Wilts

/ wɪlts /

abbreviation for

Certain diseases of plants—blights, rots, and wilts—are of bacterial nature.

The Wilts Regiment (some companies of which are brigaded with us) lost several men and an officer.

It marks the grave of an officer of the Wilts, who was killed there, among the ruin, in the July attack.

While I am talking of owls, it may not be improper to mention what I was told by a gentleman of the county of Wilts.

As Radha wilts in lonely anguish, a friend describes how Krishna is behaving.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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