wane edge
1Wane — Wane, n. 1. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension. [1913 Webster] An age in which the church is in its wane. South. [1913 Webster] Though… …
2wane — [wān] vi. waned, waning [ME wanien < OE wanian, to decrease, grow less, akin to wan, lacking: for IE base see WANT] 1. to grow gradually less in extent: said esp. of the visible face of the moon during the phases after full moon in which the… …
3wane — /wayn/, v., waned, waning, n. v.i. 1. to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning. 2. to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World …
4wane — I. intransitive verb (waned; waning) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wanian; akin to Old High German wanōn to wane, Old English wan wanting, deficient, Latin vanus empty, vain Date: before 12th century 1. to decrease in size, extent,… …
5wane — [[t]weɪn[/t]] v. waned, wan•ing, n. 1) to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: My joy is waning[/ex] 2) to decline in power, importance, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II[/ex] 3) to draw to a close: Summer is waning[/ex] 4)… …
6wane — /weɪn / (say wayn) verb (i) (waned, waning) 1. (of the moon) to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon (opposed to wax). 2. to decline in power, importance, prosperity, etc. 3. to decrease in strength,… …
7fore-edge painting — /fawr ej , fohr / a technique of painting a picture on the fore edge of a book, often in such a manner that only when the pages are slightly fanned the picture is revealed. [1910 15] * * * ▪ art technique of painting the edges of the leaves …
8Colton Point State Park — Coordinates: 41°41′59″N 77°27′53″W / 41.69972°N 77.46472°W / 41.69972; 77.46472 …
9wood — wood1 woodless, adj. /wood/, n. 1. the hard, fibrous substance composing most of the stem and branches of a tree or shrub, and lying beneath the bark; the xylem. 2. the trunks or main stems of trees as suitable for architectural and other… …
10Wood — /wood/, n. 1. Grant, 1892 1942, U.S. painter. 2. Leonard, 1860 1927, U.S. military doctor and political administrator. * * * I Hard, fibrous material formed by the accumulation of secondary xylem produced by the vascular cambium. It is the… …
