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A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, some body of water.

A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies.

A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. Stow.

A home; a dwelling. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]

A kind of speedwell (Veronica hederifolia) which spreads chiefly in winter. Dr. Prior.

To dwell or abide. [Obs. or Scot.] " Where he wans in forest wild." Milton. This land where I have woned thus long. Spenser.

To dwell; to abide. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. Their habitation in which they woned. Chaucer.

Dwelling. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A dweller in a woodland.

One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.

Dwelling. See Wone. [Obs.]

orth. To be of worth, and worthy estimation. Shak. As none but she, who in that court did dwell, Could know such worth, or worth describe so well. Waller. To think how modest worth neglected lies. Shenstone.

estern Mexico, nearly all agriculturists and adept potters and basket makers. Their usual dwelling is the brush wikiup, and in their native state they wear little clothing. The Yuma, Maricopa, Mohave, Walapi, and Yavapai are among the chief tribes, all of fine physique.

The part of a dwelling appropriated to women. [India]