wilding

wilding
/wuyl"ding/, n.
1. a wild apple tree.
2. its fruit.
3. any plant that grows wild.
4. a plant, originally cultivated, that now grows wild; an escape.
5. a wild animal.
adj.
6. not cultivated or domesticated; wild.
[1515-25; WILD + -ING3]

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Wilding — may refer to:;People *Tony Wilding *Michael Wilding *Peter Wilding *Faith Wilding *Rav Wilding *Alison Wilding *Dorothy Wilding *Barbara Wilding *George Wilding *Mark Wilding *Michael Wilding (writer);Fictional characters *Coral Wilding, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Wilding — ist der Familienname folgender Personen Anthony Wilding (1883 1915), neuseeländischer Tennisspieler Beate Wilding (* 1956), deutsche Kommunalpolitikerin (SPD, OB von Remscheid) Faith Wilding, US amerikanische Künstlerin Georg Wilding (Georg… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Wilding — Wild ing, a. Not tame, domesticated, or cultivated; wild. [Poetic] Wilding flowers. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] The ground squirrel gayly chirps by his den, And the wilding bee hums merrily by. Bryant. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wilding — Wild ing, n. (Bot.) A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant. Spenser. [1913 Webster] Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The fruit of the tree . . . is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wilding — Wilding, so v.w. Butera …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • wilding — [wīl′diŋ] n. 1. a) a wild plant; esp., a wild apple tree b) its fruit 2. a plant originally cultivated, but growing wild 3. Rare a wild animal adj. Old Poet. not cultivated or domesticated; wild …   English World dictionary

  • Wilding — This interesting surname, with variant spellings Willding and Wilden, has a number of possible origins. Firstly, it may derive from the Old English pre 7th Century personal name Wilding or as a nickname for a wild one from the Old English wilde… …   Surnames reference

  • wilding — I. noun Etymology: 1wild + 2 ing Date: circa 1525 1. a. a plant growing uncultivated in the wild either as a native or an escape; especially a wild apple or crab apple b. the fruit of a wilding 2. a wild animal II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Wilding — Wịlding,   1) Ludwig, Maler, Objektkünstler, * Grünstadt 15. 7. 1927; studierte bei W. Baumeister in Stuttgart, war 1969 92 Professor an der Hamburger Hochschule für Bildende Künste. Wilding profilierte sich als konsequenter Vertreter der Op Art …   Universal-Lexikon

  • wilding — n running amok. A black youth vogue term, seemingly first published in the New York Times, 22 April 1989. A beautiful woman jogger viciously gang raped and left in a coma by a mob of wilding youths in New York s Central Park has woken from the… …   Contemporary slang

  • wilding — laukinukas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Iš sėklos auginamas ar išaugintas vaismedžių ar dekoratyvinių augalų poskiepis. atitikmenys: angl. wilding vok. Wildpflanze, f rus. дикое растение, n; дичок, m …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”