Wardian: Definition and part of speech

Wardian

  1. a. Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants; — so named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, an Englishman.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wardmote: Definition and part of speech

Wardmote

  1. n. Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a court formerly held in each ward of London for trying defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the like.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Wardrobe: Definition and part of speech

Wardrobe

  1. v. t. A privy.
  2. v. t. A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.
  3. v. t. Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal decoration.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Warder: Definition and part of speech

Warder

  1. n. A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in chief, and used in signaling his will.
  2. n. One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Warden: Definition and part of speech

Warden

  1. n. A large, hard pear, chiefly used for baking and roasting.
  2. n. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.
  3. n. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden of a prison.
  4. n. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically (Eccl.), a churchwarden.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.