Wether
(Weth"er) n. [OE. wether, AS. weðer; akin to OS. wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder,
OHG. widar, Icel. veðr, Sw. vädur, Dan. vædder, Goth. wiþrus a lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L.
vetus old, Gr. 'e`tos year; — originally meaning, a yearling. Cf. Veal, Veteran.] A castrated ram.
Wetness
(Wet"ness) n.
1. The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.
2. A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of
weather or the season.
Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is implied by humidness or moisture.
Wet nurse
(Wet" nurse`) A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another woman. Cf. Dry
nurse.
Wet-shod
(Wet"-shod`) a. Having the feet, or the shoes on the feet, wet.
Wettish
(Wet"tish) a. Somewhat wet; moist; humid.
Wevil
(We"vil) n. See Weevil.
Wex
(Wex) v. t. & i. To grow; to wax. [Obs.] Chaucer. "Each wexing moon." Dryden.
Wex
(Wex), obs. imp. of Wex. Waxed. Chaucer.
Wex
(Wex), n. Wax. [Obs.] "Yelwe as wex." Chaucer.
Wey
(Wey) n. Way; road; path. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wey
(Wey), v. t. & i. To weigh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wey
(Wey) n. [OE. weye, AS. wge weight. . See Weight.] A certain measure of weight. [Eng.] "A
weye of Essex cheese." Piers Plowman.
A wey is 6 tods, or 182 pounds, of wool; a load, or five quarters, of wheat, 40 bushels of salt, each weighing
56 pounds; 32 cloves of cheese, each weighing seven pounds; 48 bushels of oats and barley; and from
two cwt. to three cwt. of butter. Simmonds.
Weyle
(Weyle) v. t. & i. To wail. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Weyleway
(Wey"le*way) interj. See Welaway. [Obs.]
