Webster's Dictionary 1913

595

Vendace

Ven″dace (?), n.(Zoöl.) A European lake whitefish (Coregonus Willughbii, or C. Vandesius) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish...

596

Vendee

Vend‐ee″ (?), n. The person to whom a thing is vended, or sold; — the correlative of vendor.

597

Vendémiaire

‖Ven′dé′miaire″ (?), n. [F., fr. L. vindemia vintage.] The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.☞ This calendar was substituted for the ...

598

Vender

Vend″er (?), n. [From Vend: cf. F. vendeur, OF. vendeor. Cf. Vendor.] One who vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of possessing a thing, either his own, or that of anot...

599

Vendetta

‖Ven‐det″ta (?), n. A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.

600

Vendibility

Vend′i‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being vendible, or salable.

601

Vendible

Vend″i‐ble (?), a. [L. vendibilis: cf. OF. vendible, F. vendable.] Capable of being vended, or sold; that may be sold; salable.The regulating of prices of things vendible. Bacon...

602

Vendible (2)

Vend″i‐ble, n. Something to be sold, or offered for sale. — Vend″i‐ble‐ness, n. — Vend″i‐bly, adv.

603

Venditate

Ven″di‐tate (?), v. t. [See Venditation.] To cry up. as if for sale; to blazon. Holland.

604

Venditation

Ven′di‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. venditatio, fr. venditare, venditatum, to offer again and again for sale, v. freq. of vendere. See Vend.] The act of setting forth ostentatiously; a b...

605

Vendition

Ven‐di″tion (vĕn‐dĭsh″ŭn), n. [L. venditio: cf. F. vendition.] The act of vending, or selling; sale.

606

Vendor

Vend″or (vĕnd″ŏr), n. [See Vender.] A vender; a seller; the correlative of vendee.

607

Vendor's lien

Vend″or's lien. (Law) An implied lien (that is, one not created by mortgage or other express agreement) given in equity to a vendor of lands for the unpaid purchase money.

608

Vends

Vends (?), n. pl.(Ethnol.) See Wends.

609

Vendue

Ven‐due″ (?), n. [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.] A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction.Vendue master, one who is au...

610

Veneer

Ve‐neer″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Veneered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Veneering.] [G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See Furnish.] To overlay or plate with a thin laye...

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Veneer (2)

Ve‐neer″, n. [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See Veneer, v. t.] A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin...

612

Veneering

Ve‐neer″ing, n. 1. The act or art of one who veneers.2. Thin wood or other material used as a veneer.

613

Venefical

Ve‐nef″ic‐al (?), a. [L. veneficus.] Veneficial. “Venefical instruments.” B. Jonson.

614

Venefice

Ven″e‐fice (?), n. [L. veneficium, fr. veneficus poisoning; venenum poison + facere to make: cf. F. vénéfice.] The act or practice of poisoning.

615

Veneficial

{ Ven′e‐fi″cial (?), Ven′e‐fi″cious (?), } a. Acting by poison; used in poisoning or in sorcery. “An old veneficious practice.” Sir T. Browne. — Ven′e‐fi″cious‐ly, adv.

616

Venemous

Ven″e‐mous (?), a. Venomous.

617

Venenate

Ven″e‐nate (?), v. t. [L. venenatus, p. p. venenare to poison, from venenum poison. Cf. Venom.] To poison; to infect with poison. Harvey.

618

Venenate (2)

Ven″e‐nate (?), a. Poisoned. Woodward.

619

Venene

Ve‐nene″ (?), a. Poisonous; venomous.

620

Venenose

Ven″e‐nose′ (?), a. [L. venenosus, fr. venenum poison. Cf. Venomous.] Poisonous.

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Venerability

Ven′er‐a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being venerable; venerableness. Dr. H. More.