Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Vagabondism

Vag″a‐bond′ism (?), n. Vagabondage.

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Vagabondize

Vag″a‐bond′ize (?), v. i. To play the vagabond; to wander about in idleness.

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Vagabondry

Vag″a‐bond′ry (?), n. Vagabondage.

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Vagal

Va″gal (?), a. [See Vagus.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves; pneumogastric.

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Vagancy

Va″gan‐cy (?), n. [From L. vagans, p. pr. See Vagantes.] A wandering; vagrancy.A thousand vagancies of glory and delight. Milton.

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Vagantes

‖Va‐gan″tes (?), p. pl. [NL., fr. L. vagans, p. pr. of vagari to stroll or wander.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their prey in a web, but whic...

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Vagarious

Va‐ga″ri‐ous (?), a. Given to, or characterized by, vagaries; capricious; whimsical; crochety.

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Vagary

Va‐ga″ry (?), n.; pl.Vagaries (#). [L. vagari to stroll about. See Vague.]1. A wandering or strolling.2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful freak; a whim; a ...

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Vagient

Va″gi‐ent (?), a. [L. vagiens, p. pr. of vagire to cry like a young child.] Crying like a child.

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Vagina

Va‐gi″na (?), n.; pl.Vaginæ (#). [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.]1. (Anat.) (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein. (b) Specifically, the canal which leads fr...

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Vaginal

Vag″i‐nal (?), a. [Cf. F. vaginal.]1. Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a vagina, or sheath; thecal; as, a vaginal synovial membrane; the vaginal process of the temporal ...

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Vaginant

Vag″i‐nant (?), a. [Cf. F. vaginant. See Vagina.] Serving to invest, or sheathe; sheathing.Vaginant leaf(Bot.), a leaf investing the stem or branch by its base, which has the fo...

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Vaginate

{ Vag″i‐nate (?), Vag″i‐na′ted (?), } a. [See Vagina.] Invested with, or as if with, a sheath; as, a vaginate stem, or one invested by the tubular base of a leaf.

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Vaginati

‖Vag′i‐na″ti (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.

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Vaginervose

Vag′i‐ner‐vose″ (?), a. [L. vagus wandering + E. nervose.] (Bot.) Having the nerves, or veins, placed in apparent disorder.

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Vaginicola

‖Vag′i‐nic″o‐la (?), n. [NL., from L. vagina sheath + colere to inhabit.] (Zoöl.) A genus of Infusoria which form minute vaselike or tubular cases in which they dwell.

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Vaginismus

‖Vag′i‐nis″mus (?), n.(Med.) A painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often rendering copulation impossible.

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Vaginitis

‖Vag′i‐ni″tis (?), n. [NL. See Vagina, and -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the vagina, or the genital canal, usually of its mucous lining membrane.

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Vaginopennous

‖Vag′i‐no‐pen″nous (?), a. [L. vagina a sheath + penna a feather, pl. pennae a wing.] (Zoöl.) Having elytra; sheath-winged.

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Vaginula

‖Va‐gin″u‐la (?), n. [L., dim. of vagina sheath.] (Bot.) (a) A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses. (b) One of the tubular florets in composite f...

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Vaginule

Vag″i‐nule (?), n.(Bot.) A vaginula.

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Vagissate

Vag″is‐sate (?), v. i. [L. vagari to stroll or wander.] To caper or frolic.

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Vagous

Va″gous (?), a. [L. vagus. See Vague.] Wandering; unsettled. Ayliffe.

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Vagrancy

Va″gran‐cy (?), n. The quality or state of being a vagrant; a wandering without a settled home; an unsettled condition; vagabondism.Threatened away into banishment and vagrancy....

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Vagrant

Va″grant (?), a. [Probably fr. OF. waucrant, wacrant, p. p. of waucrer, wacrer, walcrer, to wander (probably of Teutonic origin), but influenced by F. vagant, p. pr. of vaguer t...

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Vagrant (2)

Va″grant, n. One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.Vagrants and outlaws sh...

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Vagrantly

Va″grant‐ly, adv. In a vagrant manner.