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verb

Weather v. t. (past & past part. weathered; pres. part. weathering)

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." "This gear lacks weathering."

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." "You will weather the difficulties yet."

(Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather a cape; to weather another ship.

(Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.

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.

Weather v. i. To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter, under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather. "The organisms... seem indestructible, while the hard matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from around them."

adjective

Weathered adj.

(Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a weathered cornice or window sill.

(Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the elements.

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Etymology of 'Weathered'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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— Oak Openings • James Fenimore Cooper

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