wizen
Americanverb (used with or without object)
adjective
verb
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of wizen
before 900; (v.) Middle English wisenen, Old English wisnian; cognate with Old Norse visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of wizened
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It would wizen up, or grow ripe, or it might rot.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
Old Jacques—a wizen little habitant—was distressed at the news, and ran off instantly to harness up his old mare, and sled.
From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by May Agnes Fleming
"There are two Doctor Browns in Hooe, He's short and stout—I'm tall and wizen; You've been and run the wrong one through, That's how the error has arisen."
From Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
Yet, quietly observing, the Prioress could not fail to note the drawn weariness on the old face, the yellow pallor of the wizen skin, which usually wore the bright tint of a russet apple.
From The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay
On the contrary, Dallas' evident interest in the stranger had stirred the unnatural jealousy in her father's wizen brain.
From The Plow-Woman by Eleanor Gates
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