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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
weather \weath"er\, v. t. imp. p. p. weathered; p. pr.
vb. n. weathering.
1913 webster
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
see also:
weathered weathering to weather a point to weather out
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
weathered \weath"ered\, a.
1. arch. made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a
weathered cornice or window sill.
1913 webster
2. geol. having the surface altered in color, texture, or
composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the
elements.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
weathered
adj : worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered
shingles" syn: weather-beaten, weatherworn
see also:
weather-beaten weatherworn
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