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Waned vs Waney - What's the difference?

waned | waney |

As a verb waned

is past tense of wane.

As an adjective waned

is having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

As a noun waney is

a sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.

waned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (wane)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (woodworking) Having wanes, i.e. rounded corners caused by lack of wood, often showing bark.

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    waney

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring.
    • (Webster 1913)