Wither :: Wither (n.) To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become sapless; to dry or shrivel up.

Wither :: Wither (n.) To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies..

Wither :: Wither (n.) To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.

Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to fade, and become dry..

Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..

Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny..

Wither-wrung :: Wither-wrung (a.) Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse..

Witherband :: Witherband (n.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow..

Withered :: Withered (imp. & p. p.) of Withe.

Withered :: Withered (a.) Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.

Withering :: Withering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Withe.

Withering :: Withering (a.) Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.

Witherite :: Witherite (n.) Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses..

Witherling :: Witherling (n.) A withered person; one who is decrepit.

Withernam :: Withernam (n.) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return..

Withers :: Withers (prep.) The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse..

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