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Waney
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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| wane (weɪn) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | Compare wax (of the moon) to show a gradually decreasing portion of illuminated surface, between full moon and new moon |
| 2. | to decrease gradually in size, strength, power, etc |
| 3. | to draw to a close |
| —n | |
| 4. | a decrease, as in size, strength, power, etc |
| 5. | the period during which the moon wanes |
| 6. | the act or an instance of drawing to a close |
| 7. | a rounded surface or defective edge of a plank, where the bark was |
| 8. | on the wane in a state of decline |
| [Old English wanian (vb); related to wan-, prefix indicating privation, wana defect, Old Norse vana] | |
| 'waney | |
| —adj | |
| 'wany | |
| —adj | |
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