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WEM
Etymology
Noun
wem (plural wems)
(UK dialectal) A spot, stain, or mark; (by extension) a (moral) blemish or fault.
Anagrams
• MWE, Mew, mew
Etymology
Proper noun
Wem
A small market town and civil parish with a town council in north in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5129).
Usage notes
Wem Rural is a separate civil parish.
Anagrams
• MWE, Mew, mew
Source: Wiktionary
Wem, n. Etym: [Cf. Womb.]
Definition: The abdomen; the uterus; the womb. [Obs.]
Wem, n. Etym: [AS. wam, wamm.]
Definition: Spot; blemish; harm; hurt. [Obs.] Wyclif. Withouten wem of you, through foul and fair. Chaucer.
Wem, v. t. Etym: [AS. wemman.]
Definition: To stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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