Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: winnow – wiseness
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winnow (-ed), v. [OE windwian, chaff; see wind, n.] (webplay: pouring, sift).
- Sift; strain; expose grain to air flow to separate the chaff from the kernel; [fig.] separate out; remove the bad or useless from the good or useful.
- Fan; filter out; blow away; beat with an instrument; [fig.] analyze; criticize; examine; take apart; pick into pieces.
winter, adj. [OE.]
- Cold; freezing; hibernal; polar; [fig.] adverse; painful.
- Later in time; further in life.
winter, n. [see winter, adj.] (webplay: climates, cold, February, January, latitudes, sun, tropical, wind, year).
- Desolation; bleakness; [fig.] death; absence of life.
- Coldest season of the year; period of cold weather from December 21st to March 21st in the northern hemisphere of the office.
winterworn, adj. [OE; see winter, n. + wear, v.]
Wasted; exhausted; exposed to the harsh conditions of winter.
wipe (wiping), v. [OE.] (webplay: hands).
- Stroke gently off; touch softly to remove tears.
- Clean; clear; remove by rubbing.
wisdom (-s), n. [OE.] (webplay: attempting, knowledge, learning, natural, sincere).
Knowledge; understanding; perception; comprehension; sense.
wise (-r), adj. [OE wís.] (webplay: accomplish, arts, choosing, containing, correctly, divination, godly, grave, hidden, know, learned, man, philosophy, science, show).
- Comprehending; competent; enlightened; sensible; gifted with understanding; capable of good judgment; having the power of discernment.
- Pious; godlike; righteous; religious; [kenning: “Wise Book”] Bible; Old and New Testaments.
- More mature; more understanding; more perceptive.
- Knowledgeable; intelligent; experienced; capable; possessing worldly learning.
- Phrase. “Wise Man / Wise Men”: holy one; man who has wisdom; [fig.] magi; guru; oracle; rabbi; sage; seer; prophet; visionary; holy teacher; divine messenger.
wise, adv. [OE.]
- Phrase. “opon this wise”: in this manner; with this condition; for this purpose; because of this.
- Phrase. “as wise”: just as well; with similar effect; [irony] fruitlessly; in vain; with the same lack of results.
wise, n. [OE.]
Seer; most intelligent person; one who usually possesses great discernment; [object of the verb “deceives” in the word order inversion.]
wiseness, n. [see wise, adj.]
Wisdom; sapience; understanding; knowledge; perception.