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Willed
(gcide) | Will \Will\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Willed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Willing. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we,
ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See Will, n.]
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1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of
choice; to ordain; to decree. "What she will to do or
say." --Milton.
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By all law and reason, that which the Parliament
will not, is no more established in this kingdom.
--Milton.
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Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good,
and that we should be happy. --Barrow.
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2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an
act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.]
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They willed me say so, madam. --Shak.
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Send for music,
And will the cooks to use their best of cunning
To please the palate. --Beau. & Fl.
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As you go, will the lord mayor . . .
To attend our further pleasure presently. --J.
Webster.
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3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to
bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child;
also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that
his nephew should have his watch.
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self-willed
(encz) | self-willed,tvrdohlavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
strong-willed
(encz) | strong-willed, |
twilled
(encz) | twilled, adj: |
unwilled
(encz) | unwilled, adj: |
Self-willed
(gcide) | Self-willed \Self`-willed"\, a.
Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of
others; obstinate.
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Self-willedness
(gcide) | Self-willedness \Self`-willed"ness\, n.
Obstinacy. --Sir W. Scott.
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Swilled
(gcide) | Swill \Swill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Swilled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swilling.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.]
1. To wash; to drench. [Obs.]
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As fearfully as doth a galled rock
O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,
Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean. --Shak.
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2. [Properly, to drink like a pig. See Swill, n.] To drink
in great draughts; to swallow greedily.
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Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring
sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and
cider. --Smollett.
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3. To inebriate; to fill with drink.
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I should be loth
To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence
Of such late wassailers. --Milton.
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Twilled
(gcide) | Twill \Twill\ (tw[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Twilled
(tw[i^]l); p. pr. & vb. n. Twilling.] [Scotch tweel;
probably from LG. twillen to make double, from twi- two; akin
to AS. twi-, E. twi- in twilight. See Twice, and cf.
Tweed, Tweel.]
To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of
diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.
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Unswilled
(gcide) | Unswilled \Unswilled\
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Unwilled
(gcide) | Unwilled \Un*willed"\, a. [1st pref. un- + will.]
Deprived of the faculty of will or volition. --Mrs. Browning.
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self-willed
(wn) | self-willed
adj 1: habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition [syn:
froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful,
wilful] |
strong-willed
(wn) | strong-willed
adj 1: having a determined will [syn: strong-minded, {strong-
willed}] |
twilled
(wn) | twilled
adj 1: of textiles; having parallel raised lines [syn: corded,
twilled] |
unwilled
(wn) | unwilled
adj 1: without deliberate intent; "my heart with unwilled love
grew warm"- George Macdonald [syn: unintentional,
unwilled]
2: without deliberate volition |
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