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To wander; to roam; to stray. [Archaic] "Why wilt thou err from me" Keble. What seemeth to you, if there were to a man an hundred sheep and one of them hath erred. Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 12).

wed by to, sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his testimony. Except thou wilt except against my love. Shak.

painting,in which the paint, being mixed with turpentine, leaves the work without gloss. Gwilt.

Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers, eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained; occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods; fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made…

The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster. Gwilt.

ice. Also, frequently applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham cathedrals. Gwilt.

A concave molding; a cavetto. Gwilt.

s of masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in finishing the best ceilings. Gwilt.

The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in. Gwilt.

ance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. Judges vi. 36.

To accept possession of; to take or accept. Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou have me Shak.

A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen. Gwilt. Heel chain (Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap around the heel of the jib boom. -- Heel plate, the butt plate of a gun. -- Heel of a rafter. (Arch.) See Heel, n., 7. -- Heel ring, a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the snath. -- Neck and heels, the whol…

ebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades. He descended into hell. Book of Common Prayer. Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell. Ps. xvi. 10.

Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building or part of a building. Gwilt.

Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied; visionary; ideal. Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer Imaginary ills and fancied tortures Addison. Imaginary calculus See under Calculus. -- Imaginary expression or quantity (Alg.), an algebraic expression which involves the impossible operation of taking…

Situated in an interaxis. Gwilt.

6. The doors, windows, niches, and the like, are then placed centrally in the interaxes. Gwilt.

The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom of their shafts. Gwilt.

The space between two dentils. Gwilt.

The space or interval between two joists. Gwilt.