Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Vallation

Val‐la″tion (?), n. [L. vallatio, fr. vallare to surround with a rampart, fr. vallum rampart. See Wall, n.] A rampart or intrenchment.

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Vallatory

Val″la‐to‐ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to a vallation; used for a vallation; as, vallatory reeds. Sir T. Browne.

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Vallecula

‖Val‐lec″u‐la (?), n.; pl.Valleculæ (#). [NL., dim. fr. L. vallis, valles, a valley.]1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa, which separates the hemispheres o...

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Vallet's pills

Val′let's pills″ (?). [From Dr. Vallet of Paris.] (Med.) Pills containing sulphate of iron and carbonate of sodium, mixed with saccharine matter; — called also Vallet's mass.

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Valley

Val″ley (?), n.; pl.Valleys (#). [OE. vale, valeie, OF. valée, valede, F. vallée, LL. vallata, L. vallis, valles. See Vale.]1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or moun...

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Vallum

‖Val″lum (?), n.; pl. L. Valla (#), E. Vallums (#). [L. See Wall.] (Rom. Antiq.) A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.

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Valonia

Va‐lo″ni‐a (?), n. [It. vallonia, vallonea, fr. NGr. βαλανιά, βαλανιδιά, the holm oak, βαλάνι, βαλανίδι, an acorn, Gr. βάλανοσ.]1. The acorn cup of two kinds of oak (Quercus mac...

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Valor

Val″or (?), n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F. valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth. See Valiant.] [Written also valour.]1. Value; worth. “The valor...

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Valorization

Val′or‐i‐za″tion (?), n. [Pg. valorizacão.] Act or process of attempting to give an arbitrary market value or price to a commodity by governmental interference, as by maintainin...

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Valorous

Val″or‐ous (?), a. [Cf. F. valeureux, LL. valorosus.] Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant; intrepid. — Val″or‐ous‐ly, adv.

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Valsalvian

Val‐sal″vi‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.Valsalvian experiment(Med.), the process of inflating the middle ear by closing the ...

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Valuable

Val″u‐a‐ble (?), a. 1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.2. Wort...

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Valuable (2)

Val″u‐a‐ble, n. A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small thing, as an article of jewelry; — used mostly in the plural.The food and valuables they offer to the...

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Valuableness

Val″u‐a‐ble‐ness, n. The quality of being valuable.

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Valuably

Val″u‐a‐bly, adv. So as to be of value.

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Valuation

Val′u‐a″tion (?), n. 1. The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a valuation of lands for the purpose of ta...

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Valuator

Val″u‐a′tor (?), n. One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser. Swift.

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Value

Val″ue (?), n. [OF. value, fr. valoir, p. p. valu, to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See Valiant.] 1. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by whic...

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Value (2)

Val″ue (văl″ū), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Valued (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Valuing.]1. To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to...

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Value (3)

Val″ue (?), n. 1. (a) That property of a color by which it is distinguished as bright or dark; luminosity. (b) Degree of lightness as conditioned by the presence of white or pal...

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Valued

Val″ued (–ūd), a. Highly regarded; esteemed; prized; as, a valued contributor; a valued friend.Valued policy. See under Policy.

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Valued policy

Val″ued pol″i‐cy. (Fire Insurance) A policy in which the value of the goods, property, or interest insured is specified; — opposed to open policy.

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Valued-policy law

Valued–policy law. (Fire Insurance) A law requiring insurance companies to pay to the insured, in case of total loss, the full amount of the insurance, regardless of the actual ...

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Valueless

Val″ue‐less, a. Being of no value; having no worth.

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Valuer

Val″u‐er (?), n. One who values; an appraiser.

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Valure

Val″ure (?), n. Value. Ld. Berners.

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Valval

{ Valv″al (?), Valv″ar (?) }, a.(Biol.) Valvular.