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withers

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1. withers - Noun

2. withers - Verb

3. withers - Preposition

4. Withers - Proper noun

Meaning

The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base of the neck. See Illust. of Horse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Intelligence flourishes only in the ages when belief withers. Emil Cioran

Age is not all decay; it is the ripening, the swelling, of the fresh life within, that withers and bursts the husk. George MacDonald

Living in age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread before us every day, but it changes and withers at a touch. J. B. Priestley

What blossoms beautifully, withers fast. German Proverb

When the tree dies, the grass underneath withers. Chinese Proverb

Who walks gains, who sits withers. Sicilian Proverb

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