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2141. vitrifīed ppl.

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Of pottery: given a glassy surface, glazed.

2142. volowinge ppl.

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Fig. Swelling, puffed up; volowinge pride.

2143. vǒutrand ppl.

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Committing adultery.

2144. wæling ppl.

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?Wanton, shameless.

2145. wanshāpe ppl.

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Misshapen, monstrous.

2146. wā̆r-lō̆ked ppl.

Additional spellings: warloked
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Of a wild horse: restrained (by shackles).

2147. warred ppl.

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Having knobs or protuberances; of a tree or piece of wood: having burls, knobs, or knots [last quot. may contain a punning ref. to, or perh. belong to, waren v.(2)].

2148. wā̆sted ppl.

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In comb.: streit wasted, of clothing: fitted with a narrow waist.

2149. weied ppl.

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Supplied with roads; not weied, trackless, pathless, desolate; thre weied, where three ways meet, having a meeting of three roads.

2150. wei-fāring(e ppl.

Additional spellings: weifaring, wei-faringe, weifaringe
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Engaged in travel or journeying, itinerant; wei-faring man, a traveler, esp. one who goes on foot; also, a vagrant, brief sojourner, an exile; also in fig. context.

2151. wei-fẹ̄ring(e ppl.

Additional spellings: weifering, wei-feringe, weiferinge
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(a) Engaged in travel, itinerant; vagrant; wei-fering man, a traveler; a transient, a vagrant; also in fig. context; also, fig. one who lives in this world as a pilgrim, regarding earthly life as a…

2152. wel-bilǒved ppl.

Additional spellings: welbiloved
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(a) Generally loved or esteemed, popular; also, respected, admired (b) dearly loved, cherished, precious; also, benign [last quot.]; (c) in salutations: dear; also used as conventional epithet, with…

2153. wel-dọ̄inge ppl.

Additional spellings: weldoinge
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(a) Acting properly or virtuously; well behaved, proper in demeanor; also, beneficent [last quot.] (b) of warriors: performing admirably, valiant; also, as noun: those who conduct themselves…

2154. wel-dọ̄n(e ppl.

Additional spellings: weldon, wel-done, weldone
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(a) Rightly done; appropriate, fitting; praiseworthy, virtuous; also used as exclamation expressing approbation [last quot.]; (b) well-to-do, successful; (c) wel-don to, well treated.

2155. wel-fāring(e ppl.

Additional spellings: welfaring, wel-faringe, welfaringe
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(a) Of a person, a part of the body: good-looking, fair, handsome; of written letters: well formed; (b) of a document: properly drawn up, couched in proper legal terms.

2156. wel-paied ppl.

Additional spellings: welpaied
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(a) Fully satisfied, pleased; also, content [see also paien v. 2.(c)]; holden wel-paied; (b) amply compensated; also, paid in full; (c) amply remunerative.

2157. wel-quẹ̄med ppl.

Additional spellings: welquemed
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Pleasant.

2158. wel-quẹ̄ming ppl.

Additional spellings: welqueming
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Pleasant, pleasing.

2159. wel-set(te ppl.

Additional spellings: welset, wel-sette, welsette
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(a) Suitable, appropriate, fitting (b) fixed, resolved; firmly established, well placed; of a person: determined [quot. a1450]; also, well supported, well-to-do, wealthy [last quot.]; (c) well…

2160. wel-settinge ppl.

Additional spellings: welsettinge
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Suitable, appropriate, fitting.