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wizened

[wiz-uhnd; wee-zuhnd]

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adjective

withered; shriveled: a wizened old man; wizened features.

Origin:
1505–15; wizen + -ed²

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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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Look for stems that are firm and green, not brownish and wizened.

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Some of the spines appear wizened with age, others straight at attention.

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verb (used without object), verb (used with object)

to wither; shrivel; dry up.

adjective

wizened.

Origin:
before 900; (v.) Middle English wisenen, Old English wisnian; cognate with Old Norse visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of wizened

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wizened or wizen (ˈwɪz^ənd)

—*adj*
	shrivelled, wrinkled, or dried up, esp with age

wizen or wizen

—*adj*

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wizen

O.E. wisnian, weosnian "to wither," cognate with O.N. visna, O.H.G. wesanen "to dry up, shrivel, wither;" Ger. verwesen "to decay, rot."

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