Both Uses of
wither
in
The Merry Wives of Windsor
- A tapster is a good trade; an old cloak makes a new jerkin; a withered serving-man a fresh tapster.†
Scene 1.3 *
- Old, cold, withered, and of intolerable entrails?†
Scene 5.5
Definition:
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(wither) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
or:
to become weaker; or feel humiliated