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Dry :: Dry (v. i.) To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.

Marcidity :: Marcidity (n.) The state or quality of being withered or lean.

Marcescible :: Marcescible (a.) Li/ble to wither or decay.

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..

Welew :: Welew (v. t.) To welk, or wither..

Mummy :: Mummy (n.) One whose affections and energies are withered.

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

Wearish :: Wearish (a.) Weak; withered; shrunk.

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

Quail :: Quail (v. i.) To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade..

Fordry :: Fordry (a.) Entirely dry; withered.

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..

Wizen :: Wizen (a.) Wizened; thin; weazen; withered.

Apple-john :: Apple-john (n.) A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; -- called also Johnapple.

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..

Chip :: Chip (n.) Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used contemptuously..

Fade :: Fade (a.) To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant..

Evergreen :: Evergreen (a.) Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like..

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

Sere :: Sere (a.) Dry; withered. Same as Sear.

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