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Very small; little. [Colloq. & Scot.] A little wee face, with a little yellow beard. Shak.

The wych-elm. [Obs.] Bacon.

A garment; clothing; especially, an upper or outer garment. "Lowweeds." Spenser. "Woman's weeds." Shak. "This beggar woman's weed." Tennyson. He on his bed sat, the soft weeds he wore Put off. Chapman.

One who, or that which, weeds, or frees from anything noxious.

Weeds, collectively; also, a place full of weeds or for growing weeds. [R.] Dr. H. More.

a. & n. from Weed, v. Weeding chisel, a tool with a divided chisel-like end, for cutting the roots of large weeds under ground. -- Weeding forceps, an instrument for taking up some sorts of plants in weeding. -- Weeding fork, a strong, three-pronged fork, used in clearing ground of weeds; -- called also weeding iron.…

A kind of implement used for tearing up weeds esp. on summer fallows. [Prov. Eng.]

Free from weeds or noxious matter.

Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds. "Weedy trophies." Shak.

n days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next. I fast twice in the week. Luke xviii. 12.

The end of the week; specif., though loosely, the period observed commonly as a holiday, from Saturday noon or Friday night to Monday; as, to visit one for a week-end; also, a house party during a week-end.

Of or pertaining to a week, or week days; as, weekly labor.

See Wigwam. [R.]

Well. [Obs. or Scot.]

A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs. [Obs.] Carew.

[Obs. or Poetic] Spenser. Milton. I have lost more than thou wenest. Chaucer. For well I ween, Never before in the bowers of light Had the form of an earthly fay been seen. J. R. Drake. Though never a dream the roses sent Of science or love's compliment, I ween they smelt as sweet. Mrs. Browning.

imp. of Weep, for wept. Chaucer.

One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.

Full of weeping or lamentation; grieving. [Obs.] Wyclif.

The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.