*rewe*

n. A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. for clewel, dim. of clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl. √26. ] Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Cruet. [ 1913 Webster ]

interj. [ Fare (thou, you) + well. ] Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun; as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet groves; that is, I bid you farewell. [ 1913 Webster ]

So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fare thee well! and if forever,
Still forever fare thee well. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first syllable, especially in poetry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting compliment; a good-by; adieu. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or reference to something. [ 1913 Webster ]

And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Before I take my farewell of the subject. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his farewell bow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Leans in his spear to take his farewell view. Tickell. [ 1913 Webster ]

Farewell rock (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called because no coal is found worth working below this stratum. It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist intense heat. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) (a) An American plant (Erechthites hiercifolia), very troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned. (b) The great willow-herb (Epilobium spicatum). [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Fore + wend. ] To go before. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An Israelitish woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Prepared in hell. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Oarweed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To rue. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Perh. from F. rouelle, dim. of roue a wheel, L. rota. ] An obsolete phrase of disputed meaning, -- perhaps, smooth or polished bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

His saddle was of rewel boon. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Rouet. ] A gunlock. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, screws. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, a. True. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]