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wane

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wane
1. the period during which the moon wanes
2. a rounded surface or defective edge of a plank, where the bark was
wane [wān]
(materials)
A rounded edge of bark along an edge or at a corner of a section of lumber.
wane
wane
A rounded edge or bark along an edge or at a corner of a piece of lumber; usually caused by sawing too near the surface of the log.
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now, with the subordinate phantoms, what wonder remained soon waned away; for in a whaler wonders soon wane.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
Thus, in the most brutal and formidable of the soldier class -- creatures almost on a level with women in their lack of intelligence -- it is found that, as they wax in the mental ability necessary to employ their tremendous penetrating power to advantage, so do they wane in the power of penetration itself.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
The moon, on the wane, scarcely left the horizon, and was covered with heavy clouds; the height of the trees deepened the darkness.
Around The World In Eighty Days by Verne, Jules View in context
 
 
 
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