4 entries under this word

Vise

Vĭ'sĕ, n.

noun

n. [Fr.] An official indorsement on a passport; a visé. See VISÉ. Simmonds.

Vise, n.

noun

(vĭs), n. [Fr. vis, a screw, vise, O. Fr. vis, Pr. viz, winding-stairs.] [Written also vice.]

(Arch.) A spiral staircase, the steps of which wind round a perpendicular shaft or pillar. [Obs.]
An engine or instrument for griping and holding things, closed by a screw.

An illustration of a vise clamped to the edge of a workbench. — Vise. (2.)

Visé, n.

noun

(vē-zā'), n. [Fr. visé, p. p. of viser, to put a visa to, from Lat. visus, seen, p. p. of videre, to see.] An indorsement made by the police officers of certain countries on the continent of Europe, on a passport, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey. [Written also visa.]

Visé, v. t.

verbtransitive

(vē-zā'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. VISÉED; p. pr. & vb. n. VISÉING.] To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.