Milton.
To weary out, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.
Syn. — To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See Jade.
Wea"ry, v. i. To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to
weary of an undertaking.
Wea"sand (?), n. [OE. wesand, AS. wsend; akin to OFries. wsende,
wsande; cf. OHG. weisunt.] The windpipe; — called also, formerly,
wesil. [Formerly, written also, wesand, and wezand.]
Cut his weasand with thy knife.
Shak.
Wea"sel (?), n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel, G. wiesel,
OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyivsla, Dan. väsel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain
origin; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, cat, weasel.] (Zoöl.) Any one of various
species of small carnivores belonging to the genus Putorius, as the
ermine and ferret. They have a slender, elongated body, and are noted
for the quickness of their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit
in destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other species are
brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others are brown at all
seasons.
Malacca weasel, the rasse. — Weasel coot, a female or young male of the
smew; — so called from the resemblance of the head to that of a weasel.
Called also weasel duck. — Weasel lemur, a short-tailed lemur
(Lepilemur mustelinus). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown below,
with the throat white.
Wea"sel-faced` (?), a. Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.
Wea"ser (?), n. (Zoöl.) The American merganser; — called also weaser
sheldrake. [Local, U. S.]
Wea"si*ness (?), n. Quality or state of being weasy; full feeding;
sensual indulgence. [Obs.] Joye.
Wea"sy (?), a. [Cf. Weasand.] Given to sensual indulgence; gluttonous.
[Obs.] Joye.
Weath"er (?), n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar, OFries.
weder, D. weder, weêr, G. wetter, OHG. wetar, Icel. veðr, Dan. veir,
Sw. väder wind, air, weather, and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather;
or perhaps to Lith. vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E.
wind. Cf. Wither.]
1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold,
wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any
other meteorological phenomena; meteorological condition of the
atmosphere; as, warm weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather,
etc.
Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot weather.
Shak.
Fair weather cometh out of the north.
Job xxxvii. 22.
2. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation of the
state of the air. Bacon.