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Weight

King James Dictionary

WEIGHT, n. Wate. See Weigh.

1. The quantity of a body, ascertained by the balance in a philosophical sense, that quality of bodies by which they tend towards the center of the earth in a line perpendicular to its surface. In short, weight is gravity, and the weight of a particular body is the amount of its gravity, or of the force with which it tends to the center. The weight of a body is in direct proportion to its quantity of matter.
2. A mass of iron, lead, brass or other metal, to be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies as a weight of an ounce, a pound, a quarter of a hundred, &c. The weights of nations are different except those of England and the United States, which are the same.
3. A ponderous mass something heavy.

A man leaps better with weights in his hands.

4. Pressure burden as the weight of grief weight of care weight of business weight of government.
5. Importance power influence efficacy consequence moment impressiveness as a argument of great weight a consideration of vast weight. The dignity of a mans character adds weight to his words.
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