n. 1. 1 a gentian of East North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers.
Syn. -- ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian, Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk medicine.
Syn. -- boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who, or that which, bedews. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bejeweled or Bejewelled p. pr. & vb. n. Bejeweling or Bejewelling. ] To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle. “Bejeweled hands.” Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bewept p. pr. & vb. n. Beweeping. ] [ AS. bew&unr_;pan; pref. be- + weep. ] To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears. “His timeless death beweeping.” Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To weep. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Bewet, Bewetted. ] To wet or moisten. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a coarse prickly European weed (Echium vulgare) with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in the U. S.
Syn. -- blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A plant of the Mint family and genus Lycopus; esp. Lycopus Virginicus, which has mild narcotic and astringent properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized in North America, having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears.
Syn. -- cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, gosmore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. [ Cape, from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa + weed. ] a type of low-growing, creeping plant (Arctotheca calendulaceae), used as a ground cover in warm climates. RHUD [ PJC ]

n. (Bot.) The cudweed (Gnaphalium), used to prevent or cure chafing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who chews. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A kind of meat pie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Costly. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. for clewel, dim. of clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl. √26. ] Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cruet. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ OE. dasewen, daswen; cf. AS. dysegian to be foolish. ] To become dim-sighted; to become dazed or dazzled. [ Obs. ] Chauscer. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. adj. of or pertaining to Dewey. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Drink. ] Given to drink; drunken. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Enter- + mew to molt. ] (Zoöl.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who eschews. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. eówu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi, ouwi, Icel. ær, Goth. awēþi a flock of sheep, awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. 'o`i:s, Skr. avi. √231. ] (Zoöl.) The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a neck like a ewe; -- said of horses in which the arch of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out. Youwatt. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water carrier, F. évier a washing place, sink, aiguière ewer, L. aquarius, adj., water carrying, n., a water carrier, fr. aqua water; akin to Goth. ahwa water, river, OHG. aha, G. au, aue, meadow. √219. Cf. Aquarium, Aquatic, Island. ] A kind of wide-mouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to hold water for the toilet. [ 1913 Webster ]

Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands. Shak.

{ n. [ From Ewer. ] An office or place of household service where the ewers were formerly kept. [ Enq. ] Parker. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ Fare (thou, you) + well. ] Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. [ 1913 Webster ]

And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before I take my farewell of the subject. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. Tickell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Fuel. ] Fuel. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. (b) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having large flews. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Fore + wend. ] To go before. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Israelitish woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Prepared in hell. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Hind a peasant. ] A domestic servant; a retainer. [ Obs. ] “False homely hewe.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who hews. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A composite plant (Erigeron Canadensis), which is a common weed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a person who is interviewed. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or obtaining information for publication. [ 1913 Webster ]

It would have made him the prince of interviewers in these days. Leslie Stephen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. juel, jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See Joy. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design. [ 1913 Webster ]

Plate of rare device, and jewels
Of rich and exquisite form. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A precious stone; a gem. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious thing. “Our prince (jewel of children).” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a crystal or precious stone, as a ruby. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jewel block (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard, through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Jeweled or Jewelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Jeweling, or Jewelling. ] To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels; to bejewel. [ 1913 Webster ]

The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. joaillier. ] One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and similar ornaments. [ Written also jeweller. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Jeweler's gold. See under Gold. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.
Syn. -- beaded, beady, bejewelled, bejeweled, bespangled, gemmed, sequined, spangled, spangly. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. See Jewelry. [ Chiefly Brit. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. joaillerie. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The art or trade of a jeweler. Cotgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An erect plant (Talinum paniculatum) with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers, grwing from Southwestern North America to Central America; it has been widely introduced elsewhere.
Syn. -- Talinum paniculatum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) See Impatiens. [ 1913 Webster ]