*wish*

a. [ From Cow, v. t. ] Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon. [ Written also cous. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like a daw. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To wish beforehand. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who wishes ill to another; an enemy. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [ Obs. ] Donne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. -- Jew"ish*ly, adv. -- Jew"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Judaism. [ PJC ]

. A lunisolar calendar in use among Hebraic peoples, reckoning from the year 3761 b. c., the date traditionally given for the Creation. It received its present fixed form from Hillel II. about 360 a. d. The present names of the months, which are Babylonian-Assyrian in origin, replaced older ones, Abib, Bul, etc., at the time of the Babylonian Exile. Nineteen years constitute a lunar cycle, of which the 3d, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 19th years are leap years. The year 5663 [ 1902-3 a. d. ] was the first year of the 299th lunar cycle. The common year is said to be defective, regular, or perfect (or abundant) according as it has 353, 354, or 355 days. The leap year has an intercalary month, and a total of 383 (defective), 384 (regular), or 385 (perfect, or abundant) days. The calendar is complicated by various rules providing for the harmonious arrangement of festivals, etc., so that no simple perpetual calendar can be constructed. The following table gives the months in order, with the number of days assigned to each. Only three months vary in length. They are: Heshvan, which has 30 days in perfect years; Kislev, which has 30 days in regular and perfect years; and Adar, which has 30 days in leap years. The ecclesiastical year commences with Nisan and the civil year with Tishri. The date of the first of Tishri, or the Jewish New Year, is also given for the Jewish years 5661-5696 (1900-1935 a. d.). From these tables it is possible to transform any Jewish date into Christian, or vice versa, for the years 1900-1935 a. d. Months of the Jewish Year.

 1 Tishri . . . . . . 30 2 Heshvan . . . . . 29 (r. & d.) or 30 (p.) 3 Kislev . . . . . . 29 (d.) or 30 (r. & p.) 4 Tebet . . . . . . 29 5 Shebat . . . . . . 30 6 Adar . . . . . . . 29 or 30 (l.) -- Veadar . . . . . 29 (occuring only in leap years) 7 Nisan . . . . . . .30 8 Ivar . . . . . . ..29 9 Sivan . . . . . . .30 10 Tammux . . . . . . 29 11 Ab . . . . . . . . 30 12 Elul . . . . . . ..29  Jewish Year a. d.
 ----------------------------------------------------------- 5661 p. begins Sept. 24, 1900 5662 d.l. “ “ 14, 1901 5663 p. “ Oct. 2, 1902 5664 r. “ Sept. 22, 1903 5665 p.l. “ “ 10, 1904 5666 p. “ “ 30, 1905 5667 r. “ “ 20, 1906 5668 d.l. “ “ 6, 1907 5669 p. “ “ 26, 1908 5670 d.l. “ “ 16, 1909 5671 r. “ Oct. 4, 1910 5672 p. “ Sept. 23, 1911 5673 p.l. “ “ 12, 1912 5674 r. “ Oct. 2, 1913 5675 d. “ Sept. 21, 1914 5676 p.l. “ “ 9, 1915 5677 r. “ “ 28, 1916 5678 p. “ “ 17, 1917 5679 d.l. begins Sept. 7, 1918 5680 r. “ “ 25, 1919 5681 p.l. “ “ 13, 1920 5682 p. “ Oct. 3, 1921 5683 d. “ Sept. 23, 1922 5684 r.l. “ “ 11, 1923 5685 p. “ “ 29, 1924 5686 p. “ “ 19, 1925 5687 d.l. “ “ 9, 1926 5688 r. “ “ 27, 1927 5689 p.l. “ “ 15, 1928 5690 d. “ Oct. 5, 1929 5691 r. “ Sept. 23, 1930 5692 p.l. “ “ 12, 1931 5693 p. “ Oct. 1, 1932 5694 r. “ Sept. 23, 1933 5695 d.l. “ “ 10, 1934 5696 p. “ “ 28, 1935 

a. Somewhat low. [ Colloq. ] Richardson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of, or like, marrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat new; nearly new. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat raw. [ R. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat sallow. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Shadowy; vague. [ Obs. ] Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Showy; ostentatious. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish. [ 1913 Webster ]

My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Shrew"ish*ly, adv. -- Shrew"ish*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Sinewy. [ Obs. ] Holinshed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Suiting a stew, or brothel. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ From the sound. Cf. Swash. ] 1. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To flog; to lash. [ Slang ] Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To dash; to swash. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through the air. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) Light driven spray. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the qualities of tallow. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + wish. ] To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Now thou hast unwished five thousand men. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Scot. wallow to fade or wither. ] Flat; insipid. [ Obs. ] Overbury. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A wish of happiness. “A well-wish for his friends.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or friendlily inclined. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow; willowy. Walton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Wished p. pr. & vb. n. Wishing. ] [ OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w&unr_;scan; akin to D. wenschen, G. wünschen, Icel. æeskja, Dan. önske, Sw. önska; from AS. w&unr_;sc a wish; akin to OD. & G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. &unr_;sk, Skr. vā&unr_;chā a wish, vā&unr_;ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. &unr_;. See Winsome, Win, v. t., and cf. Wistful. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker. [ 1913 Webster ]

They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for the day. Acts xxvii. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]

This is as good an argument as an antiquary could wish for. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or disposition toward. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would not wish
Any companion in the world but you. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper. 3. John 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in desire; to invoke; to imprecate. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would not wish them to a fairer death. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that wish me evil. Ps. xl. 14. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I would be glad to thrive, sir,
And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- See Desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Desire; eager desire; longing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead. Job xxxiii. 6. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation or imprecation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A thing desired; an object of desire. [ 1913 Webster ]

Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . .
To give his enemies their wish! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; -- called also merrythought, and wishing bone. See Merrythought, and Furculum. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to wish; conformably to desire. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Wistful. ] 1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes. [ 1913 Webster ]

From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love
To greet mine own land with my wishful sight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [ R. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Wish"ful*ly, adv. -- Wish"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. & n. from Wish, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wishing bone. See Wishbone. --
Wishing cap, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes for when wearing it. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. According to desire; longingly; with wishes. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Probably of American Indian origin. ] (Zool.) The prairie dog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Any weak, thin drink. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Wash. ] Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; -- originally said of liquids. Fig., weak-minded; spiritless. [ 1913 Webster ]

A weak wishy-washy man who had hardly any mind of his own. A. Trollope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Wishtonwish. [ 1913 Webster ]