Weeping sinew

Weeping sinew
Weeping Weep"ing, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. ``Weeping eyes.'' --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. ``Weeping grounds.'' --Mortimer. [1913 Webster]

3. Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as, weeping willow; a weeping ash. [1913 Webster]

4. Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep. [1913 Webster]

{Weeping cross}, a cross erected on or by the highway, especially for the devotions of penitents; hence, to return by the weeping cross, to return from some undertaking in humiliation or penitence.

{Weeping rock}, a porous rock from which water gradually issues.

{Weeping sinew}, a ganglion. See {Ganglion}, n., 2. [Colloq.]

{Weeping spring}, a spring that discharges water slowly. [1913 Webster]


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  • weeping sinew — weeping sinew, Informal. a gathering of fluid in the synovial sheath of a tendon; ganglion …   Useful english dictionary

  • weeping sinew — Ganglion Gan gli*on, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L. ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • weeping sinew — an encysted ganglion, chiefly on the back of the hand, containing synovial fluid …   Medical dictionary

  • Weeping — Weep ing, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. Weeping eyes. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. Weeping grounds. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 3. Having slender,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weeping cross — Weeping Weep ing, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. Weeping eyes. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. Weeping grounds. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 3. Having slender …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weeping rock — Weeping Weep ing, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. Weeping eyes. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. Weeping grounds. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 3. Having slender …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Weeping spring — Weeping Weep ing, a. 1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. Weeping eyes. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very slowly; surcharged with water. Weeping grounds. Mortimer. [1913 Webster] 3. Having slender …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ganglia — Ganglion Gan gli*on, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L. ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ganglion — Gan gli*on, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L. ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ganglion cell — Ganglion Gan gli*on, n.; pl. L. {Ganglia}, E. {Ganglions}. [L. ganglion a sort of swelling or excrescence, a tumor under the skin, Gr. ?: cf. F. ganglion.] 1. (Anat.) (a) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve cells, usually forming an …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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