Webster's practical dictionary A practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . iv. To procure money.— To takew. or get w. To be divulged, become public.—Wind,wind, V. t. [Orig. winded (winded), hut now wound<wownd); winding.] To blow, sound by blowing;csp., to sound so that the notes shall be prolonged andmutually involved. —Windage, wlndej, n. {Gun.)The difference between the diameter of the bore of agun and that of the shot fired from it.—Windhound,€i. {Naut.) Preven
Webster's practical dictionary A practical dictionary of the English language, giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the Unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . iv. To procure money.— To takew. or get w. To be divulged, become public.—Wind,wind, V. t. [Orig. winded (winded), hut now wound<wownd); winding.] To blow, sound by blowing;csp., to sound so that the notes shall be prolonged andmutually involved. —Windage, wlndej, n. {Gun.)The difference between the diameter of the bore of agun and that of the shot fired from it.—Windhound,€i. {Naut.) Prevented from sailing by a contrarywind.—Wind^fall, -fawl, ?i. Anything blown downor off by the wind, as fruit from a tree, or the treeitself; an unexpected legacy, or other gain.—Wind-less, a. Having no wind;out of breath. — Wind-mill, n. A mill turnedby the Wind.—Window,-do, n. An opening inthe wall of a buildingfor the admission of lightand air, usually closedby glazed sashes, capableof being opened and shut;the door or sash thatcloses the aperture: a lat-tice or casement. — A seat in andunder a window.—Wind-pipe, n. (Anat.) The pas-sage for the breath to and. Windmill. from the lungs; the trachea, , in illust. of LtrNG.—Windrow, winro, n. A row or line of hay rakedtogether, to be rolled into cocks or heaps. —Wind-ward, n. The point or side from which the windblows. — ft. Situated toward the point from whichthe wind blows.— adv. Toward the wind; in the di-rection from which the wind blows. — To lay an an-chor to windvjard. To adopt previous or anticipato-ry measures for success or security. — Windy, -Y, a.[-lER; -lEST.] Consisting of, accompanied or charac-terized by, or exposed to, wind; next the wind ;windward; tempestuous; boisterous; serving to oc-casion wind or gas in the intestines; flatulent; at-tended, or caused, hv wind or gas in the intestines;empty; airy. — Wihdiness, n. — Wind-broken,-brokn, a. Diseased in the
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