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Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott. -- a.

One of the Australian wattle trees (Acacia colletioides), so called from the impenetrability of the thicket which it makes.

Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a time; as, one while we thought him innocent. "All this while." Shak. This mighty queen may no while endure. Chaucer. [Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while, And tells the jest without the smile. Coleridge. I will go forth and breathe the air a while. Lo…

A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile. [Obs.] Helpeth me now as I did you whilere. Chaucer. He who, with all heaven's heraldry, whilere Entered the world. Milton.

Meanwhile; meantime. [R.] The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour. Sir. W. Scott.

Worth the time or effort spent. See worth while. worthy. -- worthwhileness.

To declare by acclamations. While the shouting crowd Acclaims thee king of traitors. Smollett.

To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure. Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else excusing one another. Rom. ii. 15.

Meanwhile; temporary.

Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.] Season your admiration for a while. Shak.

Counsel; advise; information. [Archaic] And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what had passed in sleep. Daniel.

On foot. We 'll walk afoot a while. Shak.

To salute; to greet. [Poet.] Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives from the king, who all-hailed me "Thane of Cawdor." Shak.

. To amend a bill, to make some change in the details or provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage, professedly for its improvement.

the head, but now about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman Catholic Church while saying Mass.

same soul quickening the whole frame. Bp. Hall. Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation. Landor.

Soon; in a little while. As it shall better appear anon. Stow.

uitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak in length, while those of the female Culex are very short. They also assume different positions when resting, Culex usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while Anoph…

se; some one else. Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth. Prov. xxvii. 2. While I am coming, another steppeth down before me. John v. 7.

Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.