Webster's Dictionary 1913

1324

Violent (3)

Vi″o‐lent, v. t. [Cf. F. violenter.] To urge with violence. Fuller.

1325

Violent (4)

Vi″o‐lent, v. i. To be violent; to act violently.The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste,An violenteth in a sense as strongAs that which causeth it. Shak.

1326

Violently

Vi″o‐lent‐ly, adv. In a violent manner.

1327

Violescent

Vi′o‐les″cent (?), a. [L. viola a violet.] Tending to a violet color; violascent.

1328

Violet

Vi″o‐let (?), n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin to Gr. �. Cf. Iodine.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus ...

1329

Violet (2)

Vi″o‐let (?), a. [Cf. F. violet. See Violet, n.] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.Violet shell(Zoöl.), any species of...

1330

Violet-ear

Vi″o‐let–ear′, n. Any tropical humming bird of the genus Petasophora, having violet or purplish ear tufts.

1331

Violet-tip

Vi″o‐let–tip″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips.

1332

Violin

Vi′o‐lin″ (?), n. [It. violino, dim. of viola. See Viol.] (Mus.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.☞ The violin is distinguished for the brillian...

1333

Violine

Vi″o‐line (?), n.(Chem.) (a) A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and foliage of the violet (V...

1334

Violinist

Vi′o‐lin″ist (?), n. [Cf. F. violiniste, violoniste, It. violonista.] A player on the violin.

1335

Violist

Vi″ol‐ist (?), n. [Cf. F. violiste.] A player on the viol.

1336

Violoncellist

Vi′o‐lon‐cel″list (?), n. [Cf. F. violoncelliste, It. violoncellista.] A player on the violoncello.

1337

Violoncello

Vi′o‐lon‐cel″lo (?; 277), n. [It. violoncello, dim. of violone a bass viol. See Violone.] (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings, or a bass violin wi...

1338

Violone

‖Vi′o‐lo″ne (?), n. [It. violone, augment. of viola a viol. See Viol.] (Mus.) The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings tuned an octave below those of the vio...

1339

Violous

Vi″o‐lous (?), a. Violent. J. Fletcher.

1340

Violuric

Vi′o‐lu″ric (?), a. [Violet + barbituric.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitroso derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white or yellow crysta...

1341

Viper

Vi″per (?), n. [F. vipère, L. vipera, probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that brings forth living ...

1342

Viperina

‖Vi′per‐i″na (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) See Viperoidea.

1343

Viperine

Vi″per‐ine (?; 277), a. [L. viperinus: cf. F. vipérin.] Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper.Viperine snake. (Zoöl.) (a) Any venomous snake of the family Vi...

1344

Viperish

Vi″per‐ish, a. Somewhat like a viper; viperous.

1345

Viperoid

Vi″per‐oid (?), a. [Viper + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the vipers.

1346

Viperoidea

{ ‖Vi′per‐oi″de‐a (?), Vi′per‐oi″des (?), } n. pl. [NL. See Viper, and -oid.] (Zoöl.) A division of serpents which includes the true vipers of the Old World and the rattlesnakes...

1347

Viperous

Vi″per‐ous (?), a. Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a viperous tongue. “This viperous slander.” Shak. — Vi″per‐ous‐ly, adv.

1348

Viraginian

Vi′ra‐gin″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to a virago; having the qualities of a virago. Milton.

1349

Viraginity

Vi′ra‐gin″i‐ty (?), n. The qualities or characteristics of a virago.

1350

Virago

Vi‐ra″go (?; 277), n.; pl.Viragoes (#). [L. virago, -intis, from vir a man. See Virile.] 1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust b...