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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Witherband :: Witherband (n.) A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow..
Welk :: Welk (v. t.) To cause to wither; to wilt.
Wearish :: Wearish (a.) Weak; withered; shrunk.
Withe :: Withe (n.) A band consisting of a twig twisted.
Winder :: Winder (v. i.) To wither; to fail.
Blight :: Blight (n.) That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.
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..
Redwithe :: Redwithe (n.) A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets.
Withe :: Withe (v. t.) To bind or fasten with withes.
Withered :: Withered (imp. & p. p.) of Withe.
Withered :: Withered (a.) Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.
Sear :: Sear (a.) To wither; to dry up.
Fordry :: Fordry (a.) Entirely dry; withered.
Withers :: Withers (prep.) The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse..
Wilt :: Wilt (v. t.) To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant..
Sy :: Swythe (adv.) Quickly. See Swithe.
Witherite :: Witherite (n.) Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses..
Withering :: Withering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Withe.
Weazen :: Weazen (a.) Thin; sharp; withered; wizened; as, a weazen face..
Bromlife :: Bromlife (n.) A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between witherite and strontianite; -- called also alstonite..
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