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

Wintry.

Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery. Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile, Our wintry course do thou beguile. Keble.

Having the taste or qualities of wine; vinous; as, grapes of a winy taste. Dampier.

A small shaft sunk from one level to another, as for the purpose of ventilation.

In a state of swinging.

On the wing; flying; fluttering. Wallace.

A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. [U.S.]

Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.

A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a bow window.

The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.

To make wintry. [Obs.]

The blue-winged teal. See Teal.

The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments. Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of the violinist, the violist, etc. J. W. Moore.

In a bending manner.

Brandy. [Obs.] Wiseman.

The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living. H. Spencer.

The quantity brewed at once. A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon.

The heaves.

Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.