Wal"low*ish, a. [Scot. wallow to fade or wither.] Flat; insipid. [Obs.]
Overbury.
Wall"-plat` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest
on walls. [Prov. Eng.]
Wall"-sid`ed (?), a. (Naut.) Having sides nearly perpendicular; — said
of certain vessels to distinguish them from those having flaring sides,
or sides tumbling home (see under Tumble, v. i.).
Wall"wort` (?), n. (Bot.) The dwarf elder, or danewort (Sambucus
Ebulus).
Walm (?), v. i. [AS. weallan; cf. wælm, billow. √147.] To roll; to
spout; to boil up. [Obs.] Holland.
Wal"nut (?), n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or foreign nut, a
walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG.
Walh, properly, a Celt, from the name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae)
+ hnutu a nut; akin to D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw.
valnöt, Dan valnöd. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.] (Bot.) The fruit or nut of
any tree of the genus Juglans; also, the tree, and its timber. The
seven or eight known species are all natives of the north temperate
zone.
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In some parts of America, especially in New England, the name walnut is
given to several species of hickory (Carya), and their fruit.
Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native in
Transcaucasia. — Black walnut, a North American tree (J. nigra)
valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in
cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled, and nearly
globular. — English, or European, walnut, a tree (J. regia), native of
Asia from the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for its timber and for its
excellent nuts, which are also called Madeira nuts. — Walnut brown, a
deep warm brown color, like that of the heartwood of the black walnut.
— Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in cooking,
making soap, etc. — White walnut, a North American tree (J. cinerea),
bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called
butternuts. See Butternut.
Wal"rus (?), n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan valros, Sw.
vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse; akin to Icel.
hrosshvalr, AS. horshwæl. See Whale, and Horse.] (Zoöl.) A very large
marine mammal (Trichecus rosmarus) of the Seal family, native of the
Arctic Ocean. The male has long and powerful tusks descending from the
upper jaw. It uses these in procuring food and in fighting. It is
hunted for its oil, ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks.
Called also morse.
The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait (Trichecus obesus)
is regarded by some as a distinct species, by others as a variety of
the common walrus.
Wal"ter (?), v. i. [See Welter.] To roll or wallow; to welter. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Wal"tron (?), n. A walrus. [Obs.] Woodward.
Wal"ty (?), a. [Cf. Walter to roll.] Liable to roll over; crank; as, a
walty ship. [R.] Longfellow.
Waltz (?), n. [G. walzer, from walzen to roll, revolve, dance, OHG.
walzan to roll; akin to AS. wealtan. See Welter.] A dance performed by
two persons in circular figures with a whirling motion; also, a piece
of music composed in triple measure for this kind of dance.
Waltz, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waltzed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Waltzing.] To
dance a waltz.
Waltz"er (?), n. A person who waltzes.
Wal"we (?), v. To wallow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Wa"ly (?), interj. [Cf. Welaway.] An exclamation of grief. [Obs. or
Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Wam"ble (?), v. i. [Cf. Dan. vamle, and vammel squeamish, ready to
vomit, Icel. væma to feel nausea, væminn nauseous.] 1. To heave; to be
disturbed by nausea; — said of the stomach. L'Estrange.