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• weald — /weeld/, n. wooded or uncultivated country. [bef. 1150; ME weeld, OE weald forest; c. G Wald; cf. WOLD1] * * * …   Universalium

• Weald — /weeld/, n. The, a region in SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and Essex counties: once a forest area; now an agricultural region. * * * …   Universalium

• weald — /wild/ (say weeld) noun Obsolete open or wooded country. {Middle English weeld, Old English weald forest, variant of wald wold1} …  

• weald — noun Etymology: the Weald, England, from Middle English weeld, from Old English weald forest more at wold Date: before 12th century 1. a heavily wooded area ; forest < the Weald of Kent > 2. a wild or uncultivated usually upland region …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wheeled — /hweeld, weeld/, adj. 1. equipped with or having wheels (often used in combination): a four wheeled carriage. 2. moving or traveling on wheels: wheeled transportation. [1600 10; WHEEL + ED3] * * * …   Universalium

• wield — wieldable, adj. wielder, n. /weeld/, v.t. 1. to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating. 2. to use (a weapon, instrument, etc.) effectively; handle or employ actively. 3. Arch …   Universalium

• weald — [[t]wild[/t]] n. wooded or uncultivated country • Etymology: bef. 1150; ME weeld, OE (West Saxon) weald forest; see wold …   From formal English to slang

• Weald — /wild/ (say weeld) noun the, a former wooded district of south eastern England, in the counties of Kent, Surrey, and East and West Sussex; now primarily an agricultural region …  

• wield — /wild / (say weeld) verb (t) 1. to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating. 2. to manage (a weapon, instrument, etc.) in use; handle or employ in action. 3. Obsolete to guide or direct. {Middle English welde(n),… …  

• weald — [wēld] n. [readoption of OE (WS) weald (ME weeld), forest, wold, wilderness < PGmc * walthu: see VOLE1] Old Poet. 1. a wooded area; forest 2. wild open country The Weald region in SE England, south of London, between the North & South Downs:… …   English World dictionary