weed

weed

weed¹ [wēd]

n.

[ME weede < OE weod, akin to LowG wēd: base only in WGmc]

1. any undesired, uncultivated plant, esp. one growing in profusion so as to crowd out a desired crop, disfigure a lawn, etc.

2. Informal

a) tobacco: with the

b) a cigar or cigarette

c) marijuana

3. something useless; specif., a horse that is unfit for racing or breeding

vt.

1. to remove the weeds from (a garden, lawn, etc.)

2. to remove (a weed): often with out

3. to remove as useless, harmful, etc.: often with out

4. to rid of elements regarded as useless, harmful, etc.

vi.

to remove weeds, etc.

weeder

n.

weedless

adj.

weed² [wēd]

n.

[ME wede < OE wæde, garment, akin to OHG wāt (Ger -wand, in leinwand, linen) < IE base * (a)wē-, to WEAVE > ON authna, fate (in reference to the spinning by the fate goddesses)]

1. Archaic a garment often used in pl.

2. [pl.] black mourning clothes, esp. those worn by a widow

3. a black mourning band, as of crepe, worn on a man's hat or sleeve