WIDEAWAKE

Etymology

Named after a nearby colony of wideawakes, or sooty terns.

Proper noun

Wideawake

(US, informal) Ascension Island

Etymology

Noun

wideawake (plural wideawakes)

A bird, the sooty tern.

(historical) A type of hat with a broad brim made of black or brown felt.

Source: Wiktionary


Wide`-a*wake", a.

Definition: Fully awake; not Dickens.

Wide`-a*wake", n.

Definition: A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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