Webster's Dictionary 1913

811

Vermiculate (2)

Ver‐mic″u‐late (?), a. 1. Wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations; marked with irregular fine lines of color, or with irregular wavy impressed lines like worm tracks...

812

Vermiculated

Ver‐mic″u‐la′ted (?), a. Made or marked with irregular wavy lines or impressions; vermiculate.Vermiculated work, orVermicular work(Arch.), rustic work so wrought as to have the ...

813

Vermiculation

Ver‐mic′u‐la″tion (?), n. [L. vermiculatio a being worm-eaten.] 1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, t...

814

Vermicule

Ver″mi‐cule (?), n. [L. vermiculus, dim. of vermis a worm. See Vermicular.] A small worm or insect larva; also, a wormlike body. Derham.

815

Vermiculite

Ver‐mic″u‐lite (?), n. [L. vermiculus, dim. of vermis worm.] (Min.) A group of minerals having, a micaceous structure. They are hydrous silicates, derived generally from the alt...

816

Vermiculose

{ Ver‐mic″u‐lose′ (?), Ver‐mic″u‐lous (?), } a. [L. vermiculosus. See Vermicule.] Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms.

817

Vermiform

Ver″mi‐form (?), a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.] Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the vermiform process of the cerebellum.Vermiform appendix(Anat.), a slende...

818

Vermiformia

‖Ver′mi‐for″mi‐a (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See Phoronis.

819

Vermifugal

Ver‐mif″u‐gal (?), a. [L. vermis a worm + fugare to drive away, fr. fugere to flee. See Worm, and Fugitive.] (Med.) Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel, worms or vermin; anthe...

820

Vermifuge

Ver″mi‐fuge (?), n. [Cf. F. vermifuge. See Vermifugal.] (Med.) A medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies; an anthelmintic.

821

Vermil

Ver″mil (?), n. See Vermeil. Spenser.

822

Vermilinguia

‖Ver′mi‐lin″gui‐a (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. vermis worm + lingua tongue.] [Called also Vermilingues.] (Zoöl.) (a) A tribe of edentates comprising the South American ant-eaters. T...

823

Vermilion

Ver‐mil″ion (?), n. [F. vermillon. See Vermeil.] 1. (Chem.) A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or artificially. It h...

824

Vermilion (2)

Ver‐mil″ion, v. t. To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red; to cover with a delicate red.

825

Vermily

Ver″mi‐ly (?), n. Vermeil. Spenser.

826

Vermin

Ver″min (?), n. sing. & pl.; used chiefly as plural. [OE. vermine, F. vermine, from L. vermis a worm; cf. LL. vermen a worm, L. verminosus full of worms. See Vermicular, Worm.] ...

827

Verminate

Ver″mi‐nate (?), v. i. [L. verminare to have worms, fr. vermis a worm.] To breed vermin.

828

Vermination

Ver′mi‐na″tion (?), n. [L. verminatio the worms, a disease of animals, a crawling, itching pain.] 1. The generation or breeding of vermin. Derham.2. A griping of the bowels.

829

Verminly

Ver″min‐ly (?), a. & adv. Resembling vermin; in the manner of vermin. Gauden.

830

Verminous

Ver″min‐ous (?), a. [L. verminosus, fr. vermis a worm: cf. F. vermineux.] 1. Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.Some... verminous disposition of the body. Harvey.2. Cau...

831

Verminously

Ver″min‐ous‐ly, adv. In a verminous manner.

832

Vermiparous

Ver‐mip″a‐rous (?), a. [L. vermis a worm + parere to bring forth.] Producing or breeding worms. “Vermiparous animals.” Sir T. Browne.

833

Vermivorous

Ver‐miv″o‐rous (?), a. [L. vermis a worm + vorare to devour: cf. F. vermivore.] (Zoöl.) Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as, vermivorous birds.

834

Vermuth

Ver″muth (?), n. [F. vermout.] A liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic drugs, used to excite the appetite. [Written also vermouth.]

835

Vernacle

Ver″na‐cle (?), n. See Veronica, 1.

836

Vernacular

Ver‐nac″u‐lar (?), a. [L. vernaculus born in one's house, native, fr. verna a slave born in his master's house, a native, probably akin to Skr. vas to dwell, E. was.] Belonging ...

837

Vernacular (2)

Ver‐nac″u‐lar, n. The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the common forms of expression in a particular locality.