All 3 Uses of
wither
in
Henry IV, Part 2
- The prince once set a dish of apple-johns before him, and told him there were five more Sir Johns, and, putting off his hat, said "I will now take my leave of these six dry, round, old, withered knights."†
Scene 2.4 *
- Look, whether the withered elder hath not his poll clawed like a parrot.†
Scene 2.4
- Thou bring'st me happiness and peace, son John; But health, alack, with youthful wings is flown From this bare wither'd trunk: upon thy sight My worldly business makes a period.†
Scene 4.5
Definition:
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(wither) to shrivel (wrinkle and contract -- usually from lack of water)
or:
to become weaker; or feel humiliated