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Wade \Wade\, v. t.
To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded ?he rivers and
swamps.
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Wade \Wade\, n.
Woad. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
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Wade \Wade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Waded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wading.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to
OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va?a, Sw. vada,
Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. Evade,
Invade, Pervade, Waddle.]
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1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.]
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When might is joined unto cruelty,
Alas, too deep will the venom wade. --Chaucer.
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Forbear, and wade no further in this speech. --Old
Play.
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2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move,
sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.
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So eagerly the fiend . . .
With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,
And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.
--Milton.
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3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed ?lowly
among objects or circumstances that constantly ?inder or
embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.
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And wades through fumes, and gropes his way.
--Dryden.
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The king's admirable conduct has waded through all
these difficulties. --Davenant.
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Wade \Wade\, n.
The act of wading. [Colloq.]
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Woad \Woad\, n. [OE. wod, AS. w[=a]d; akin to D. weede, G. waid,
OHG. weit, Dan. vaid, veid, Sw. veide, L. vitrum.] [Written
also wad, and wade.]
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1. (Bot.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant ({Isatis
tinctoria}) of the family Cruciferae (syn.
Brassicaceae). It was formerly cultivated for the blue
coloring matter derived from its leaves. See isatin.
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2. A blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the
powdered and fermented leaves of the Isatis tinctoria.
It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with
indigo as a ferment in dyeing.
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Their bodies . . . painted with woad in sundry
figures. --Milton.
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Wild woad (Bot.), the weld (Reseda luteola). See Weld.


Woad mill, a mill grinding and preparing woad.
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Wade
n 1: English tennis player who won many women's singles titles
(born in 1945) [syn: Wade, Virginia Wade]
v 1: walk (through relatively shallow water); "Can we wade
across the river to the other side?"; "Wade the pond"
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Wade, NC (town, FIPS 70340)
Location: 35.16428 N, 78.73535 W
Population (1990): 238 (110 housing units)
Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 28395
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Wade [vaːdə] (n) , s.(f )
calf

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Wade
mollet

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Wade
polpaccio

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Wade
kuit

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Wade
barriga

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wade [weid]
marcher dans l'eau; patauger

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wade [weid]
vadare

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wade [weid]
flodderen; plassen; waden

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wade [weid]
vadear

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wade [weid]
vada

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wade

waten
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Wade
f [anat.]
calf
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Wade, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 480
Housing Units (2000): 220
Land area (2000): 1.305882 sq. miles (3.382218 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.009230 sq. miles (0.023906 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.315112 sq. miles (3.406124 sq. km)
FIPS code: 70340
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.161774 N, 78.732977 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 28395
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wade, NC
Wade

Wade, MS -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Mississippi
Population (2000): 491
Housing Units (2000): 174
Land area (2000): 4.361655 sq. miles (11.296635 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.024565 sq. miles (0.063622 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.386220 sq. miles (11.360257 sq. km)
FIPS code: 77080
Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
Location: 30.641942 N, 88.551069 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Wade, MS
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