Both Uses of
wither
in
The Time Machine
- The Time Traveller paused, put his hand into his pocket, and silently placed two withered flowers, not unlike very large white mallows, upon the little table.†
Chpt 7 *
- His eye fell with a mute inquiry upon the withered white flowers upon the little table.†
Chpt 12
Definition:
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(wither) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
or:
to become weaker; or feel humiliated