Wilt — es una novela cómica del escritor británico Tom Sharpe, publicada originalmente por Secker and Warburg en 1976. Argumento La novela se centra en el personaje que le da título: Henry Wilt, un profesor desmoralizado y minusvalorado que enseña… … Wikipedia Español
Wilt — * Wilt May is Greg May s son * Wilting is the loss of rigidity of non woody plants, usually in the leaves. * Wilt is a 1976 novel by Tom Sharpe. * Wilt is a 1989 movie adaptation of Sharpe s novel starring Griff Rhys Jones and Mel Smith.. *Wilt… … Wikipedia
wilt — wilt1 [wilt] vi. [var. of obs. welk, to wither < ME welken, to fade, wither, dry up, akin to OHG welc, damp, wilted < IE * welg , var. of base * welk , moist, damp > OE wealg, nauseous] 1. to become limp, as from heat or lack of water;… … English World dictionary
Wilt — Wilt, 2d pers. sing. of {Will}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wilt — Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wilting}.] [Written also welt, a modification of welk.] To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wilt — Wilt, v. t. 1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.] [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] [1913 Webster] Despots have… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wilt — 1690s, probably an alteration of welk to wilt, probably from M.Du. or M.L.G. welken to wither, cognate with O.H.G. irwelhen become soft. Related: Wilted; wilting … Etymology dictionary
wilt — wilt; wilt·shire; … English syllables
Wilt — (spr. Uilt, Wiltshire, verkürzt Wilts), Grafschaft im südlichen England, an Gloucester , Berk , Hamp , Dorset u. Somersetshire grenzend; 64 QM., durch den Avonkanal in Nord u. Süd W. getheilt, etwas hügelig, zum Theil haidig, zum[242] Theil… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
wilt — index languish, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
