Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WIT'H'ER-BAND, n. [withers and band.]

A piece of iron laid under a saddle near a horse's withers, to strengthen the bow. Far. Dict.

WITHER-ED,

pp Faded; dried; shrunk.

WITHER-ED-NESS, n.

The state of being withered.

WITHER-ING, ppr.

Fading; becoming dry.

WITHER-ING-LY, adv.

In a manner tending to wither, or cause to shrink.

WITHER-ITE, a.

In mineralogy, a carbonate of baryte, first discovered by Dr. Withering; rhomboidal baryte. It is white, gray, or yellow. Ure. Cyc.

WITHER-NAM, n. [Sax. wither, against, and naman, to take.]

In withernam, in law, a second or reciprocal distress, in lieu of a first distress which has been eloigned; reprisal. Blackstone.

WITH'ERS, n. [This seems to signify a joining, from the root of with.]

The juncture of the shoulder bones of a horse, at the bottom of the neck. Far. Dict.

WITH'ER-WRUNG, a.

Injured or hurt in the withers, as, a horse. Cyc.

WITH-HELD', pret.

and pp. of Withhold.

WITH-HOLD, v.t. pret.

1. and pp. withheld. [with and hold.]
2. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. Withhold-your hasty hand. Spenser. If our passions may be withheld. Kettlewell.
3. To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition. The sun does not Withhold his light.

WITH-HOLD-EN, pp.

The old participle of withhold; [ now obsolete. We use withheld.]

WITH-HOLD-ER, n.

One that withholds.

WITH-HOLD-ING, ppr.

Holding back; restraining; retaining; not granting.

WITH-HOLIYMENT, n.

Act of withholding.

WITH-IN', prep. [Sax. wihinnani.]

1. In the inner part; as, the space within the walls of a house; a man contented and happy within himself. Tillotson.
2. In the limits or compass of; not beyond; used of place and time. The object is within my sight; within the knowledge of the present generation; within a month or a year.
3. Not reaching to any thing external. Were every action concluded within itself. Locke.
4. In the compass of; not longer ago than. Within these five hours Hustings liv'd Untainted. Shak.
5. Not latter than; as, within five days from this time, it will be fair weather.
6. In the reach o Both he and she are still within my pow'r. Dryden.
7. Not exceeding. Keep your expenses within your income.
8. In the heart or confidence of. [Inelegant.] South.
9. In the house; in any inclosure.

WITH-IN', adv.

1. In the inner part; inwardly; internally. The wound festers within. Carew,
2. In the mind. Ills from within thy reason must prevent. Dryden.

WITH-IN-SIDE, adv. [within and side.]

In the inner parts. [Bad.] Sharp.

WITH-OUT, prep. [Sax. withutan; with and out.]

1. Not with; as, without success.
2. In a state of destitution or absence from. There is no living with thee nor without thee. Tatler.
3. In a state of not having, or of destitution. How many live all their life without virtue, and without peace of conscience.
4. Beyond; not within. Eternity, before the world and after, is without our reach. Burnet.
5. Supposing the negation or omission of. Without the separation of the two monarchies, the most advantageous terms from the French must end in our destruction. Addison.
6. Independent of; not by the use of. Men like to live without labor. Wise men will do it without a law. Bacon.
7. On the outside of; as, without the gate; without doors.
8. With exemption from. That event can not happen without great damage to our interests.
9. Unless; except. Without, when it precedes a sentence or member of a sentence, has been called a conjunction. This is a mistake. "You will not enjoy health, without you use much exercise." In this sentence, without is a preposition still, but followed by a member of a sentence, instead of a single noun. It has no property of a connective or conjunction, and does not fall within the definition. You will not enjoy health, this fact following being removed, or not taking place; you use exercise. This use of without, is nearly superseded by unless and except, among good writers and speakers; but is common in popular discourse or parlance.

WITH-OUT', adv.

1. Not on the inside; not within. These were from without the growing miseries. Milton.
2. Out of doors.
3. Externally; not in the mind. Without were lightings, within were fears. 2 Cor. vii.

WITH-OUT'EN,

for Withoutan, the Saxon word, is obsolete. Spenser.

WITH-STAND', v.t. [with and stand. See Stand.]

To oppose; to resist, either with physical or moral force; as, to withstand the attack of troops; to withstand eloquence or arguments. When Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to his face. Gal. ii.

WITH-STAND'ER, n.

One that opposes; an opponent a resisting power. Ralegh.

WITH-ST'AND'ING, ppr.

Opposing; making resistance.

WITH-STOOD, pp.

Opposed; resisted.