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NOUNS 2. an outer garment (Scottish) 3. a welt (Scottish) 4. moisture (Scottish) 5. a person; especially 'a great wat' (obsolete) 6. a material composed of matted fibres of silk, raw cotton, etc.; wadding (also WATTE) (obsolete) 7. a Thai Buddhist temple (also WATT) VERBS 1. to know, to inform; to assure; to be sensible of (Scottish) 2. to pledge, to promise (Scottish) CLICK HERE FOR KEY TO SOURCES ETYMOLOGY noun 1 (a hare): probably a use of Wat, short for Walter († Water) noun 5 (a person): of obscure origin; not connected with wight (n.) noun 6 (wadding): from French watte, from Dutch watte = French ouate noun 7 (temple): Thai, said to be a. Skr. vāṭa enclosure, grove EXAMPLE From: Fables of Aesop and other Eminent Mythologists: With Morals and Reflexions By Sir Roger L'Estrange, 1692 Fable CCCLXXXVII. A Gard'ner and his Landlord. P. 360
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