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he theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called neo-Darwinism.

A light-colored highly effervescent beer made by the top- fermentation process.

See Waive. [Obs.] Gower.

A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.

A small New Zealand owl (Sceloglaux albifacies). It has short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.

The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]

Surrounded with happiness or prosperity. [Obs.] Fair and rich and young and wel-begone. Chaucer.

Alas! [Obs.] Then welaway, for she undone was clean. Wyatt.

See Welsh. [R.]

See Welsher.

See Welshman. [R.]

Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor. When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest. Cowper.

In a welcome manner.

The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness; agreeableness; kind reception.

One who welcomes; one who salutes, or receives kindly, a newcomer. Shak.

te, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used by dyers to give a yellow color. [Written also woald, wold, and would.]

A compound of iron, such as puddled steel, made without complete fusion.

Capable of being welded.

One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.

A process for the recovery or regeneration of manganese dioxide in the manufacture of chlorine, by means of milk of lime and the oxygen of the air; -- so called after the inventor.