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British astronomer
Sir William Huggins (7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910) was a British astronomer best known for his pioneering work in astronomical spectroscopy together
William_Huggins
English actor (1933–1995)
Peter Jeremy William Huggins (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995), known professionally as Jeremy Brett, was an English actor. He is best known for his
Jeremy_Brett
Topics referred to by the same term
William Huggins was an English astronomer. William Huggins may also refer to: William Huggins (translator) (1696–1761), English translator William Huggins
William Huggins (disambiguation)
William_Huggins_(disambiguation)
Irish-English astronomer (1848–1915)
work done by William Huggins on the spectroscope and constructed a spectroscope of her own after finding inspiration in that article. Huggins' interest and
Margaret_Lindsay_Huggins
Surname list
Huggins is a surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Huggins (born 1997), American football player Bob Huggins (born
Huggins_(surname)
British artist (1781–1845)
William John Huggins (1781 – 19 May 1845) was a British marine painter who won royal patronage for his work. Little is known of Huggins' early life. He
William_John_Huggins
English painter
William Huggins (May 1820 – 25 February 1884) was an English artist, from Liverpool, who specialised in drawing animals. Huggins was a member of the Liverpool
William Huggins (animal artist)
William_Huggins_(animal_artist)
English translator
William Huggins (1696 – 2 July 1761) was an English translator of Ariosto. Huggins was the son of John Huggins, warden of the Fleet prison. He was born
William_Huggins_(translator)
American politician and judge (1841–1916)
William Hiram Brawley (incorrectly reported in some works as William Huggins Brawley; May 13, 1841 – November 15, 1916) was a United States representative
William_H._Brawley
Planetary nebula in Lyra
Hartmut; Kronberg, Christine. "William Huggins (February 7, 1824 – May 12, 1910)". SEDS. Retrieved 2008-04-11. Huggins, W.; Miller, W. A. (1863–1864)
Ring_Nebula
Epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto
revised in 1634. Temple Henry Croker's translation, misattributed to William Huggins' and Henry Boyd's translation were published in 1757 and 1784, respectively
Orlando_Furioso
of this period and it also reveals the spiral nature of M51. 1864 – William Huggins studies the spectrum of the Cat's Eye Nebula and shows that it is a
Timeline of knowledge about the interstellar and intergalactic medium
Timeline_of_knowledge_about_the_interstellar_and_intergalactic_medium
Proposed element found in astronomical observation of a nebula
proposed element found in astronomical observation of a nebula by William Huggins in 1864. The strong green emission lines of the Cat's Eye Nebula, discovered
Nebulium
Planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
planetary nebula to be observed with a spectroscope by William Huggins on August 29, 1864. Huggins' observations revealed that the nebula's spectrum was
Cat's_Eye_Nebula
Lunar impact crater
astronomer Sir William Huggins in 1935. This crater lies across the eastern rim of the larger crater Orontius. The eastern rim of Huggins is laid across
Huggins_(lunar_crater)
Body of interstellar clouds
nebulosity rather than a more distant cluster. Beginning in 1864, William Huggins examined the spectra of about 70 nebulae. He found that roughly a third
Nebula
American writer (1914–2002)
novellas Huggins had written in the 1940s. These and other similar incidents led Huggins to leave the studio soon thereafter. The experiences led Huggins to
Roy_Huggins
British physicist (1842–1919)
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh (/ˈreɪli/ RAY-lee; 12 November 1842 – 30 June 1919), was a British physicist and hereditary peer who received
John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh
John_William_Strutt,_3rd_Baron_Rayleigh
Norman Lockyer, Carl David Tolmé Runge, Friedrich Paschen Aurorium 1874 William Huggins Ausenium Ao 93 Neptunium 1934 Enrico Fermi Austrium 31 Gallium 1886
List of misidentified chemical elements
List_of_misidentified_chemical_elements
Matter and radiation in the space between the star systems in a galaxy
the interstellar spaces." In 1864, William Huggins used spectroscopy to determine that a nebula is made of gas. Huggins had a private observatory with an
Interstellar_medium
British architect
Samuel Huggins (1811–1885) was an English architect and writer. Huggins' defence of Classical architecture and opposition to a proposed restoration of
Samuel_Huggins
Brightest star in the constellation Lyra
lines had already been identified in the spectrum of the Sun. In 1879, William Huggins used photographs of the spectra of Vega and similar stars to identify
Vega
Horse who performed math tricks (1890s–1910s)
a number of cases of dogs, like that of English astrophysicist Sir William Huggins, who were able to point to an object their master was looking at or
Clever_Hans
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
of the Supplementary List. Despite the sponsorship of Markham and William Huggins, the president of the Royal Society, his application was unsuccessful
Ernest_Shackleton
Imaging of astronomical objects
dry plate photography. It was first used by Sir William Huggins and his wife Margaret Lindsay Huggins, in 1876, in their work to record the spectra of
Astrophotography
Area in London, England
William Huggins and his wife Margaret Lindsay, Lady Huggins, had a home and observatory known as Huggins' Observatory from about 1850 until 1915 at 90 Upper
Tulse_Hill
Barred spiral galaxy in the Local Group
In 1850, William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, made a drawing of Andromeda's spiral structure.[better source needed] In 1864, William Huggins noted that
Andromeda_Galaxy
Zodiac constellation straddling the celestial equator
surrounded by a nebulous cloud of some type. In 1864, English astronomer William Huggins used the spectrum of this nebula to deduce that the nebula is a luminous
Taurus_(constellation)
Branch of astronomy involving positioning and movements of celestial bodies
3 arcsec for the binary star 61 Cygni. In 1872, British astronomer William Huggins used spectroscopy to measure the radial velocity of several prominent
Astrometry
English painter and writer (1850–1934)
Gallery paintings were in December 1997 on display: John Burns, Sir William Huggins, Thomas Huxley (the artist's father in law) and Charles Darwin (copies
John_Collier_(painter)
Brightest star in Taurus
Working at his private observatory in Tulse Hill, England, in 1864 William Huggins performed the first studies of the spectrum of Aldebaran, where he
Aldebaran
Planetary nebula in the constellation Perseus
have previously recognized it as a planetary nebula; for example, William Huggins found its spectrum indicated it was a nebula (instead of a galaxy or
Little_Dumbbell_Nebula
1985 book by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan
thinkers and astronomers such as Edmond Halley, Immanuel Kant, and William Huggins are discussed. The publication of the first edition was months ahead
Comet_(book)
Award
The medal features an image of the 40-foot telescope constructed by Sir William Herschel, the first President of the RAS. All recipients are listed below
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Astronomical_Society
Brightest star in Earth's night sky
measured, the beginning of the study of celestial radial velocities. Sir William Huggins examined the spectrum of the star and observed a red shift. He concluded
Sirius
Seymour 26 June 1902 30 April 1840 – 2 March 1929 Naval officer 11. Sir William Huggins 26 June 1902 7 February 1824 – 12 May 1910 Astronomer 12. George Frederic
List of members of the Order of Merit
List_of_members_of_the_Order_of_Merit
Italian astronomer (1826–1873)
three emitting lines which would four years later be identified by William Huggins to be carbon. He discovered that the spectrum changed when a comet
Giovanni_Battista_Donati
British businessman (1817–1902)
John William Inchbold, Albert Joseph Moore, Valentine Cameron Prinsep, John Roddam Spencer Stanhope. He also acquired paintings by William Huggins. Rae
George_Rae_(banker)
Ancient and modern recorded observations of supernovae explosions
from the astronomical community. Finally, in 1866, English astronomer William Huggins made the first spectroscopic observations of a nova, discovering lines
History of supernova observation
History_of_supernova_observation
Crematorium in London, England
Knutsford, British Conservative politician Lady Margaret Huggins and her husband Sir William Huggins, astronomers Ralph Ince, American film actor, director
Golders_Green_Crematorium
American baseball player and manager (1878–1929)
Miller James Huggins (March 27, 1878 – September 25, 1929) was an American professional baseball player and manager. Huggins played second base for the
Miller_Huggins
Diffuse nebula in the constellation Orion
today Cape Town, South Africa. In 1865, English amateur astronomer William Huggins used his visual spectroscopy method to examine the nebula, showing
Orion_Nebula
American physician (1901–1997)
biochemical analyses. Huggins continued to perform research into his 90s; he died in Chicago in 1997. Charles Brenton Huggins was born September 22,
Charles_Brenton_Huggins
Swiss mathematician (1825–1898)
atom (n = 2). Two of Balmer's colleagues, Hermann Wilhelm Vogel and William Huggins, were able to confirm the existence of other lines of the Balmer series
Johann_Jakob_Balmer
Large, low-density interstellar cloud of partially ionized gas
formation had to wait another hundred years, when William Huggins together with his wife Mary Huggins turned his spectroscope on various nebulae. Some
H_II_region
Canadian business and arts family
Massey Anna Massey (1937–2011) ⚭ Jeremy Brett (1933–1995) David Raymond William Huggins (1959–) George Wentworth Massey (1853–1854) Lillian Frances Massey
Massey_family
American crime drama television series (1958–1964)
American private detective crime drama television series created by Roy Huggins and starring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Richard Long (from 1960
77_Sunset_Strip
Change in wavelength of light
Maxwell and William Huggins, who initially stuck to the idea that the color of stars related to their chemistry, however by 1868, Huggins was the first
Redshift
Septennial award conferred by the Royal Institution
president of the Royal Society 1893 Agnes Mary Clerke 1900 Sir William Huggins and Lady Huggins: Atlas of Representative Stellar Spectra (1900). 1907 Marie
Actonian_Prize
Measurement of electromagnetic radiation for astronomy
265–277. ISBN 0-85274-580-X. Huggins, Sir William (1899). The Scientific Papers of Sir William Huggins. London: William Wesley and Son. pp. 114–115. Tennyson
Astronomical_spectroscopy
Halley-type comet
and lacked silicate emission that has been detected in other comets. William Huggins observed the spectrum of the comet in January 1866, making it the second
55P/Tempel–Tuttle
Mountain in Ross Dependency, Antarctica
National Antarctic Expedition (BrNAE; 1901-04) which named it for Sir William Huggins, President of the Royal Society, 1900-05. The mountain was first ascended
Mount_Rücker
Family of American politicians and landowners in New York City
Dyke. Knickerbocker Press. p. 12. Retrieved 15 August 2018. "Mrs. William Huggins Catlin". www.nyhistory.org. New-York Historical Society. Retrieved
Stuyvesant_family
Day of the year
book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) "Honorary Member: William Huggins". Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 17
August_14
Type of emission nebula created by dying red giants
light, William Huggins was one of the earliest astronomers to study the optical spectra of astronomical objects. On August 29, 1864, Huggins was the
Planetary_nebula
Range on the electromagnetic spectrum
after Walter Noel Hartley); the Huggins bands, weak absorption between 320 and 360 nanometres (named after Sir William Huggins); the Chappuis bands (sometimes
Absorption_band
Term of the Parliament of New Zealand
no. 126. 24 November 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2017. "Frederick William Huggins". New Zealand War Graves Project. Retrieved 16 May 2017. "Electoral"
27th_New_Zealand_Parliament
British scientist
Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1867 jointly with William Huggins, for their spectroscopic study of the composition of stars. In 1845
William_Allen_Miller
Gas layer surrounding Uranus
were observed through a prism in 1869 and 1871 by Angelo Secchi and William Huggins, who found a number of broad dark bands, which they were unable to
Atmosphere_of_Uranus
(China/USA, 1915-1977) Edwin Powell Hubble (United States, 1889–1953) William Huggins (United Kingdom, 1824–1910) Russell Alan Hulse (United States, 1950–)
List_of_astronomers
Constellation in the northern celestial hemisphere
and Astro-Physics. 11: 593–602. Bibcode:1892AstAp..11..593C. Huggins, William; Huggins, Margaret Lindsay (August 1892). "On Nova Aurigae". Astronomy
Auriga
English scientist, surgeon and antiseptic pioneer (1827–1912)
Lister, who married Irish Quaker Thomas Pim in 1848. Lister's other brother William Henry Lister died after a long illness. The youngest son was Arthur Lister
Joseph_Lister
Type of astronomical bodies
(blueshift), when compared to the light emitted by a stationary object. William Huggins ventured in 1868 to estimate the radial velocity of Sirius with respect
Fixed_stars
British medium
Historian Ruth Brandon in an article for the New Scientist noted that William Huggins, Serjeant Cox, Crooke's wife and daughter, his laboratory assistant
Daniel_Dunglas_Home
Chernykh) 2383 Bradley (James Bradley) 2439 Ulugbek (Ulugh Beg) 2635 Huggins (William Huggins) 2646 Abetti (Antonio Abetti and Giorgio Abetti) 2650 Elinor (Elinor
List of minor planets named after people
List_of_minor_planets_named_after_people
no. 126. 24 November 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 16 May 2017. "Frederick William Huggins". New Zealand War Graves Project. Retrieved 16 May 2017. "Electoral"
1943 New Zealand general election
1943_New_Zealand_general_election
Private college in Point Lookout, Missouri, US
75-by-50-foot (23-by-15-meter) building atop Mount Huggins (named for brothers Louis and William Huggins from St. Joseph, Missouri who were among the founders
College_of_the_Ozarks
Grubb and bought in 1886. Roberts went in contact with the astronomer William Huggins the one who had the mount of the reflector of 20 inches in the axis
Isaac_Roberts'_Observatory
in particular the discovery of actual infectious agents Nebulium William Huggins 1864 An element in the Cat's Eye Nebula In 1927, Ira Sprague Bowen
List of discredited substances
List_of_discredited_substances
establishing it as the "Royal Society of London." The Royal Charter nominated William Brouncker as president and stipulated that future presidents should be
List of presidents of the Royal Society
List_of_presidents_of_the_Royal_Society
Person who creates paintings of animals
Herring Sr. (1795–1865) William Huggins (1820–1884) Charles Jacque (1813–1894) Lucy Kemp-Welch (1869–1958) Frederick William Keyl (1823–1871) Louis Klingender
Animal_painter
Historic manufacturer of telescopes
46 m) reflector, also using speculum, for the private observatory of William Huggins at Tulse Hill. A 24-inch (0.61 m) reflector was produced for Royal
Grubb_Parsons
English physicist (1818–1889)
the famous scientist John Dalton and was strongly influenced by chemist William Henry and Manchester engineers Peter Ewart and Eaton Hodgkinson. He was
James_Prescott_Joule
American solar astronomer (1868–1938)
the budding field of astrophysics, Hale was drawn to the writings of William Huggins, Norman Lockyer, and Ernest Rutherford. His fascination with science
George_Ellery_Hale
List of important events in the history of astronomy
see that spectroscopy is the key to understanding how stars evolve. William Huggins uses absorption lines to measure the redshifts of stars, which give
Timeline_of_astronomy
Award for contribution to astronomy
Giovanni V. Schiaparelli 1904 – William Huggins 1906 – Hermann Carl Vogel 1908 – Edward C. Pickering 1909 – George William Hill 1911 – Henri Poincaré 1913
Bruce_Medal
Award given by the Royal Society of London
13s. 4d. (roughly equivalent to £175,212 in 2025) was made by Sir Joseph William Copley in 1881, and the interest from that amount is used to pay for the
Copley_Medal
Award by Britain's Royal Society
"Geometry versus Analysis in Early 19th-Century Scotland – John Leslie, William Wallace, and Thomas Carlyle". Historia Mathematica. 27 (2): 137. doi:10
Rumford_Medal
1637 September 28 William Schooler, MA, 1637 September 28 William Hackett, MA, 1641 December 10 James Britton, MA, 1644 March 21 William Franklin, 1644 April
List of people executed in Massachusetts
List_of_people_executed_in_Massachusetts
of the United States Congress. Retrieved January 1, 2013. "BRAWLEY, William Huggins, (1841–1916)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
List of University of South Carolina people
List_of_University_of_South_Carolina_people
also suggests the expansion and collapse of the universe. 1860s – William Huggins develops astronomical spectroscopy; he shows that the Orion Nebula
Timeline of cosmological theories
Timeline_of_cosmological_theories
Collection of astronomical glass negatives
science of astrophotography. The British couple, Margaret Lindsay Huggins and William Huggins, would be credited with being the first to experiment using dry
Harvard_Plate_Stacks
British learned society
Frederick Bramwell, civil engineer 1889: Sir William Henry Flower CB, anatomist 1890: Sir William Huggins FRS, FRAS, FBAS, astronomer 1891: Sir Frederick
British_Science_Association
Calendar year
10 – Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist (b. 1826) May 12 – Sir William Huggins, British astronomer (b. 1824) May 18 – Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano
1910
Academic journal founded in 1895
board of associate editors: M. A. Cornu, Paris; N. C. Dunér, Upsala; William Huggins, London; P. Tacchini, Rome; H. C. Vogel, Potsdam, C. S. Hastings, Yale;
The_Astrophysical_Journal
the United Kingdom include Lord Rayleigh Lord Kelvin Lord Lister Sir William Huggins February 10 – Walter Houser Brattain (died 1987), American physicist
1902_in_science
Hubble (1889–1953) WGPSN Huggins 41°04′S 1°31′W / 41.07°S 1.52°W / -41.07; -1.52 (Huggins) 65.79 1935 Sir William Huggins (1824–1910) WGPSN Humason
List of craters on the Moon: G–K
List_of_craters_on_the_Moon:_G–K
Velocity of an object as the rate of distance change between the object and a point
the distance between the source and observer is or was decreasing. William Huggins ventured in 1868 to estimate the radial velocity of Sirius with respect
Radial_velocity
Nova seen in 1891
Professor Copeland immediately reported the discovery via telegram to William Huggins, who made the first spectroscopic observations of T Aurigae on 2 February
T_Aurigae
American pornographic film director
Pornography" (475 pages; interviews with more than 30 directors, including William Huggins, Kristen Bjorn, Chi Chi LaRue, Steven Scarborough, Dirk Yates, John
Jerry_Douglas_(director)
Calendar year
January 26 – Emil Czyrniański, Polish chemist (d. 1888) February 7 – Sir William Huggins, British astronomer (d. 1910) February 8 – Barnard Elliott Bee, Jr
1824
English writer and anthropologist
Thompson, Sir William Huggins, Sir Laurence Gomme, Sir John Rhys, Paul Du Chaillu, Edward Whymper, Alfred Comyn Lyall, York Powell, William Holman Hunt
Edward_Clodd
Swiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist (1817–1905)
Pauly, John Edward; Basmajian, John V.; Christensen, A. Kent; Jollie, William P.; Kelly, Douglas E., eds. (1987). The American Association of Anatomists
Albert_von_Kölliker
English Restorationist Anglican clergyman and eschatological writer
accept a position in the Irish County of Cork. There he married Henrietta Huggins (d-1922). They had four children, Hannah (d-1877), Amy Victoria (1878–1961)
William_Hechler
biochemist[citation needed] Paul Hough – Film Director[citation needed] William Huggins – Astronomer[citation needed] Joseph Oscar Irwin – Statistician[citation
List_of_Old_Citizens
American Western television series (1957–1962)
American Western television series with comedic overtones created by Roy Huggins and originally starring James Garner as an adroitly articulate poker player
Maverick_(TV_series)
British government recognitions
Keppel, GCB John Morley, MP William Edward Hartpole Lecky, MP Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, GCB Sir William Huggins, KCB, PRS George Frederic Watts
1902_Coronation_Honours
stratification of language 1869 William Huggins On the results of spectrum analysis of the heavenly bodies 1870 William Allen Miller On some chemical processes
Rede_Lecture
American detective drama television series (1974–1980)
Rockford, a retired truck driver. The show was created by Roy Huggins and Stephen J. Cannell. Huggins had created the American Western TV show Maverick (1957–1962)
The_Rockford_Files
Peder Horrebow Jeremiah Horrocks Martin van den Hove Edwin Hubble Sir William Huggins Rick Husband Thomas Henry Huxley Gaius Julius Hyginus Hypatia Christian
List of people with craters of the Moon named after them
List_of_people_with_craters_of_the_Moon_named_after_them
WILLIAM HUGGINS
WILLIAM HUGGINS
Female
Scottish
Variant spelling of Scottish Lilias, LILLIAS means "lily."
Male
English
 Variant spelling of English Killeen, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Male
Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLEAM means "will-helmet."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam, which is itself a variant of William.
Female
English
Short form of English Lillian, LILLIA means "lily."
Boy/Male
Irish
cille means “â€associated with the church.â€â€ One St. Cillian left Ireland in about 650 AD with eleven companions and carried out his missionary work in the Rhine region of Germany where he became Bishop of Wurzburg after converting the local lord, Duke Gosbert of Wurzburg, to Christianity. Later Duke Gosbert married Geilana, his brother’s widow and Cillian declared the marriage invalid. While Gosbert was away on a military expedition, Geilana had Cillian beheaded when she found that Gosbert was going to leave her because their marriage was forbidden by the Church. The city of Wurzburg still celebrates a festival of mystery plays each year, known as Killianfest.
Male
English
English form of Norman French Willelm, WILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
German
Form of William; Resolute Protector
Male
English
 Pet form of English William, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, French, German, Swiss
Will Helmet; Resolute Protector; Will; Son of William
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gilliam.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean American French Teutonic English German
Henry VI, 2' Sir John Stanley. 'Henry VI, Part III' Sir William Stanley. 'As You Like It' A...
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lilian, LILLIAN means "lily."
Male
German
 Variant spelling of German Kilian, KILLIAN means "little warrior." Compare with another form of Killian.
Male
Scottish
 Pet form of Scottish Gaelic Uilleam, WILLIE means "will-helmet." Compare with another form of Willie.
Male
Irish
Irish Gaelic form of German Wilhelm, UILLIAM means "will-helmet."
Boy/Male
German American English
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
Female
English
English variant spelling of Roman Latin Jillian, GILLIAN means "descended from Jupiter (Jove)."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of William, from a central French form in which W is replaced by G.
Boy/Male
German Teutonic Dutch
Will-helmet. Famous Bearers: poet and playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William...
WILLIAM HUGGINS
WILLIAM HUGGINS
Girl/Female
Indian
Name of a mountain mentioned in the Quran
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
Enjoy Life
Boy/Male
British, English, French, Indian
Eye; Sight
Surname or Lastname
English
English : according to Reaney, an occupational name, the meaning of which has not been established.
Girl/Female
Indian
Quiet, Tranquillity, Calm, Abstract meditation on brahman, Quietism personified as a son of Dharma, Epithet of Vishnu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Pleasure of the earth, Flower
Girl/Female
Christian, Hindu, Indian, Mexican
Divine Light; Lamp; Graceful; Peaceful; Kind Soul
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess of wealth or Goddess Laxmi or fortunate or
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Montford.English : variant of Munford.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
An Angel
WILLIAM HUGGINS
WILLIAM HUGGINS
WILLIAM HUGGINS
WILLIAM HUGGINS
WILLIAM HUGGINS
v. t.
Spontaneous; self-moved.
v. t.
Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to voluntarily; chosen; desired.
n.
A girl; esp., a wanton; a gill.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Will
a.
Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian telescope.
v. t.
Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.
n.
A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.
a.
Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.
n.
Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English printer.
n.
Willing acceptance.
adv.
Willing; disposed.
a.
Willing; ready to agree or consent.
a.
Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing.
a.
Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be pacified; willing to forgive or condone.
n.
One who works at a willying machine.
a.
Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling servant.
n.
The power of willing or determining; will.
n.
Alt. of Willywaw
a.
Willing to receive counsel or follow advice.
a.
Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open; prompt.