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2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. Sir P. Sidney.
She is a woman; therefore to be won. Shak. 3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or
approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake. [Archaic]
Even in the porch he him did win. Spenser.
And when the stony path began,
By which the naked peak they wan,
Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. Sir
W. Scott. 5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. Raymond.
Syn. — To gain; get; procure; earn. See Gain.
Win
(Win), v. i. To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.
Nor is it aught but just
That he, who in debate of truth hath won,
should win in arms. Milton. To win of, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] Shak. — To win on or upon. (a) To gain favor or influence
with. "You have a softness and beneficence winning on the hearts of others." Dryden. (b) To gain
ground on. "The rabble . . . will in time win upon power." Shak.
Wince
(Wince) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Winced ; p. pr. & vb. n. Wincing ] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF.
quencir, guenchir, guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier, winchir, to give way, to
turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan, wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to nod, akin to
E. wink. See Wink.]
1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to start back.
I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word. Shak. 2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider; as, a horse winces.
Wince
(Wince), n. The act of one who winces.
Wince
(Wince), n. [See Winch.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing) A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing
cloth; a winch. It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so as to allow the cloth to descend
into either compartment. at will.
Wince pit, Wince pot, a tank or a pit where cloth in the process of dyeing or manufacture is washed,
dipped in a mordant, or the like.
Wincer
(Win"cer) n. One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.
Wincey
(Win"cey) n. Linsey- woolsey.
Winch
(Winch) v. i. [See Wince.] To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.
Winch
(Winch), n. A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness. Shelton.
Winch
(Winch), n. [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind thread upon. Cf. Wink.]
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