ME. 
wrakefid ; < wreak + -fid.1 Revengeful; an- 
gry- 
What thing is love? It is a power divine, 
That reigns in us, or else a wreakful law. 
Greene, Sonnetto. 
Working wreakefull vengeance on my Foes. 
Shak., 'lit. And., v. •!. 32 (fol. 162.3). 
■wreakless't (rek'les), a. [< wrcak^ -(- -/f,s-,v.] 
Unpunished ; unavenged. 
Vou still u-reakless live. 
Gnaw, vennin-like, things sacred, no laws give 
To your devouring. ' Chaj/nian, Odyssey, ii. 22.3. 
wreakless'-'t, a. An erroneous spelling of reck- 
Ir.s.-i. 
■wreath (reth), «. [< ME. wrethe. wrielhe, < AS. 
irneth, a twisted band, bandage, < writhiin (pret. 
icra//i ), writhe, twist : see ht/(/(c.] 1. A twisted 
band; something twisted, as a floweringbranch. 
into a circular form ; especially, a sort of crown 
made of natiiral or artificial flowers sewed to a 
stem, or of thin metal-work, liligree, or the like ; 
a garland; a chaplet. 
A wrethe of gi)l<l arm-greet, of huge wighte. 
Upon his heed, set fnl of stones brighte. 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 1287. 
