† wiltn.¹

Etymology: Origin obscure.

Obsolete.

= wile n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun]

listOE

wiþercraftc1175

wilta1230

craftc1275

sleightc1275

engine?a1300

quaintisec1300

vaidiec1325

wilec1374

cautelc1375

sophistryc1385

quaintnessc1390

voisdie1390

havilon?a1400

foxeryc1400

subtletyc1400

undercraftc1400

practic?a1439

callidityc1450

policec1450

wilinessc1450

craftiness1484

gin1543

cautility1554

cunning1582

cautelousness1584

panurgy1586

policy1587

foxshipa1616

cunningnessa1625

subdolousness1635

dexterity1656

insidiousnessa1677

versuteness1685

pawkiness1687

sleight-hand1792

pawkery1820

vulpinism1851

downiness1865

foxiness1875

slimness1899

slypussness1908

a1230 St. Katherine 891 Þe wrenchfule feont, þurh onden, wið his wiles [MS. Royal wiltes] weorp him ut.

a1250 Ancr. R. MS. C.C.C.C. 402, lf. 61 Hu ȝe schulen witen ow wið þes deofles wiltes.

Derivatives

† wiltful adj. Obsolete wily.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective]

warec888

craftyOE

hinderyeapc1000

yepec1000

foxc1175

slya1200

hinderc1200

quaint?c1225

wrenchfulc1225

wiltfula1250

wilyc1330

subtle1340

cautelous138.

sleightful1380

subtile1387

enginousa1393

wilfula1400

wilyc1407

sleighty1412

serpentinec1422

ginnousa1425

wittya1425

semyc1440

artificial?a1475

sleight1495

slapea1500

shrewdc1525

craftly1526

foxy1528

gleering?1533

foxish1535

insidious1545

vafrous1548

wily beguile1550

wilely1556

fine1559

todly1571

practic1585

subdolous1588

captious1590

witryff1598

cautel1606

cunninga1616

versute1616

shiftfula1618

artificious1624

insidiary1625

canny1628

lapwing-like1638

pawky?a1640

tricksome1648

callid1656

versutious1660

artful1663

slim1674

dexterous1701

trickish1705

supple1710

slid1719

vulpinary1721

tricksy1766

trickful1775

sneck-drawing1786

tricky1786

louche1819

sneck-drawn1820

slyish1828

vulpine1830

kokum1839

spidery1843

dodgy1861

ladino1863

carney1881

slinky1951

a1250 Ancr. R. MS. 73 b Hit bringeð to noht al þes deofles wiheles nawt ane his strengðes & his stronge turnes ah deð his wiltfule [so also MS. Caius 234, lf. 156 b; MS. Cott. Nero wihtful, Titus wilfule] crokes & his wrenchfule wicche~creftes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2020).

wiltn.²

Brit.

/wɪlt/, U.S.

/wɪlt/

Etymology: < wilt v.

The action or an act of wilting; spec. (also wilt disease) any fungous disease of plants which is characterized by wilting.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > condition of having lost freshness > losing freshness

wallowingc1230

welkeningc1450

withering?1523

quailing1542

wilt1855

the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > type of disease > fungal > various diseases

footrot1706

botrytis1751

leaf spot1846

winter rot1857

leaf blotch1860

downy mildew1886

sun scald1896

Septoria1897

spike-disease1906

fusarium rot1907

hadromycosis1916

verticillium wilt1916

wilt1916

die-off1918

rhynchosporium1918

shoestring rot1931

vascular wilt (disease)1946

1855 H. Ainslie Pilgr. Land Burns (1892) 315 To stiffen the wilt that this wilderness Has brought on this bosom and brain.

1916 Q. Rev. Oct. 357 Rusts, smuts, wilts, and insect-attacks were calamities to be patiently endured.

1918 W. A. Davis Study Indigo Soils Bihar 8 In 1907, two diseases appeared simultaneously—the so-called ‘wilt’ disease and the less serious insect pest ‘psylla’.

1946 Nature 13 July 56/1 I came across what is apparently a hitherto undescribed wilt disease of the oil palm.

1961 A. Schoenfeld tr. Stapp Bacterial Plant Pathogens i. 103 This wilt disease [of beans] can be said with certainty not to occur in Germany.

1981 S. Buczacki & Harris Collins Guide to Pests of Garden Plants 306 Most wilts are caused by Deutero~mycete fungi.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wiltadj.

Brit.

/wɪlt/, U.S.

/wɪlt/, Scottish English

/wɪlt/

Forms: northern and north-east midlands late Middle English willed, late Middle English willid; Scottish 1800s– willed, 1800s– wilt.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: will v.³, -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < will v.³ + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier will adj.

Now Scottish (chiefly Shetland and Orkney) and rare.

In predicative use: astray, lost; (figurative) perplexed; = will adj. Sc. National Dict. (at Will) records the word as still in use in the Northern Isles and Perthshire in 1974.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective]

yblenta1225

amazed?c1225

wory?c1225

mingedc1275

willc1300

distracta1340

confounded1362

confuse1362

distraitc1374

whapedc1374

wilsomea1375

poseletc1390

distraught1393

perplexa1425

wildc1440

wiltc1440

dodemusydc1450

mistedc1450

unclearc1475

mazed1493

perplexeda1500

traversablea1500

mazyc1525

entangled1561

muddy?1571

distraughted1572

moidered1587

wondering1592

puzzled1598

plundered1601

distracted1604

uncollected1613

wildered1642

turbid1647

tosticated1650

fuddled1656

pixie-led1659

puzzling1692

bumbazed1720

maffled1820

obfuscated1822

confused1825

muddly1829

mystified1833

maze1842

obfusticatedc1844

head-scratching1849

clueless1862

flustery1862

befogged1868

deurmekaar1871

mosy1887

skewgee1890

buggered-up1893

confusticated1898

smock-ravelled1904

messed-up1913

screwed-up1943

hung up1945

lost1967

gravelled-

society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > having missed the way > lost or having lost direction

wiltc1440

lost1526

wildered1656

bewildered1685

bushed1885

disoriented1957

c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 3230 Me thoughte I was in a wode, willed, myn one.

a1450 York Plays (1885) 241 Qwat way is he willid In þis worlde wyde?

1899 J. Spence Shetland Folk-lore 227 ‘They're wilt that wales’ has reference to the difficulty often experienced in choosing among many things.

1910 A. W. Johnston & A. Johnston Old-lore Misc. III. i. 32 Tammy made for hame bit nae kent he whit wey tae geong, he waas fair willed.

1932 J. M. E. Saxby Shetland Trad. Lore 51 You get wilt among the dark apartments of the Will-Helyer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

wiltv.

Brit.

/wɪlt/, U.S.

/wɪlt/

Etymology: Of dialect origin (in early 19th cent. largely U.S.), having a widespread variant welt (welt v.³); perhaps alteration of wilk , welk v.¹

a. intransitive. Of plants or their parts: To become limp or flaccid, through heat or drought.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > wither [verb (intransitive)] > wilt or droop

wallowa1340

fade1340

welken1398

vade1492

flag1611

mourn1612

wilt1691

wilter1790

to miff off1883

1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 80 To Wilt, for wither, spoken of green Herbs or Flowers, is a general word.

1781 Ann. Reg. 1779 ii. 108/1 Let it remain exposed to the sun throughout the day, or until the leaves are entirely wilted, as it is termed in America.

1781 Ann. Reg. 1779 ii. 108/2 If the sun does not appear for several days,..they [sc. leaves of the tobacco-plant] must remain to wilt.

1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) (at cited word) These flowers are all wilted.

1807 Salmagundi 11 Nov. 351 A Cabbage leaf wilting before a hot fire.

1825 [see sense 1b].

1865 G. W. Gesner A. Gesner's Pract. Treat. Coal (ed. 2) ii. 36 [They] wilted down like leaves when the forest is on fire.

1867 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) I. 378 Some flowers will not bear to be handled without wilting.

1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 506 The tissues of the flower begin to soften and wilt very soon after separation from the plant.

1897 T. H. Warren By Severn Sea 27 Magic bowers never wilting.

b. transferred and gen. To become limp; to lose energy or vigour; to become dispirited or nerveless.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > be weak > become weak

of-fall?a1200

fail?c1225

wastea1300

languisha1325

defail1340

languora1375

defaulta1382

wastea1387

faintc1450

mortifyc1475

hink?a1500

traik?a1513

droopc1540

unquick1595

macerate1598

dodder1617

lachanize1623

smartle1673

break1726

go1748

sink1780

wilt1787

falter1799

weaken1886

to go down1892

to go out of curl1924

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > be inconstant [verb (intransitive)] > become weak in character

wilt1862

wilter1888

1787 A. Adams Lett. (1848) 333 Mrs. Cranch..is wilted just enough to last to perpetuity.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. xvii. 109 Look o' the major!..pale as death; and wiltin' away, like a cabbage leaf, in the hot sun.

1857 in Harper's Mag. Dec. (1883) 165 My..ruffles wilted to the consistency..of an after-dinner napkin.

1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. ii. i. 71 They..wilt right down ez debtors will thet stumble on a dun.

1890 G. A. Henty With Lee in Virginia xv The man is as hard as a rock... He wilted a little when you were telling your story, but [etc.].

1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Jan. 1/2 The old aristocracy seemed as if it was going to wilt before this new commonwealth of wits.

a. transitive. To cause to become limp; to deprive of stiffness, energy, vigour, or spirit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > cause to wither [verb (transitive)]

pincha1777

wilta1817

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > cause to become inconstant [verb (transitive)] > cause to become weak in character

false?c1225

stagger1627

wilta1817

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)] > cause to lose vitality or vigour

languisha1464

castrate1554

damp1564

dead1586

flag1602

wooden1641

dispirit1647

deaden1684

disvigorate1694

devitalize1849

narcotize1852

wilt1855

woodenize1877

abirritate1882

a1817 T. Dwight Theol. (1818) IV. cxiv. 156 Despots..have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility.

1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. xix. 349 They had secured for his cause no monarchical friends, but had wilted the enthusiasm of the people.

1888 M. Deland John Ward 233 The full blaze of sunshine..was wilting the dish of violets.

b. Agriculture. To leave (mown grass, etc.) to dry partially in the open before putting it in a silo.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > harvest (a crop) [verb (transitive)] > dry crops in field

make1425

win1557

save1719

ted1796

field1844

wilt1971

1971 Power Farming Mar. 9/1 ‘But,’ said Mr. Whitton, ‘the loader must be used as part of a system, and it is most essential that the silage be wilted and chopped.’

1974 BSI News May 8/3 The process of wilting the crop [of grass] from 75%–85% moisture content down to 55%–65%.

1980 Daily Tel. 28 Jan. 10/4 New techniques such as wilting the crop in the field before it is ensiled.

Derivatives

ˈwilted adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > with reduced vitality

pulled1616

down-man1670

untoned1803

wilted1809

collapsed1847

toneless1854

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > withered or dry

withered1488

wizened1513

starven1546

faded1574

starved1578

flaccid1626

davereda1794

wilted1809

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. vii. 177 Fanciful festoons of wilted peaches and dried apples.

1830 Examiner 35/1 A wilted, sinew-shrunk old hunks.

1883 G. Allen in Knowledge 3 Aug. 65/1 It is a tall wilted-looking thing, this broomrape.

ˈwilting adj. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [noun] > poor growth

withering?1523

unthriftiness1707

welting1766

marcescence1855

wilting1884

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > growing poorly or withering

feyOE

withering1599

weak1600

misliking1601

unfirm1616

languishing1683

sickly1697

marcescent1727

weakly1775

miffy1850

wilting1884

1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 356/2 Wilting flowers are hardly appropriate to a steamship.

wilting coefficient n. the moisture content of the soil (expressed as a percentage of its dry weight) when a plant begins to wilt.

ΘΠ

the world > the earth > water > [noun] > water in or percolating through soil > specific water content of soil

chresard1905

field capacity1908

wilting coefficient1912

1912 Briggs & Shantz in Bull. U.S. Bureau Plant Industry No. 230. 9 It appears advisable to use a more specific term for the moisture content of the soil corresponding to the wilting point of a plant, and we have employed the term ‘wilting coefficient’ in this sense in the present paper.

1980 Communications Soil Sci. & Plant Analysis XI. 843 Studies were performed to determine the wilting coefficient of various selected light tropical soils collected at different locations in..Venezuela.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹a1230

n.²1855

adj.c1440

v.1691

单词	wilt
释义	† wiltn.¹ Etymology: Origin obscure. Obsolete. = wile n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] listOE wiþercraftc1175 wilta1230 craftc1275 sleightc1275 engine?a1300 quaintisec1300 vaidiec1325 wilec1374 cautelc1375 sophistryc1385 quaintnessc1390 voisdie1390 havilon?a1400 foxeryc1400 subtletyc1400 undercraftc1400 practic?a1439 callidityc1450 policec1450 wilinessc1450 craftiness1484 gin1543 cautility1554 cunning1582 cautelousness1584 panurgy1586 policy1587 foxshipa1616 cunningnessa1625 subdolousness1635 dexterity1656 insidiousnessa1677 versuteness1685 pawkiness1687 sleight-hand1792 pawkery1820 vulpinism1851 downiness1865 foxiness1875 slimness1899 slypussness1908 a1230 St. Katherine 891 Þe wrenchfule feont, þurh onden, wið his wiles [MS. Royal wiltes] weorp him ut. a1250 Ancr. R. MS. C.C.C.C. 402, lf. 61 Hu ȝe schulen witen ow wið þes deofles wiltes. Derivatives † wiltful adj. Obsolete wily. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] warec888 craftyOE hinderyeapc1000 yepec1000 foxc1175 slya1200 hinderc1200 quaint?c1225 wrenchfulc1225 wiltfula1250 wilyc1330 subtle1340 cautelous138. sleightful1380 subtile1387 enginousa1393 wilfula1400 wilyc1407 sleighty1412 serpentinec1422 ginnousa1425 wittya1425 semyc1440 artificial?a1475 sleight1495 slapea1500 shrewdc1525 craftly1526 foxy1528 gleering?1533 foxish1535 insidious1545 vafrous1548 wily beguile1550 wilely1556 fine1559 todly1571 practic1585 subdolous1588 captious1590 witryff1598 cautel1606 cunninga1616 versute1616 shiftfula1618 artificious1624 insidiary1625 canny1628 lapwing-like1638 pawky?a1640 tricksome1648 callid1656 versutious1660 artful1663 slim1674 dexterous1701 trickish1705 supple1710 slid1719 vulpinary1721 tricksy1766 trickful1775 sneck-drawing1786 tricky1786 louche1819 sneck-drawn1820 slyish1828 vulpine1830 kokum1839 spidery1843 dodgy1861 ladino1863 carney1881 slinky1951 a1250 Ancr. R. MS. 73 b Hit bringeð to noht al þes deofles wiheles nawt ane his strengðes & his stronge turnes ah deð his wiltfule [so also MS. Caius 234, lf. 156 b; MS. Cott. Nero wihtful, Titus wilfule] crokes & his wrenchfule wicche~creftes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online September 2020). wiltn.² Brit. /wɪlt/, U.S. /wɪlt/ Etymology: < wilt v. The action or an act of wilting; spec. (also wilt disease) any fungous disease of plants which is characterized by wilting. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > condition of matter > bad condition of matter > [noun] > condition of having lost freshness > losing freshness wallowingc1230 welkeningc1450 withering?1523 quailing1542 wilt1855 the world > plants > disease or injury > [noun] > type of disease > fungal > various diseases footrot1706 botrytis1751 leaf spot1846 winter rot1857 leaf blotch1860 downy mildew1886 sun scald1896 Septoria1897 spike-disease1906 fusarium rot1907 hadromycosis1916 verticillium wilt1916 wilt1916 die-off1918 rhynchosporium1918 shoestring rot1931 vascular wilt (disease)1946 1855 H. Ainslie Pilgr. Land Burns (1892) 315 To stiffen the wilt that this wilderness Has brought on this bosom and brain. 1916 Q. Rev. Oct. 357 Rusts, smuts, wilts, and insect-attacks were calamities to be patiently endured. 1918 W. A. Davis Study Indigo Soils Bihar 8 In 1907, two diseases appeared simultaneously—the so-called ‘wilt’ disease and the less serious insect pest ‘psylla’. 1946 Nature 13 July 56/1 I came across what is apparently a hitherto undescribed wilt disease of the oil palm. 1961 A. Schoenfeld tr. Stapp Bacterial Plant Pathogens i. 103 This wilt disease [of beans] can be said with certainty not to occur in Germany. 1981 S. Buczacki & Harris Collins Guide to Pests of Garden Plants 306 Most wilts are caused by Deutero~mycete fungi. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wiltadj. Brit. /wɪlt/, U.S. /wɪlt/, Scottish English /wɪlt/ Forms: northern and north-east midlands late Middle English willed, late Middle English willid; Scottish 1800s– willed, 1800s– wilt. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: will v.³, -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < will v.³ + -ed suffix¹. Compare earlier will adj. Now Scottish (chiefly Shetland and Orkney) and rare. In predicative use: astray, lost; (figurative) perplexed; = will adj. Sc. National Dict. (at Will) records the word as still in use in the Northern Isles and Perthshire in 1974. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > perplexity, bewilderment > [adjective] yblenta1225 amazed?c1225 wory?c1225 mingedc1275 willc1300 distracta1340 confounded1362 confuse1362 distraitc1374 whapedc1374 wilsomea1375 poseletc1390 distraught1393 perplexa1425 wildc1440 wiltc1440 dodemusydc1450 mistedc1450 unclearc1475 mazed1493 perplexeda1500 traversablea1500 mazyc1525 entangled1561 muddy?1571 distraughted1572 moidered1587 wondering1592 puzzled1598 plundered1601 distracted1604 uncollected1613 wildered1642 turbid1647 tosticated1650 fuddled1656 pixie-led1659 puzzling1692 bumbazed1720 maffled1820 obfuscated1822 confused1825 muddly1829 mystified1833 maze1842 obfusticatedc1844 head-scratching1849 clueless1862 flustery1862 befogged1868 deurmekaar1871 mosy1887 skewgee1890 buggered-up1893 confusticated1898 smock-ravelled1904 messed-up1913 screwed-up1943 hung up1945 lost1967 gravelled- society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > [adjective] > having missed the way > lost or having lost direction wiltc1440 lost1526 wildered1656 bewildered1685 bushed1885 disoriented1957 c1440 (?a1400) Morte Arthure l. 3230 Me thoughte I was in a wode, willed, myn one. a1450 York Plays (1885) 241 Qwat way is he willid In þis worlde wyde? 1899 J. Spence Shetland Folk-lore 227 ‘They're wilt that wales’ has reference to the difficulty often experienced in choosing among many things. 1910 A. W. Johnston & A. Johnston Old-lore Misc. III. i. 32 Tammy made for hame bit nae kent he whit wey tae geong, he waas fair willed. 1932 J. M. E. Saxby Shetland Trad. Lore 51 You get wilt among the dark apartments of the Will-Helyer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). wiltv. Brit. /wɪlt/, U.S. /wɪlt/ Etymology: Of dialect origin (in early 19th cent. largely U.S.), having a widespread variant welt (welt v.³); perhaps alteration of wilk , welk v.¹ 1. a. intransitive. Of plants or their parts: To become limp or flaccid, through heat or drought. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > wither [verb (intransitive)] > wilt or droop wallowa1340 fade1340 welken1398 vade1492 flag1611 mourn1612 wilt1691 wilter1790 to miff off1883 1691 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Words (ed. 2) 80 To Wilt, for wither, spoken of green Herbs or Flowers, is a general word. 1781 Ann. Reg. 1779 ii. 108/1 Let it remain exposed to the sun throughout the day, or until the leaves are entirely wilted, as it is termed in America. 1781 Ann. Reg. 1779 ii. 108/2 If the sun does not appear for several days,..they [sc. leaves of the tobacco-plant] must remain to wilt. 1790 F. Grose Provinc. Gloss. (ed. 2) (at cited word) These flowers are all wilted. 1807 Salmagundi 11 Nov. 351 A Cabbage leaf wilting before a hot fire. 1825 [see sense 1b]. 1865 G. W. Gesner A. Gesner's Pract. Treat. Coal (ed. 2) ii. 36 [They] wilted down like leaves when the forest is on fire. 1867 J. R. Lowell Lett. (1894) I. 378 Some flowers will not bear to be handled without wilting. 1887 Amer. Naturalist 21 506 The tissues of the flower begin to soften and wilt very soon after separation from the plant. 1897 T. H. Warren By Severn Sea 27 Magic bowers never wilting. b. transferred and gen. To become limp; to lose energy or vigour; to become dispirited or nerveless. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > be in ill health [verb (intransitive)] > be weak > become weak of-fall?a1200 fail?c1225 wastea1300 languisha1325 defail1340 languora1375 defaulta1382 wastea1387 faintc1450 mortifyc1475 hink?a1500 traik?a1513 droopc1540 unquick1595 macerate1598 dodder1617 lachanize1623 smartle1673 break1726 go1748 sink1780 wilt1787 falter1799 weaken1886 to go down1892 to go out of curl1924 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > be inconstant [verb (intransitive)] > become weak in character wilt1862 wilter1888 1787 A. Adams Lett. (1848) 333 Mrs. Cranch..is wilted just enough to last to perpetuity. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan II. xvii. 109 Look o' the major!..pale as death; and wiltin' away, like a cabbage leaf, in the hot sun. 1857 in Harper's Mag. Dec. (1883) 165 My..ruffles wilted to the consistency..of an after-dinner napkin. 1862 J. R. Lowell Biglow Papers 2nd Ser. ii. i. 71 They..wilt right down ez debtors will thet stumble on a dun. 1890 G. A. Henty With Lee in Virginia xv The man is as hard as a rock... He wilted a little when you were telling your story, but [etc.]. 1920 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Jan. 1/2 The old aristocracy seemed as if it was going to wilt before this new commonwealth of wits. 2. a. transitive. To cause to become limp; to deprive of stiffness, energy, vigour, or spirit. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > cause to wither [verb (transitive)] pincha1777 wilta1817 the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > cause to become inconstant [verb (transitive)] > cause to become weak in character false?c1225 stagger1627 wilta1817 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > make less violent or severe [verb (transitive)] > cause to lose vitality or vigour languisha1464 castrate1554 damp1564 dead1586 flag1602 wooden1641 dispirit1647 deaden1684 disvigorate1694 devitalize1849 narcotize1852 wilt1855 woodenize1877 abirritate1882 a1817 T. Dwight Theol. (1818) IV. cxiv. 156 Despots..have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. 1855 J. S. C. Abbott Hist. Napoleon II. xix. 349 They had secured for his cause no monarchical friends, but had wilted the enthusiasm of the people. 1888 M. Deland John Ward 233 The full blaze of sunshine..was wilting the dish of violets. b. Agriculture. To leave (mown grass, etc.) to dry partially in the open before putting it in a silo. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > harvest (a crop) [verb (transitive)] > dry crops in field make1425 win1557 save1719 ted1796 field1844 wilt1971 1971 Power Farming Mar. 9/1 ‘But,’ said Mr. Whitton, ‘the loader must be used as part of a system, and it is most essential that the silage be wilted and chopped.’ 1974 BSI News May 8/3 The process of wilting the crop [of grass] from 75%–85% moisture content down to 55%–65%. 1980 Daily Tel. 28 Jan. 10/4 New techniques such as wilting the crop in the field before it is ensiled. Derivatives ˈwilted adj. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > with reduced vitality pulled1616 down-man1670 untoned1803 wilted1809 collapsed1847 toneless1854 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > withered or dry withered1488 wizened1513 starven1546 faded1574 starved1578 flaccid1626 davereda1794 wilted1809 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. iii. vii. 177 Fanciful festoons of wilted peaches and dried apples. 1830 Examiner 35/1 A wilted, sinew-shrunk old hunks. 1883 G. Allen in Knowledge 3 Aug. 65/1 It is a tall wilted-looking thing, this broomrape. ˈwilting adj. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [noun] > poor growth withering?1523 unthriftiness1707 welting1766 marcescence1855 wilting1884 the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by poor growth > [adjective] > growing poorly or withering feyOE withering1599 weak1600 misliking1601 unfirm1616 languishing1683 sickly1697 marcescent1727 weakly1775 miffy1850 wilting1884 1884 Cent. Mag. Jan. 356/2 Wilting flowers are hardly appropriate to a steamship. wilting coefficient n. the moisture content of the soil (expressed as a percentage of its dry weight) when a plant begins to wilt. ΘΠ the world > the earth > water > [noun] > water in or percolating through soil > specific water content of soil chresard1905 field capacity1908 wilting coefficient1912 1912 Briggs & Shantz in Bull. U.S. Bureau Plant Industry No. 230. 9 It appears advisable to use a more specific term for the moisture content of the soil corresponding to the wilting point of a plant, and we have employed the term ‘wilting coefficient’ in this sense in the present paper. 1980 Communications Soil Sci. & Plant Analysis XI. 843 Studies were performed to determine the wilting coefficient of various selected light tropical soils collected at different locations in..Venezuela. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1230n.²1855adj.c1440v.1691
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