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The dict protocol, and dict.org in particular, provides easy access to Webster's 1913 as well as other dictionaries.

I normally use Webster's 1913 from the command line, since I usually have a terminal in front of me. I keep this in my .zshrc:

    function dict () {
        if [[ $1 == (d|m) ]]; then
                curl dict://dict.org/$1:$2 | $PAGER
        else
            echo 'Unknown command. Use (d)efine or (m)atch.'
        fi
    }

That allows me to issue queries such as `dict d example` to define "example", or `dict m exampel` to figure out how "example" ought to be spelled.