Definition of Widow
Wid´ow
Pronunciation:
wĭd´ô
n.
1.
A
woman
who
has
lost
her
husband
by
death
,
and
has
not
married
again
;
one
living
bereaved
of
a
husband
.
2.
(Card Playing)
In
various
games
(
such
as
"
hearts
"),
any
extra
hand
or
part
of
a
hand
,
as
one
dealt
to
the
table
.
It
may
be
taken
by
one
of
the
players
under
certain
circumstances
.
Grass widow
See
under
Grass
.
Widow bewitched
a
woman
separated
from
her
husband
;
a
grass
widow
.
Widow-in-mourning
(Zool.)
the
macavahu
.
Widow monkey
(Zool.)
a
small
South
American
monkey
(
Callithrix
lugens
); -
so
called
on
account
of
its
color
,
which
is
black
except
the
dull
whitish
arms
,
neck
,
and
face
,
and
a
ring
of
pure
white
around
the
face
.
Widow's chamber
(Eng. Law)
in
London
,
the
apparel
and
furniture
of
the
bedchamber
of
the
widow
of
a
freeman
,
to
which
she
was
formerly
entitled
.
a.
1.
Widowed
.
v. t.
1.
To
reduce
to
the
condition
of
a
widow
;
to
bereave
of
a
husband
; -
rarely
used
except
in
the
past
participle
.
Though
in
thus
city
he
Hath
widowed
and
unchilded
many
a
one
,
Which
to
this
hour
bewail
the
injury
.
- Shak.
2.
To
deprive
of
one
who
is
loved
;
to
strip
of
anything
beloved
or
highly
esteemed
;
to
make
desolate
or
bare
;
to
bereave
.
The
widowed
isle
,
in
mourning
,
Dries
up
her
tears
.
- Dryden.
Tress
of
their
shriveled
fruits
Are
widowed
,
dreary
storms
o
'
er
all
prevail
.
- J. Philips.
Mourn
,
widowed
queen
;
forgotten
Sion
,
mourn
.
- Heber.
3.
To
endow
with
a
widow
'
s
right
.
4.
To
become
,
or
survive
as
,
the
widow
of
.
Let
me
be
married
to
three
kings
in
a
forenoon
,
and
widow
them all
.
- Shak.
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,
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behind
,
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