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Wave \Wave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waved}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Waving}.] [OE. waven, AS. wafian to waver, to hesitate, to
wonder; akin to w[ae]fre wavering, restless, MHG. wabern to
be in motion, Icel. vafra to hover about; cf. Icel. v[=a]fa
to vibrate. Cf. {Waft}, {Waver}.]
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1. To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the
other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.
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His purple robes waved careless to the winds.
--Trumbull.
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Where the flags of three nations has successively
waved. --Hawthorne.
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2. To be moved to and fro as a signal. --B. Jonson.
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3. To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to
vacillate. [Obs.]
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He waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither
good nor harm. --Shak.
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Waved \Waved\, a.
1. Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating;
intended; wavy; as, waved edge.
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2. Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines
of color; as, waved, or watered, silk.
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3. (Her.) Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of
the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the
ordinaries, etc.
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