wuhn

  • 111Quech|uan — «KEHCH wuhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the Quechuas, their civilization, or their language. –n. an Indian of the dominant tribal group in the Inca empire; Quechua …

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  • 112sea|wan — «SEE wuhn», noun. loose or unstrung beads made from shells, once used by certain tribes of North American Indians as money. Also, sewan. ╂[earlier sewan < Algonkian (Narragansett) siwan scattered, (literally) unstrung < siwen he scatters] …

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  • 113se|wan — «SEE wuhn», noun. loose shell beads used as money by American Indians; seawan …

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  • 114twen|ty-one — «TWEHN tee WUHN», noun. a gambling game in which the players draw cards from the dealer in trying to come as close to a count of twenty one (in adding the spots on the cards) as possible without going past it; blackjack; vingt et un. ╂[American… …

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  • 115un|wont´ed|ness — un|wont|ed «uhn WOHN tihd, WUHN », adjective. 1. not customary; not usual: »an unwonted task, unwonted anger. The unwonted jollity that brightened the faces of the people (Hawthorne). 2. not accustomed; not used: »Then Juno…from his unwonted hand …

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  • 116un|wont´ed|ly — un|wont|ed «uhn WOHN tihd, WUHN », adjective. 1. not customary; not usual: »an unwonted task, unwonted anger. The unwonted jollity that brightened the faces of the people (Hawthorne). 2. not accustomed; not used: »Then Juno…from his unwonted hand …

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  • 117un|wont|ed — «uhn WOHN tihd, WUHN », adjective. 1. not customary; not usual: »an unwonted task, unwonted anger. The unwonted jollity that brightened the faces of the people (Hawthorne). 2. not accustomed; not used: »Then Juno…from his unwonted hand received… …

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  • 118won|der-strick|en — «WUHN duhr STRIHK uhn», adjective. overcome or very much affected by wonder or amazement …

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  • 119won|der-struck — «WUHN duhr STRUHK», adjective. = wonder stricken. (Cf. ↑wonder stricken) …

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  • 120won|der-work|er — «WUHN duhr WUR kuhr», noun. a person who performs wonders or surprising things …

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