Emily Dickinson Lexicon

WOUND, n. [Sax. wund; D. wond; G. wunde; W. gwanu, to thrust, to stab.]

1. A breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or of the bark and wood of a tree, or of the bark and substance of other plants, caused by violence or external force. The self-healing power of living beings, animal or vegetable, by which the parts separated in wounds, tend to unite and become sound, is a remarkable proof of divine benevolence and wisdom.
2. Injury; hurt; as, a wound given to credit or reputation.