[wid.ow] n [ME widewe, fr. OE wuduwe; akin to OHG wituwa widow, L vidua, Skt vidhava, L -videre to separate] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a woman who has lost her husband by death and usu. has not remarried b: grass widow
2. c: a woman whose husband leaves her alone frequently or for long periods to engage in a usu. specified activity "a golf ~"
2: an extra hand or part of a hand of cards dealt face down and usu. placed at the disposal of the highest bidder
3: a single usu. short last line (as of a paragraph) separated from its related text and appearing at the top of a printed page or column
[2]widow vt (14c) 1: to cause to become a widow or widower
2. obs: to survive as the widow of
3: to deprive of something greatly valued or needed