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A way from; -- the contrary of toward. [Obs.] Towards or fromwards the zenith. Cheyne.

r compIy with what is required or is reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward child. A froward man soweth strife. Prov. xvi. 28. A froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing as innovation. Bacon.

The title of the ruling Prince of Baroda, in Gujarat, in Bombay, India.

Ware, or articles collectively, made of glass.

Toward God. 2 Cor. iii. 4.

Turf green with grass.

A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along; -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant object.

[Mahratta gaekwar, prop., a cowherd.] The title of the sovereign of Guzerat, in Western India; -- generally called the Guicowar of Baroda, which is the capital of the country.

Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the like; ironmongery.

One who makes, or deals in, hardware.

An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty it is to impound animals found running at large.

In the direction of health; as, a healthward tendency.

Toward heaven.

Toward hell. Pope.

From this time forward; henceforth.

A coarse, blackish seaweed. See Badderlocks.

Hereafter. [Obs.] Thou shalt hereafterward . . . come. Chaucer.

Toward this place; hither. Marching hitherward in proud array. Shak.

Being in the direction of home; as, the homeward way.

Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or country. Homeward bound, bound for home; going homeward; as, the homeward bound fleet.