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Webster 1913 Edition
Wandering
Wan′der-ing
,Wandering albatross
(Zool.)
, the great white albatross. See Illust. of
– Albatross
. Wandering cell
(Physiol.)
, an animal cell which possesses the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white corpuscles of the blood.
– Wandering Jew
(Bot.)
, any one of several creeping species of
– Tradescantia
, which have alternate, pointed leaves, and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets, window boxes, etc. Wandering kidney
(Med.)
, a morbid condition in which one kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain directions; – called also
– floating kidney
, movable kidney
. Wandering liver
(Med.)
, a morbid condition of the liver, similar to wandering kidney.
– Wandering mouse
(Zool.)
, the whitefooted, or deer, mouse. See Illust. of
– Mouse
. Wandering spider
(Zool.)
, any one of a tribe of spiders that wander about in search of their prey.
Webster 1828 Edition
Wandering
WANDERING
,ppr.
WANDERING
,Noun.
1.
Peregrination; a traveling without a settled course.2.
Aberration; mistaken way; deviation from rectitude; as a wandering from duty.3.
A roving of the mind or thoughts from the point or business in which one ought to be engaged.4.
The roving of the mind in a dream.5.
The roving of the mind in delirium.6.
Uncertainty; want of being fixed.