WITHED

Verb

withed

simple past tense and past participle of withe

Anagrams

• Whited, whited

Source: Wiktionary


WITHE

Withe, n. Etym: [OE. withe. Withy, n.] [Written also with.]

1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a willow or osier twig; a withy.

2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.

3. (Naut.)

Definition: An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom, with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged out and secured; a wythe. R. H. Dana, Jr.

4. (Arch.)

Definition: A partition between flues in a chimney.

Withe, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Withed; p. pr. & vb. n. Withing.]

Definition: To bind or fasten with withes. You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and baited to death. Bp. Hall.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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