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web·ster

 (wĕb′stər)
n. Archaic
A weaver of cloth.

[Middle English, from Old English webbestre, feminine of webba, weaver, from webb, web; see webh- in Indo-European roots.]
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webster

(ˈwɛbstə)
n
(Textiles) an archaic word for weaver1
[Old English webbestre, from webba a weaver, from webb web]

Webster

(ˈwɛbstə)
n
1. (Biography) Daniel. 1782–1852, US politician and orator
2. (Biography) John. ?1580–?1625, English dramatist, noted for his revenge tragedies The White Devil (?1612) and The Duchess of Malfi (?1613)
3. (Biography) Noah. 1758–1843, US lexicographer, famous for his American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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web•ster

(ˈwɛb stər)

n. Archaic.
a weaver.
[before 1100]

Web•ster

(ˈwɛb stər)

n.
1. Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
2. John, c1580–1625?, English playwright.
3. Noah, 1758–1843, U.S. lexicographer and essayist.
4. Informal. Also, Web′ster's. a dictionary of the English language.
Web•ste′ri•an (-ˈstɪər i ən) adj.
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2.webster - United States politician and orator (1782-1817)Webster - United States politician and orator (1782-1817)
3.webster - United States lexicographer (1758-1843)Webster - United States lexicographer (1758-1843)
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"And yet they are very clever--at least," Katharine added, "I suppose they have all read Webster."
Shakspere's later contemporaries, under Elizabeth and James I: Jonson, Chapman, Dekker, Heywood, Middleton, Marston, Beaumont and Fletcher, Webster. IV.
This event happened previous to the expulsion of the tyrant Christiern the Second from Sweden." The battle which I witnessed took place in the Presidency of Polk, five years before the passage of Webster's Fugitive-Slave Bill.
The mayor of the village, in delivering the prize to the author of it, made a warm speech in which he said that it was by far the most "eloquent" thing he had ever listened to, and that Daniel Webster himself might well be proud of it.
Yes, precisely the most important; although, in the course of your somewhat eminent career, you have been placed high towards the head of the table, at splendid banquets, and have poured out your festive eloquence to ears yet echoing with Webster's mighty organ-tones.
"What do I mean, indeed; I mean to have YOU," he THOUGHT, "and at least, eighty thousand dollars, or dictionaries, Webster's inclusive, were made in vain."
How or where she got it I do not know, but in some way she procured an old copy of Webster's "blue-back" spelling-book, which contained the alphabet, followed by such meaningless words as "ab," "ba," "ca," "da." I began at once to devour this book, and I think that it was the first one I ever had in my hands.
"What kind o' statoo--Washington or Webster?" asked one of the Kearney brothers, without looking up from his work.