WANE


Meaning of WANE in English

vt to cause to decrease.

2. wane ·noun an inequality in a board.

3. wane ·noun decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.

4. wane ·noun the decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.

5. wane ·add. ·noun the natural curvature of a log or of the edge of a board sawed from a log.

6. wane ·vi to decline; to fail; to sink.

7. wane ·vi to be diminished; to decrease;

— contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.

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