Webster's Dictionary 1828

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VESSIGON

VES'SIGON, n. [L. vesica.] A soft swelling on a horse's leg, called a windgall.

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VEST

VEST, noun [Latin vestis, a coat or garment; vestio, to cover or clothe.]1. An outer garment.Over his lucid arms a military vest of purple flow'd.2. In common speech, a man's un...

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VESTAL

VEST'AL, adjective [Latin vestalis, from Vesta, the goddess of fire, Gr.]1. Pertaining to Vesta, the goddess of fire among the Romans, and a virgin.2. Pure; chaste.VEST'AL, noun...

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VESTED

VEST'ED, participle passive1. Clothed; covered; closely encompassed.2.adjective Fixed; not in a state of contingency or suspension; as vested rights.Vested legacy, in law, a leg...

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VESTIBULE

VES'TIBULE, noun [Latin vestibulum.]1. The porch or entrance into a house, or a large open space before the door, but covered. Vestibules for magnificence are usually between th...

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VESTIGE

VES'TIGE, noun [Latin vestigium. This word and vestibule, show that some verb signifying to tread, from which they are derived, is lost.]A track or footstep; the mark of the foo...

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VESTING

VEST'ING, participle present tense [from vest.] Clothing; covering; closely encompassing; descending to and becoming permanent, as a right or title; converting into other specie...

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VESTMENT

VEST'MENT, noun [Latin vestimentum, from vestio, to clothe.]A garment; some part of clothing or dress; especially some part of outer clothing; but it is not restricted to any pa...

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VESTRY

VEST'RY, noun [Latin vestiarium.]1. A room appendant to a church, in which the sacerdotal vestments, in which the sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are kept, and where pa...

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VESTRY-CLERK

VEST'RY-CLERK, noun [vestry and clerk.] An officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps the parish accounts and books.

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VESTRY-MAN

VEST'RY-MAN, noun [vestry and man.] In London, vestry-men are a select number of principal persons of every parish, who choose parish officers and take care of its concerns.

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VESTURE

VEST'URE, noun [See Vest.]1. A garment; a robe.There polish'd chests embroider'd vesture grac'd.2. Dress; garments in general; habit; clothing; vestment; as the vesture of pries...

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VESUVIAN

VESU'VIAN, adjective Pertaining to Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples.VESU'VIAN, noun In mineralogy, a subspecies of pyramidical garnet, a mineral found in the vicinity of Vesuvius...

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VETCH

VETCH, noun [Latin vicia. We see vetch if from the root of weigh, wag, wiggle, and signifies a little roller.]A plant of the leguminous kind, with papilionaceous flowers, of the...

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VETCHLING

VETCH'LING, noun [from vetch.] In botany, a name of the Lathyrus aphaca, expressive of its diminutive size. The meadow vetchling is a wild plant common in meadows, which makes g...

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VETCHY

VETCH'Y, adjective1. Consisting of vetches or of pea straw; as a vetchy bed.2. Abounding with vetches.

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VETERAN

VET'ERAN, adjective [Latin veteranus, from vetero, to grow old, from vetus, old.]Having been long exercised in any thing; long practiced or experienced; as a veteran officer or ...

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VETERINARIAN

VETERINA'RIAN, noun [Latin veterinarius.] One skilled in the diseases of cattle or domestic animals.

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VETERINARY

VET'ERINARY, adjective [supra.] Pertaining to the art of healing or treating the diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, etc. A veterinary college was established ...

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VETO

VE'TO, noun [Latin veto I forbid.] A forbidding; prohibition; or the right of forbidding; applied to the right of a king or other magistrate or officer to withhold his assent to...

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VEX

VEX, verb transitive [Latin vexo.]1. To irritate; to make angry by little provocations; a popular use of the word.2. To plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict.Ten thousand to...

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VEXATIOUS

VEXA'TIOUS, adjective1. Irritating; disturbing or agitating to the mind; causing disquiet; afflictive; as a vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor.2. Distressing; harassing...

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VEXATIOUSLY

VEXA'TIOUSLY, adverb In a manner to give great trouble or disquiet.

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VEXATIOUSNESS

VEXA'TIOUSNESS, noun The quality of giving great trouble and disquiet, or of teasing and provoking.

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VEXED

VEX'ED, participle passive Teased; provoked; irritated; troubled; agitated; disquieted; afflicted.

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VEXER

VEX'ER, noun One who vexes, irritates or troubles.

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VEXIL

VEX'IL, noun [Latin vexillum, a standard.] A flag or standard. In botany, the upper petal of a papilionaceous flower.