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Webster 1913 Edition
Weeping
Weep′ing
,Noun.
The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of tears.
Weep′ing
,Adj.
1.
Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears.
“Weeping eyes.” I. Watts.
2.
Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water.
“Weeping grounds.” Mortimer.
3.
Having slender, pendent branches; – said of trees;
as,
. weeping
willow; a weeping
ash4.
Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.
Weeping cross
, a cross erected on or by the highway, especially for the devotions of penitents; hence, to return by the weeping cross, to return from some undertaking in humiliation or penitence.
– Weeping rock
, a porous rock from which water gradually issues.
– Weeping sinew
, a ganglion. See , 2.
Ganglion
, Noun.
[Colloq.]
– Weeping spring
, a spring that discharges water slowly.
Webster 1828 Edition
Weeping
WEEPING
,ppr.
WEEPING
,Noun.