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A little wave; a ripple.

A hydrous phosphate of alumina, occurring usually in hemispherical radiated forms varying in color from white to yellow, green, or black.

and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter. With banners and pennons wavering with the wind. Ld. Berners. Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror to all evil speakers against dignities. Sir W. Scott.

One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith, opinion, or the like. Shak.

In a wavering manner.

The quality or state of wavering.

Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves, or sea.

The snow goose. [Canadian, & Local U. S.]

d, in such a manner as to form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to unite intimately. This weaves itself, perforce, into my business. Shak. That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her sons. Milton.…

One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. "Weavers of linen." P. Plowman.

See Weever.

A woman held in involuntary confinement for purposes of prostitution; loosely, any woman forced into unwilling prostitution.

A person engaged in procuring or holding a woman or women for unwilling prostitution.

A waldgrave, or head forest keeper. See Waldgrave. The wildgrave winds his bugle horn. Sir W. Scott.

Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.

The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion, attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date.

Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and drill of the Zouaves, as was done by a number of volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in the Civil War, 1861-65.

Obs.] "A God's name." "Torn a pieces." "Stand a tiptoe." "A Sundays" Shak. "Wit that men have now a days." Chaucer. "Set them a work." Robynson (More's Utopia)

he mind or forms of thinking, which, though first revealed to us by experience, must yet have preëxisted in order to make experience possible. Coleridge.

s in aware. (5) French à (L. ad to), as in abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7) Greek insep. prefix a without, or privative, not, as in abyss, atheist; akin to E. un-.