| woo | 1. To solicit in love; to court. "Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes The image he himself has wrought." (Prior) 2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity. "Thee, chantress, oft the woods among I woo, to hear thy even song." (Milton) "I woo the wind That still delays his coming." (Bryant) Origin: OE. Wowen, woen, AS. Wgian, fr. Wh bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS. Wah evil, Goth. Unwahs blameless, Skr. Vac to waver, and perhaps to E. Vaccilate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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