wain
noun
wain
American
[weyn]
/ weɪn /
Wain
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British
/ weɪn /
noun
wain
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British
/ weɪn /
noun
Etymology
Origin of wain
before 900; Middle English; Old English wægn, wǣn, cognate with Dutch wagen, German Wagen. See weigh 1
Example Sentences
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Even after her death, the tabloid gossip and fascination with the princess did not really wain.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2021
The cats been on fire and the wain has been hit in the eye with a flying drone toy 😂
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2018
At length after fifteen days of journey the wain of King Théoden passed through the green fields of Rohan and came to Edoras; and there they all rested.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
In wain I argued that walking into sleep was wulgar, in wain I coaxed, and in wain I cried,—though tears will sometimes prewail when nothing else will, that is, if they ain't too woluntary.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various
Borne afar on the wings of the blast, Northward away he speeds him fast, And his courser follows the cloudy wain Till the hoof-strokes fall like pattering rain.
From Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 by Various
Take a deep breath at the film’s start, because you won’t have a moment to retain your composure once Wain and Marino’s blissfully imaginative, “Wizard of Oz”-riffing odyssey of a screenplay gets going.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
The film’s brilliance comes from Wain and Marino knowing how to pummel the viewer with jokes while measuring each punchline’s individual weight.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
For the first time ever, John Constable's Hay Wain painting has arrived in Suffolk to mark the 250th anniversary of the artist's birth.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
The third, after this current one with The Hay Wain, runs from October to February and looks at the artist's relevance today.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
“This myth comes from the Tlingit Indians of Alaska and is named ‘The Wain House People,’” began Miss Miller.
From The Woodcraft Girls in the City by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
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