·vt To cause to decrease.
II. Wane ·noun An inequality in a board.
III. Wane ·noun Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.
IV. Wane ·noun The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the eye of a spectator.
V. Wane ·add. ·noun The natural curvature of a log or of the edge of a board sawed from a log.
VI. Wane ·vi To Decline; to Fail; to Sink.
VII. Wane ·vi To be diminished; to Decrease;
— contrasted with wax, and especially applied to the illuminated part of the moon.