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To wriggle. [Obs.] Skelton.

a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about. Both he and successors would often wriggle in their seats, as long as the cushion lasted. Swift.

One who, or that which, wriggles. Cowper.

facturer; a mechanic; esp., a worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in millwright, wheelwright, etc. He was a well good wright, a carpenter. Chaucer.

A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian apocynaceous tree (Wrightia antidysenterica), and extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used as a remedy for diarrhoea. Called also conessine, and neriine.

An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.

A builder of houses.

A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their machinery.

A maker or adapter of plays.

One who makes or repairs plows.

One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of ships or other vessels.

One who makes wagons.

Same as Wagonwright.

A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.

Lees; dregs. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Earnings. [Prov. Eng.] Wright.

Having narrow leaves. Wright.

Having a treelike appearance. "An arborized or moss agate." Wright.

One versed in archæology; an antiquary. Wright.

Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight. Wright.