I . n.
1.
Geneva.
2.
Machine, crane, whim, windlass, whim-~, whimsey, whin.
3.
Cotton-~.
4.
Trap, snare, net, toils, noose, springe.
II . v. a.
1.
Pass through the ~, clear of seeds ( as cotton ).
2.
Catch in a ~, capture, snare.
III . v. n.
[ Archaic or poetical. ] Be~, commence.