n. (Bot.) A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The maximum rate of information transfer (measured in bits/second) that can be carried by a communication channel. “The bandwidth of an analog telephone line is less than 100 kilobits per second.” [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. (Her.) Diagonally. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ AS. blōwīte; blōd blood, + wīte wite, fine. ] (Anc. Law) A fine or amercement paid as part of a settlement for the shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the family; one who works for his living. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Breadthwise. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dwindled p. pr. & vb. n. Dwindling ] [ From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away, AS. dwīnan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish, Icel. dvīna to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is added to the root with a diminutive force. ] To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume away; to become degenerate; to fall away. [ 1913 Webster ]

Weary sennights nine times nine
Shall he dwindle, peak and pine. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Religious societies, though begun with excellent intentions,
are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To make less; to bring low. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To break; to disperse. [ R. ] Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling. [ R. ] Mrs. Oliphant. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. gradually decreasing until little remains.
Syn. -- tapering, tapering off. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the act or process of becoming gradually less until little remains; as, there is no greater sadness that the dwindling away of a family.
Syn. -- dwindling away. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ See Dwindle. ] To waste away; to pine; to languish. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } adv. 1. On end; erectly; in an upright position. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. With the end forward. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To dwindle away; to disappear. [ Obs. ] Rom of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. from AS. gōd good + wiht creature, wight. ] (Zool.) One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidæ. The European black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit (Limosa hæmastica), and others, are valued as game birds. Called also godwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The mistress of a house. [ Archaic ] Robynson (More's Utopia). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Hood + wink. ] 1. To blind by covering the eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

We will blind and hoodwink him. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cover; to hide. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon. “Hoodwinked with kindness.” Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named after the chemist Ludwig. ] (Min.) A borate of iron and magnesia, occurring in fibrous masses of a blackish green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Midwives [ OE. midwif, fr. AS. mid with (akin to Gr. &unr_;) + &unr_; woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See Meta-, and Wife. ] A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To assist in childbirth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To perform the office of midwife. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth; obstetrics. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Assistance at childbirth; help or cooperation in production. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. midwinter. ] The middle of winter. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To midwife. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Zool.) The local name of various fishes, as the European black sea bream (Cantharus lineatus), the American alewife, etc. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Zool.) A tropical Atlantic fish (Bessy cerca). [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- queen triggerfish, Bessy cerca, oldwench, Balistes vetula. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A common long-tailed sea duck (Clangula hyemalis) of the northern parts of the US; also called old squaw. [ wns=2 ]
Syn. -- old squaw, Clangula hyemalis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Zool.) A European thrush (Turdus iliacus). Its under wing coverts are orange red. Called also redwinged thrush. (b) A North American passerine bird (Agelarius phœniceus) of the family Icteridae. The male is black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered with orange, on each wing. Called also redwinged blackbird, red-winged troupial, marsh blackbird, and swamp blackbird. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Named from the Earl of Sandwich. ] Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat, cheese, or the like, between them. [ 1913 Webster ]

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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Sandwiched p. pr. & vb. n. Sandwiching. ] To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert between portions of something dissimilar; to form of alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a different nature; to interlard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied; called also hoagie, hero, hero sandwich, grinder, sub, submarine, poor boy, and Italian sandwich. A single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings and cut into pieces for individual consumption. [ PJC ]