Webster's Dictionary 1913

1243

Vin ordinaire

‖Vin′ or′di′naire″ (?). A cheap claret, used as a table wine in France.

1244

Vinaceous

Vi‐na″ceous (?; 277), a. [L. vinaceus. See Vine.] 1. Belonging to, or like, wine or grapes.2. Of the color of wine, especially of red wine.

1245

Vinagrous

Vin″a‐grous (?), a. [F. vinaigre vinegar.]1. Resembling vinegar; sour.2. Fig.: Unamiable; morose. Carlyle.

1246

Vinaigrette

Vin′ai‐grette″ (?), n. [F., fr. vinaigre vinegar.] 1. (Cookery) A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, — used esp. for cold meats.2. A small perforated box for ho...

1247

Vinasse

Vi‐nasse″ (?), n.(Chem.) The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet sugar, — used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.

1248

Vinatico

Vi‐nat″i‐co (?), n. [Pg. vinhatico.] Madeira mahogany; the coarse, dark-colored wood of the Persea Indica.

1249

Vincentian

Vin‐cen″tian (?), a. Of or pertaining to Saint Vincent de Paul, or founded by him.

1250

Vincentian (2)

Vin‐cen″tian, n.(R. C. Ch.) (a) Same as Lazarist. (b) A member of certain charitable sisterhoods.

1251

Vincetoxin

Vin′ce‐tox″in (?), n.(Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort (Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous...

1252

Vincibility

Vin′ci‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being vincible, vincibleness.

1253

Vincible

Vin″ci‐ble (?), a. [L. vincibilis, fr. vincere to vanquish, conquer: cf. F. vincible. See Victor.] Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable. “He, not vincible in spirit...

1254

Vincibleness

Vin″ci‐ble‐ness, n. The quality or state of being vincible.

1255

Vincture

Vinc″ture (?; 135), n. [L. vinctura, fr. vincire, vinctum, to bind.] A binding.

1256

Vinculum

‖Vin″cu‐lum (?), n.; pl. L. Vincula (#), E. Vinculums (#). [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.] 1. A bond of union; a tie.2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two...

1257

Vindemial

Vin‐de″mi‐al (?), a. [L. vindemialis, fr. vindemia a vintage. See Vintage.] Of or pertaining to a vintage, or grape harvest.

1258

Vindemiate

Vin‐de″mi‐ate (?), v. i. [L. vindemiare. See Vindemial.] To gather the vintage. Evelyn.

1259

Vindemiation

Vin‐de′mi‐a″tion (?), n. [LL. vindemiatio.] The operation of gathering grapes. Bailey.

1260

Vindicable

Vin″di‐ca‐ble (?), a. Capable of being vindicated. — Vin′di‐ca‐bil″i‐ty (#), n.

1261

Vindicate

Vin″di‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Vindicated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Vindicating.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See Vengeance.] 1. To lay cl...

1262

Vindication

Vin′di‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. vindicatio a laying claim, defense, vindication. See Vindicate.] 1. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated; defense; justification a...

1263

Vindicative

Vin″di‐ca‐tive (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. vindicatif. Cf. Vindictive.] 1. Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative policy.2. Revengeful; vindictive.Vindicative persons liv...

1264

Vindicator

Vin″di‐ca′tor (?), n. One who vindicates; one who justifies or maintains. Locke.

1265

Vindicatory

Vin″di‐ca‐to‐ry (?), a. 1. Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory; vindicative.2. Inflicting punishment; avenging; punitory.The afflictions of Job were no vin...

1266

Vindictive

Vin‐dic″tive (?), a. [For vindicative, confused with L. vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf. Vindicative.] 1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or character...

1267

Vine

Vine (?), n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See Wine, and cf. Vignette.] (Bot.) (a) Any woody climbing plant which...

1268

Vine-clad

Vine″–clad′ (?), a. Covered with vines.

1269

Vineal

Vi″ne‐al (?), a. [L. vinealis.] Of or pertaining to vines; containing vines. Sir T. Browne.