To weather a point. (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on
the lee side. (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against
opposition. — To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with
difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
Weath"er, v. i. To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to
suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter,
under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.
The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard matrix in which
they are imbedded has weathered from around them.
H. Miller.
Weath"er, a. (Naut.) Being toward the wind, or windward — opposed to
lee; as, weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,
weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.
Weather gauge. (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of
another. (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage in
position.
To veer, and tack, and steer a cause Against the weather gauge of laws.
Hudibras.
— Weather helm (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing vessel to
come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to put the helm up, that
is, toward the weather side. — Weather shore (Naut.), the shore to the
windward of a ship. Totten. — Weather tide (Naut.), the tide which sets
against the lee side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. Mar.
Dict.
Weath"er-beat`en (?), a. Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by
exposure to the weather, especially to severe weather. Shak.
Weath"er-bit` (?), n. (Naut.) A turn of the cable about the end of the
windlass, without the bits.
Weath"er*bit`, v. t. (Naut.) To take another turn with, as a cable
around a windlass. Totten.
Weath"er-bit`ten (?), a. Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to
the weather. Coleridge.
Weath"er*board` (?), n. 1. (Naut.) (a) That side of a vessel which is
toward the wind; the windward side. (b) A piece of plank placed in a
porthole, or other opening, to keep out water.
2. (a) (Arch.) A board extending from the ridge to the eaves along the
slope of the gable, and forming a close junction between the shingling
of a roof and the side of the building beneath. (b) A clapboard or
feather-edged board used in weatherboarding.
Weath"er-board`, v. t. (Arch.) To nail boards upon so as to lap one
over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc. Gwilt.
Weath"er*board`ing, n. (Arch.) (a) The covering or siding of a
building, formed of boards lapping over one another, to exclude rain,
snow, etc. (b) Boards adapted or intended for such use.
Weath"er-bound` (?), a. Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by
bad weather; as, a weather-bound vessel.
Weath"er*cock` (?), n. 1. A vane, or weather vane; — so called because
originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire
with the wind, and showing its direction. "As a wedercok that turneth
his face with every wind." Chaucer.
Noisy weathercocks rattled and sang of mutation.
Longfellow.
2. Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and frequently; one who
veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant
person.
Weath"er*cock`, v. t. To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a
weathercock for.
Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire.
Tennyson.
Weath"er-driv`en (?), a. Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of
weather. Carew.
Weath"ered (?), a. 1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water;
as, a weathered cornice or window sill.
2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or
composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements.
Weath"er-fend` (?), v. t. To defend from the weather; to shelter. Shak.
[We] barked the white spruce to weather-fend the roof.
Emerson.
Weath"er*glass` (?), n. An instrument to indicate the state of the
atmosphere, especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence
changes of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.
Poor man's weatherglass. (Bot.) See under Poor.
Weath"er*ing, n. (Geol.) The action of the elements on a rock in
altering its color, texture, or composition, or in rounding off its
edges.
Weath"er*li*ness (?), n. (Naut.) The quality of being weatherly.
Weath"er*ly, a. (Naut.) Working, or able to sail, close to the wind;
as, a weatherly ship. Cooper.
Weath"er*most` (?), a. (Naut.) Being farthest to the windward.
Weath"er*proof` (?), a. Proof against rough weather.
Weath"er*wise` (?), a. Skillful in forecasting the changes of the
weather. Hakluyt.
Weath"er*wis`er (?), n. [Cf. Waywiser.] Something that foreshows the
weather. [Obs.] Derham.
Weath"er*worn` (?), a. Worn by the action of, or by exposure to, the
weather.
Weave (?), v. t. [imp. Wove (?); p. p. Woven (?), Wove; p. pr. & vb. n.
Weaving. The regular imp. & p. p. Weaved (&?;), is rarely used.] [OE.
weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG. weban, Icel. vefa,
Sw. väfva, Dan. væve, Gr. &?;, v., &?; web, Skr. &?;r&?;avbhi spider,
lit., wool weaver. Cf. Waper, Waffle, Web, Weevil, Weft, Woof.]
1. To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to form a
texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as, to weave wool,
silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close connection or intermixture; to
unite intimately.
This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.
Shak.
That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired silk To deck her
sons.
Milton.
And for these words, thus woven into song.
Byron.
2. To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as a texture
of any kind, by putting together textile materials; as, to weave
broadcloth; to weave a carpet; hence, to form into a fabric; to
compose; to fabricate; as, to weave the plot of a story.
When she weaved the sleided silk.
Shak.
Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves.
Ld. Lytton.
Weave, v. i. 1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.