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a.
Green; not withered.
n.
Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.
n.
To wither; to fade.
a.
Having a shriveled, thin, withered face.
a.
Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade.
v. t.
To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny.
a.
Dried up; withered by heat.
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Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened old man.
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Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away.
a.
Wizened; thin; weazen; withered.
imp. & p. p.
of Wither
prep.
The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.
n.
A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return.
n.
A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow.
n.
A withered person; one who is decrepit.
a.
Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.
v. i.
To wither; to dry.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Wither
a.
Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless.
v. i.
To wane; to wither.
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