Definition of withe

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Withe (n.) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe..

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Marcidity :: Marcidity (n.) The state or quality of being withered or lean.
Perish :: Perish (v. i.) To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away..
Switzer :: Swithe (adv.) Instantly; quickly; speedily; rapidly.
Sere :: Sere (a.) [OE. seer, AS. sear (assumed) fr. searian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor/n to to wither, Gr. ay`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. /ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry. Ã152. Cf. Austere, Sorrel, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves..
Withering :: Withering (a.) Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
Welter :: Welter (v. i.) To wither; to wilt.
Withered :: Withered (imp. & p. p.) of Withe.
Wither :: Wither (n.) To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away.
Witherband :: Witherband (n.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow..
Wither :: Wither (n.) To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to fade, and become dry..
Blight :: Blight (n.) That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
Resuscitate :: Resuscitate (v. t.) To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to resuscitate withered plants..
Withe-rod :: Withe-rod (n.) A North American shrub (Viburnum nudum) whose tough osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.
Cringle :: Cringle (n.) A withe for fastening a gate.
Welew :: Welew (v. t.) To welk, or wither..
Marcid :: Marcid (a.) Pining; lean; withered.
Wythe :: Wythe (n.) Same as Withe, n., 4..
Withers :: Withers (prep.) The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse..
Marcescent :: Marcescent (a.) Withering without/ falling off; fading; decaying.
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