Webster's Dictionary 1828

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VOUCHOR

VOUCHOR, noun In law, the tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in another to establish his warranty of title. In common recoveries, there may be a single voucher, or double ...

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VOUCHSAFE

VOUCHSAFE, verb intransitive [vouch and safe; to vouch or answer for safety.]1. To permit to be done without danger.2. To condescend to grant.Shall I vouchsafe your worship a wo...

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VOUCHSAFED

VOUCHSAFED, participle passive Granted in condescension.

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VOUCHSAFEMENT

VOUCHSAFEMENT, noun Grant in condescension; as, Gods greatest communicated vouchsafements.

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VOUCHSAFING

VOUCHSAFING, participle present tense Condescending to grant; deigning.

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VOW

VOW, noun1. A solemn promisemade to God, or by a pagan to his deity. The Roman generals when they went to war, sometimes made a vow that they would build a temple to some favori...

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VOWED

VOWED, participle passive Solemnly promised to God; given or consecrated by solemn promise.

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VOWEL

VOWEL, noun1. In grammer, a simple sound; a sound utterd by simply opening the mouth or organs; as the sound of a, e, o.2. The letter or character which represents a simple soun...

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VOWELED

VOWELED, adjective Furnished with vowels.

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VOWER

VOWER, noun One who makes a vow.FELLOW, noun [vow and fellow] One bound by the same vow. [Little used.]

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VOWING

VOWING, participle present tense Making a vow.

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VOYAGE

VOYAGE, noun1. A passing by sea or water from one place, port or country to another, especially a passing or journey by water to a distant place or country. Captain Latin made m...

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VOYAGER

VOYAGER, noun One who sails or passes by sea or water.A private voyager I pass the main.

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VULCANIST

VULCANIST. [See Volcanist.]

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VULCANO

VULCANO. [See Volcano.]

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VULGAR

VULGAR, adjective1. Pertaining to the common unlettered people; as vulgar life.2. Used or practiced by common people; as vulgar sports.3. Vernacular; national.It might be more u...

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VULGARISM

VULGARISM, noun1. Grossness of manners; vulgarity. [Little used.]2. A vulgar phrase or expression. [This is the usual sense of the word.]

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VULGARITY

VULGARITY, noun1. Mean condition in life; the state of the lower classes of society.2. Grossness or clownishness of manners or language; as vulgarity of behavior; vulgarity of e...

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VULGARIZE

VULGARIZE, verb transitive To make vulgar.

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VULGARLY

VULGARLY, adverb1. Commonly; in the ordinary manner among the common people.Such an one we vulgarly call call a desperate person.2. Meanly; rudely; clownishly.

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VULGATE

VULGATE, noun A very ancient Latin version of the scriptures, one the only one which the Romish church admits to be authentic. It is so called from its common use in the Latin c...

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VULNERABLE

VULNERABLE, adjective1. That may be wounded; susceptible of wounds or external injuries; as a vulnerable body.Achilles was vulnerable in his heel; and there will never be wantin...

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VULNERARY

VULNERARY, adjective Useful in healing wounds; adapted to the cure of external injuries; as vulnerary plants or potions.VULNERARY, adjective Any plant, drug or composition, usef...

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VULNERATE

VULNERATE, verb transitive To wound; to hurt. [Not in use.]

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VULNERATION

VULNERATION, noun The act of wounding. [not in use.]

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VULPINE

VULPINE, adjective Pertaining to the fox; cunning; crafty; artful.

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VULPINITE

VULPINITE, noun A mineral of a grayish white color, splendent and massive; its fracture foliated. It consists of the sulphate of lime and silica.