Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Vehiculation

Ve‐hic′u‐la″tion (?), n. Movement of vehicles.

515

Vehiculatory

Ve‐hic″u‐la‐to‐ry (?), a. Vehicular. Carlyle.

516

Vehm

{ ‖Vehm, ‖Vehme } (?), n.; pl. Vehme (#). [See Vehmgericht.] A vehmic court.

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Vehmgericht

‖Vehm″ge‐richt (?), n.; pl. Vehmgerichte (#). [G. vefm, fehm criminal tribunal + gerichte court, judgment. Cf. Vehmic.] A vehmic court.

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Vehmic

Veh″mic (?; 277), a. [G. vehm, fehm, fehme, a secret tribunal of punishment, MHG. veime, veme: cf. F. vehmique.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals flou...

519

Veil

Veil (?), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L. velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship on. Se...

520

Veil (2)

Veil (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Veiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Veiling.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See Veil, n.] [Written also vail.]1. To throw a veil over; to cover with ...

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Veiled

Veiled (?), a. Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. “Words used to convey a veiled meaning.” Earle.

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Veiled plate

Veiled plate. (Photog.) A fogged plate.

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Veiling

Veil″ing (?), n. A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils.

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Veilless

Veil″less, a. Having no veil. Tennyson.

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Vein

Vein (?), n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.]1. (Anat.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either venous or arterial, to the heart. See Artery, 2.2. (Bot.) One of the similar ...

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Vein (2)

Vein, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Veined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Veining.] To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins. Tennyson.

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Vein quartz

Vein quartz. Quartz occurring as gangue in a vein.

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Veinal

Vein″al (?), a. Pertaining to veins; venous.

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Veined

Veined (?), a. 1. Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble. “Veined follies.” Ford.2. (Bot.) Having fibrovascular threads extending throughout the lamina; as, a ve...

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Veinless

Vein″less (?), a. Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.

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Veinlet

Vein″let (?), n. A small vein.

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Veinous

Vein″ous (?), a. Marked with veins; veined; veiny.The excellent old gentleman's nails are long and leaden, and his hands lean and veinous. Dickens.

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Veinstone

Vein″stone′ (?), n. The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; — called also veinstuff.

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Veinstone (2)

Vein″stone′ (?), n.(Mining) Valueless material surrounding the ore in a lode; gangue; matrix.

535

Veiny

Vein″y (?), a. [From Vein: cf. F. veiné.] Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble.

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Velar

Ve″lar (?), a. [See Velum.]1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.2. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttu...

537

Velarium

‖Ve‐la″ri‐um (?), n.; pl.Velaria (#). (Zoöl.) The marginal membrane of certain medusæ belonging to the Discophora.

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Velate

Ve″late (?), a. [L. velatus, p. p. of velare to veil. See Veil.] (Bot.) Having a veil; veiled.

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Veldt

‖Veldt (?), n. [D. veld. Cf. Field, n.] A region or tract of land; esp., the open field; grass country.

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Veldt sore

Veldt sore. (Med.) An infective sore mostly on the hands and feet, often contracted in walking on the veldt and apparently due to a specific microörganism.