Webster's Dictionary 1828

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VERECUND

VER'ECUND, adjective [Latin vrcundus.] Bashful; modest. [Not much used.]

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VERECUNDITY

VERECUND'ITY, noun Bashfulness; modesty; blushing. [Not in much use.]

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VERGE

VERGE, noun verj. [Latin virga, a rod, that is, a shoot.]1. A rod, or something in the form of a rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; the mace of a dean.2. The stick...

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VERGER

VERG'ER, noun1. He that carries the mace before the bishop, dean, etc.2. An officer who carries a white wand before the justices of either bend in England.

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VERGING

VERG'ING, participle present tense Bending or inclining; tending.

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VERGOULEUSE

VER'GOULEUSE, noun A species of pear; contracted to vergaloo.

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VERIDICAL

VERID'ICAL, adjective [Latin veridicus; verus and dico.] Telling truth. [Not used.]

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VERIFIABLE

VER'IFIABLE, adjective [from verify.] That may be verified; that may be proved or confirmed by incontestable evidence.

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VERIFICATION

VERIFICA'TION, noun [See Verify.] The act of verifying or proving to be true; the act of confirming or establishing the authenticity of any powers granted, or of any transaction...

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VERIFIED

VER'IFIED, participle passive Proved; confirmed by competent evidence.

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VERIFIER

VER'IFIER, noun One that proves or makes appear to be true.

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VERIFY

VER'IFY, verb transitive [Latin verus, true, and facio, to make.]1. To prove to be true; to confirm.This is verified by a number of examples.2. To fulfill, as a promise; to conf...

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VERIFYING

VER'IFYING, participle present tense Proving to be true; confirming; establishing as authentic.

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VERILY

VER'ILY, adverb [from very.]1. In truth; in fact; certainly.2. Really; truly; with great confidence. It was verily thought the enterprise would succeed.

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VERING

'VERING, noun A silver coin. Isaiah 7:1.

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VERISIMILAR

VERISIM'ILAR, adjective [Latin verisimilis; verus, true, and similis, like.] having the appearance of truth; probable; likely.

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VERISIMILITUDE

VERISIMIL'ITUDE, noun [Latin verisimilitudo.] the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and di...

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VERISIMILITY

VERISIMIL'ITY, for verisimilitude, is not in use.

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VERITABLE

VER'ITABLE, adjective True; agreeable to fact. [Little used.]

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VERITABLY

VER'ITABLY, adverb In a true manner. [Not in use.]

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VERITY

VER'ITY, noun [Latin veritas, from verus, true.]1. Truth; consonance of a statement, proposition or other thing to fact. 1 Timothy 2:7.It is a proposition of eternal verity that...

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VERJUICE

VER'JUICE, nounA liquor expressed from wild apples, sour grapes, etc. used in sauces, ragouts and the like. it is used also in the purification of wax for candles, in poultices,...

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VERMEIL

VERMEIL. [See Vermilion.]

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VERMEOLOGIST

VERMEOL'OGIST, noun [infra.] One who treats of vermes.

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VERMEOLOGY

VERMEOL'OGY, noun [Latin vermes, worms, and Gr. discourse.]A discourse or treatise on vermes, or that part of natural history which treats of vermes. [Little used.]

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VERMICELLI

VERMICEL'LI, noun [Latin vermiculus, from vermis, a worm.]A cookery, little rolls or threads of paste, or a composition of flour, eggs, sugar and saffron, used in soups and pott...

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VERMICULAR

VERMIC'ULAR, adjective [Latin vermiculus, a little worm, from vermis, a worm.]Pertaining to a worm; resembling a worm; particularly, resembling the motion of a worm; as the verm...