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weathered
(encz) | weathered,zvětralý adj: Jaroslav Šedivý |
Weathered
(gcide) | Weather \Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weathered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Weathering.]
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1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to
air.
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[An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the
air
To weather his broad sails. --Spenser.
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This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer.
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2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against
and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to
weather the storm.
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For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow.
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You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.
Robertson.
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3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather
a cape; to weather another ship.
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4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
--Encyc. Brit.
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To weather a point.
(a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee
side.
(b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against
opposition.
To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with
difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
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Weathered
(gcide) | Weathered \Weath"ered\, a.
1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a
weathered cornice or window sill.
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2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or
composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the
elements.
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weathered
(wn) | weathered
adj 1: worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered
shingles" [syn: weather-beaten, weatherworn,
weathered] |
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unweathered
(encz) | unweathered, adj: |
Weathered
(gcide) | Weather \Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weathered; p. pr. &
vb. n. Weathering.]
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1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to
air.
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[An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the
air
To weather his broad sails. --Spenser.
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This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer.
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2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against
and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to
weather the storm.
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For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow.
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You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.
Robertson.
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3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather
a cape; to weather another ship.
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4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.
--Encyc. Brit.
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To weather a point.
(a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee
side.
(b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against
opposition.
To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with
difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.
[1913 Webster]Weathered \Weath"ered\, a.
1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a
weathered cornice or window sill.
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2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or
composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the
elements.
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unweathered
(wn) | unweathered
adj 1: not worn by exposure to the weather; "chemical weathering
was beginning to attack the unweathered bedrock" |
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