=Water=, _n._ A well-known liquid composed of two parts of hydrogen to one of oxygen. =Wax=, _n._ A.-S. _weax_, wax; a thick, sticky substance made by bees for constructing their cells; substances resembling beeswax in consistency. =Whorl=, _n._ A ring of organs from the same center. =Wood cells=, _n._ The cells of which wood is built up. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES 1. Silently corrected obvious typographical errors and variations in spelling. 2. Retained archaic, non-standard, and uncertain spellings as printed. 3. Enclosed italics font in _underscores_. 4. Enclosed bold or blackletter font in =equals=.