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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Vĭn'o-lent, a. p. 1477Given to wine; drunken; intemperate. [Obs.]Vī-nōse′, a. p. 1477Vinous. See VINOUS.Vi-nõs′i-ty, n. p. 1477The state or quality of being vinous.Vi'nōus, a. p. 1477Having the qualities of wine; pertaining to wine; as, a vinous taste; a vinous flavor; vinous fermentation.Vin'quish, n. p. 1477See VANQUISH.Vĭnt'age, n. p. 1477The produce, in grapes or in wine, of the vine for the season; as, the vintage is abundant. 2. The time of gathering the crop of grapes. “As a swarm of flies in vintage.” Milton.Vint'a-ger, n. p. 1477One who gathers the vintage.Vint'age-spring, n. p. 1477A wine-fount.Vint'a-ging, n. p. 1477The act of gathering in a crop of grapes.Vint'ner, n. p. 1477One who deals in wine; a wine-seller.Vint'ry, n. p. 1477A place where wine is sold. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Vin'y, a. p. 1477Belonging to vines; producing grapes. 2. Abounding in vines. P. Fletcher.Vi'ol, n. p. 1477(Mus.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the…Vi'ō-lā, n. p. 1477(Mus.) An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but somewhat larger, and a fifth lower in compass. Viola di amore. [It., viol of love; Fr. viol d'amour.] (Mus.) A viol, larger than the…Vī'o-la-ble, a. p. 1477Capable of being violated, broken, or injured.Vī'o-lā'ceous, a. p. 1477Resembling violets in color; bluish-purple.Vī'o-lăs'cent, a. p. 1477Tending to a violet color; violescent. [Rare.]Vī'o-lāte, v. t. p. 1477To treat in a violent manner; to outrage; to abuse; to injure. “His wife Boadicea, violated with stripes, and his daughters with rape.” Milton. 2. To do violence to, as to any thing that should be…Vī/o-lā'tion, n. p. 1477The act of violating, or the state of being violated; interruption, as of sleep or peace. 2. Infringement; transgression; non-observance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants…Vĭ'o-lā'tive, a. p. 1477Violating, or tending to violate.Vĭ'o-lā'tor, n. p. 1477One who violates, injures, interrupts, or disturbs; as, a violator of repose. 2. One who infringes or transgresses; as, a violator of law. 3. One who profanes, or treats with irreverence; as, a…Vĭ'o-lence, n. p. 1477The quality of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force. That seal You ask for with such violence, the king With his own hand gave me. Shak. All…Vĭ'o-lence, v. t. p. 1477To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence. [Obs. and rare.] B. Jonson.Vī'o-lent, a. p. 1477Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe. “Upon a wild and violent sea.”…Vī'o-lent, n. p. 1477An assailant. [Obs.] Remember, violents shall not take heaven, but hell, by force. Decay of Piety.Vĭ'o-lent, v. t. p. 1477To urge with violence. [Obs.]Vĭ'o-lent, v. i. p. 1477To be violent; to act violently. [Obs. and rare.] The grief is fine, full, perfect that I taste, And violenteth in a sense as strong As that which causeth it. Shak.Vĭ'o-lent-ly, adv. p. 1477In a violent manner; with force; forcibly; vehemently; as, the wind blows violently. Forfeitures must not be exacted violently. Bp. Taylor.Vī'o-lē's'cent, a. p. 1477Tending to a violet color; violascent.Vĭ'o-lĕt, n. p. 1477(Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Viola, of many species. They are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are of some shade of blue. 2. The color seen in a…Vī'o-lĕt, a. p. 1477Dark blue, inclining to red; red and blue combined.Vī'o-lĕt-shĕll, n. p. 1477(Zoöl.) A mollusk of the genus Ianthina, having a shell of a fine violet-blue color.Vi'o-lĕt-wŏŏd, n. p. 1477A kind of wood obtained in Guiana, and used for turning. It is the product of the Andira violacea. Simmonds.Vī/o-līn', n. p. 1477(Mus.) An instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle. ☞ The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones, and in the orchestra…Vī'o-līne, n. p. 1477(Chem.) A white, poisonous principle of an alkaline nature, obtained from the different parts of the plant Viola odorata.Vī'o-līn'ist, n. p. 1477A player on a violin.Vī'ol-ist, n. p. 1477A player on the viol; a violinist.Vĭ'o-lon-çel'list, n. p. 1477One who plays on the violoncello.Vĭ'o-lon-cĕl'lo, n. p. 1477(Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a base-viol of four strings, or a base-violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an octave lower than the tenor violin.Violone, n. p. 1477(Mus.) The largest instrument of the base-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the contra-basso;—called also double-base. [Written also violono.]Vī'o-lōŭs, a. p. 1477Violent. [Obs.]Vī'per, n. p. 1477(Zoöl.) One of a family of poisonous reptiles belonging to the order of the snakes. The species are found mostly in Africa and Asia. There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. Acts…Vī'per-ine, a. p. 1478Of, or pertaining to, a viper, or to vipers.Vī'per-ish, a. p. 1478Like a viper; viperous.Vī'per-ous, a. p. 1478Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a viperous tongue. “This viperous slander.” Shak.Vī'per's-bū'gloss, n. p. 1478(Bot.) A plant of the genus Echium, some species of which are cultivated for their beauty.Vī'per's-grāss, n. p. 1478(Bot.) A plant of the genus Scorzonera, some species of which have edible roots, which are sometimes used as food.Vī'ra-ğin'i-an, a. p. 1478Having the qualities of a virago.Vī'ra-gĭn'i-ty, n. p. 1478The qualities or character of a virago.Vī-rā'go, n. p. 1478A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a female who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior. To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. Pope. 2. Hence, a…Vire, n. p. 1478A barbed arrow, formerly used with the cross-bow. [Obs.] Gower.Vir'e-lāy, n. p. 1478An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes, and composed in short lines, with a refrain. To which a lady sung a virelay. Dryden. “The virelay admitted only two rhymes, and after…Vĭ'rent, a. p. 1478Green; verdant; fresh; not faded or withered. [Rare.] Browne.Vī-rĕs'cent, a. p. 1478Slightly green; beginning to be green; greenish.Vir'e-ton, n. p. 1478An arrow with a thick, lozenge-shaped head, and having the feathers placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying. Fairholt.Vir'ga-lōo', n. p. 1478The same as VERGALIEU.Vir′gate, a. p. 1478(Bot.) Having the shape of a rod or wand; twig-like; wand-shaped; as, a virgate stem.Vĭr'gate, n. p. 1478A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres. [Obs.] Warton.Vĭr'gā-ted, a. p. 1478Striped; streaked. [Obs.]Vĭrge, n. p. 1478A wand. [Obs.] See VERGE.