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winded

ˈwɪndɪd
WordNet
In the sky the naked Auster, the south wind. In his right hand he holds a sprinkler from which rain, thunderstorms and lightning are poured over the world. Ops, the goddess of agriculture, follows him and guides earthly souls to heaven. In her hands all kinds of agricultural implements. In the left corner, Phoenicias blows. In the right corner, Libonotes blows. At the bottom an African landscape near the Nile Delta. African hunters defend themselves against crocodiles. In the margin a Latin caption explaining the south wind. The print is part of a four-part series on the four points of the compass.
In the sky the naked Auster, the south wind. In his right hand he holds a sprinkler from which rain, thunderstorms and lightning are poured over the world. Ops, the goddess of agriculture, follows him and guides earthly souls to heaven. In her hands all kinds of agricultural implements. In the left corner, Phoenicias blows. In the right corner, Libonotes blows. At the bottom an African landscape near the Nile Delta. African hunters defend themselves against crocodiles. In the margin a Latin caption explaining the south wind. The print is part of a four-part series on the four points of the compass.
  1. (adj) winded
    breathing laboriously or convulsively
Illustrations
Twelve winds, like male figures sitting on the clouds, blow on the globe in their midst. In the foreground on either side of the title two female personifications; left with a globe and right with measuring instruments. At the top left the sun and right the moon, and in the middle a swan with a band in its beak. The globe is carried on a chain by a hand protruding from the clouds.
Twelve winds, like male figures sitting on the clouds, blow on the globe in their midst. In the foreground on either side of the title two female personifications; left with a globe and right with measuring instruments. At the top left the sun and right the moon, and in the middle a swan with a band in its beak. The globe is carried on a chain by a hand protruding from the clouds.
Porcelain tile, painted in underglaze blue. On the tile a warrior with a wind instrument to his lips and a bow and arrow in his other hand. A European fleur-de-lis motif in every corner. Transition porcelain in blue and white.
Tile featuring a warrior with a bow and arrow and a wind instrument
Landscape with a man walking on a winding path next to a woman with a child sitting on a donkey; in the background a shepherd with a flock and a view of a city along a river. Sixth print from series six.
Landscape with a man walking on a winding path next to a woman with a child sitting on a donkey; in the background a shepherd with a flock and a view of a city along a river. Sixth print from series six.
In the sky Boreas, god of the north wind. He kidnaps Orithyia, an Athenian princess. The winds Circius and Aquilo help him. Boreas creates a fierce wind with storm and rain. At the bottom left, the argonauts fight the harpies. On the right Orithyia and her two children, the winged twins Zetes and Calaïs. In the margin a Latin caption explaining the north wind. The print is part of a four-part series on the four points of the compass.
In the sky Boreas, god of the north wind. He kidnaps Orithyia, an Athenian princess. The winds Circius and Aquilo help him. Boreas creates a fierce wind with storm and rain. At the bottom left, the argonauts fight the harpies. On the right Orithyia and her two children, the winged twins Zetes and Calaïs. In the margin a Latin caption explaining the north wind. The print is part of a four-part series on the four points of the compass.
Venus stands on her shell at sea, holding her robe in the wind so that with the help of putti it serves as a sail. Two other women rise from the sea, one of them holding a cornucopia. The performance is related to the theme of the birth of Venus.
Venus stands on her shell at sea, holding her robe in the wind so that with the help of putti it serves as a sail. Two other women rise from the sea, one of them holding a cornucopia. The performance is related to the theme of the birth of Venus.
In the foreground Aeolus, god of the wind. He is sitting on a cloud with the four directions of the compass. Winter fruits lie around him. In the background winter scenes: people skating, gathering wood, the slaughter of cattle for the winter and winter storms. Up in the sky the three astrological signs of winter: Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series covering the four seasons.
In the foreground Aeolus, god of the wind. He is sitting on a cloud with the four directions of the compass. Winter fruits lie around him. In the background winter scenes: people skating, gathering wood, the slaughter of cattle for the winter and winter storms. Up in the sky the three astrological signs of winter: Capricorn, Aquarius and Pisces. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a four-part series covering the four seasons.
Leather sheath for (part) musical instrument, with rope to close
Sheath for wind musical instrument
Square porcelain bottle with a narrow, spreading neck, painted on the enamel in blue, red, green, yellow, purple, brown, black and gold. Two depictions on the wall: a European man in a landscape near a flowering plant, under one arm a bunch of carrots and in the other hand a note with 'horny carrots'; a river landscape with a monkey in the foreground, shooting a bombard at a red gun carriage, causing several notes to shoot out with the inscriptions' evening action ',' running fire ',' west ',' 1000 ',' he jumps', 'bergit hole 'and' agter teijt '. On the shoulder a band with napkin work and lotus flowers. Around the neck a band with a spiral pattern. A crack in the wall. Arita, European scene in Europe decorated [?] In the Japanese Kakiemon style.
Square bottle with caricatures on the wind trade from 1720
Quotations
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Kahlil Gibran
I can feel the wind go by when I run. It feels good. It feels fast.
Evelyn Ashford
William Shakespeare
Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.
William Shakespeare
If a man knows not what harbor he seeks, any wind is the right wind.
Seneca
Sri Ramakrishna
The grace of God is a wind which is always blowing.
Sri Ramakrishna
Sow to the wind and you will reap a whirlwind.
Bible
Idioms

Don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon - If you don't know what to do, you don't know whether to wind a watch or bark at the moon.

Get wind of - If you get wind of something, you hear or learn about it, especially if it was meant to be secret.

It's an ill wind that blows no good - This is said when things have gone wrong; the idea being that when bad things happen, there can also be some positive results.

Know which way the wind blows - This means that you should know how things are developing and be prepared for the future.

Sail close to the wind - If you sail close to the wind, you take risks to do something, going close to the limit of what is allowed or acceptable.

Scattered to the four winds - If something's scattered to the four winds, it goes out in all directions.

Usage in the news

Cleveland has the best shot at building a Great Lakes wind farm. bez.org

Great Lakes wind projects struggle for footing. bez.org

Wind power makes greenhouses greener. money.cnn.com

Global Warmists Feel a Chilly Wind. spectator.org

Company officials believe the reoccurring outage was caused by the wind. dsu.com

Romney Aversion to Wind-Power Aid Alienating Republicans. businessweek.com

The wind was blowing, it was cold and icy rain was falling. cadalyst.com

Western Wind Energy's Windstar wind farm. forbes.com

EASTBROOK, Maine — A new, 19-turbine wind farm that has the capacity to supply the equivalent energy needs of 18,000 homes has been completed, developer First Wind said Wednesday. therepublic.com

It's an ill wind that blows nobody good, and that evil wind from the Middle East comes just when Barack Obama needs a distraction most. ashingtontimes.com

"It is coming", said Class 4 Winds and Renewable's Executive Director, AJ Swope as he described the booming wind industry. kvii.com

Vestas Wind Systems, the wind turbine manufacturer that built four factories in Colorado, announced its third round of job cuts on Tuesday, firing 75 workers at its blade factory in Brighton . denverpost.com

Vestas Wind Systems, the wind turbine manufacturer that built four factories in Colorado, Tuesday announced its third round of job cuts firing 75 workers at its blade factory in Brighton . denverpost.com

The wind power business unveils eco-label to identify goods produced by the wind in bid to attract eyes and dollars of renewable energy fans. odwyerpr.com

Wilma's Wind Shear , October 2005 A wind shear plot of Hurricane Wilma. popsci.com

Usage in scientific papers

We made some simple calculations of the appearance of wind profiles that arise only from the gas hidden from the X-ray source, the so-called shadow wind (Blondin 1994) that is illustrated diagrammatically in Figure 8.
Stellar Wind Variations During the X-ray High and Low States of Cygnus X-1

These results from the UV wind lines indicate that very little mass loss is occurring by a radiatively driven wind for surface regions that are exposed to the X-ray source.
Stellar Wind Variations During the X-ray High and Low States of Cygnus X-1

Consequently, a radiatively driven wind could accelerate to a higher speed before stalling when the gas enters the ionization zone, and thus, the faster wind would result in a lower black hole accretion rate and X-ray luminosity (creating the low/hard X-ray state).
Stellar Wind Variations During the X-ray High and Low States of Cygnus X-1

Although this deflected wind gas is probably not a ma jor accretion source (Blondin 1994), it may affect the accretion dynamics of the focused wind.
Stellar Wind Variations During the X-ray High and Low States of Cygnus X-1

This can and does produce a wind-blown bubble around the WR star in some cases. A key point, though, is that in the case of massive stars we have some problems if we want interacting winds to account for most bipolar nebulae.
Eta Carinae and Nebulae Around Massive Stars: Similarities to Planetary Nebulae?

Usage in literature

On she flew, right into the eye of the rising tempest, so it seemed, though as yet the wind held to the southward. "Ronald Morton, or the Fire Ships" by W.H.G. Kingston

She immediately again came to the wind. "The Missing Ship" by W. H. G. Kingston

At length his hat, driven into a doorway, was recovered, and Larry came battling against the wind to rejoin us. "Paddy Finn" by W. H. G. Kingston

After the gale had lasted a week, the wind came round from the northward, and bitter cold it was. "Peter the Whaler" by W.H.G. Kingston

This made the schooner fall off the wind somewhat. "Will Weatherhelm" by W.H.G. Kingston

If this wind does but hold, we shall make quick work of it. "Held Fast For England" by G. A. Henty

He want no wind, no wind come. "A Son Of The Sun" by Jack London

He knew the weather, when it would storm and when it would clear, and from what point the wind would blow to-morrow. "The Wind Bloweth" by Brian Oswald Donn-Byrne

Several times they had scented her tree, but the wind had thrown them off the trail. "Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children" by Mabel Powers

The winds in front blowing into a 'low' are generally warm winds. "The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men" by Francis William Rolt-Wheeler

Usage in poetry
But if it be not and I lose
All that men live to gain--
I who have little known but hues
Of wind and rain--
"At The Helm" by Cale Young Rice Author object (85)
That so among the rest I may
Glitter, and curle, and winde as they:
That winding is their fashion
Of adoration.
"The Starre" by George Herbert Author object (243)
Gather the leaves from the forest
And blow them over the world,
The wind of winter follows
The wind of autumn furled.
"Feuilles D'Automne" by Duncan Campbell Scott
There was no light in all the land
But the far glare of Mars;
And the wind blew, the wind blew,
It shook the fixed stars.
"The Ballad Of The Hun King's Dream" by Cicely Fox Smith
So many gods, so many creeds,
So many paths that wind and wind,
While just the art of being kind,
Is all the sad world needs.
"The World's Need" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox Author object (183)
It is not this wind she is feeling,
Not this cool grass below;
'Tis the wind and the grass of an evening
A hundred years ago.
"The Old Garden" by George MacDonald Author object (244)