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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. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| now, with the subordinate phantoms, what wonder remained soon waned away; for in a whaler wonders soon wane. 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. The moon, on the wane, scarcely left the horizon, and was covered with heavy clouds; the height of the trees deepened the darkness. |
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