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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WEATHERED, pp. Passed to the windward; passed with difficulty.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: worn by exposure to the weather; "a house of weathered shingles" [syn: weather-beaten, weatherworn, weathered]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1789 1. seasoned by exposure to the weather 2. altered in color, texture, composition, or form by such exposure or by artificial means producing a similar effect <weathered oak>

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Weather Weath"er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Weathered; p. pr. & vb. n. Weathering.] 1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to air. [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the air To weather his broad sails. --Spenser. This gear lacks weathering. --Latimer. 2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to weather the storm. For I can weather the roughest gale. --Longfellow. You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W. Robertson. 3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship. 4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. --Encyc. Brit. To weather a point. (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee side. (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against opposition. To weather out, to encounter successfully, though with difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Weathered Weath"ered, a. 1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill. 2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see weather