Vetoist
Ve″to‐ist, n. One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Vettura
‖Vet‐tu″ra (?), n.; pl.Vetture (#). [It. vettura, fr. L. vectura conveyance. Cf. Vecture.] An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a hackney coach.
Vetturino
‖Vet′tu‐ri″no (?), n.; pl.Vetturini (#). 1. One who lets or drives a vettura.2. A vettura.
Vetust
Ve‐tust″ (?), a. [L. vetustus old, ancient.] Venerable from antiquity; ancient; old.
Vex
Vex (vĕks), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Vexed (vĕkst); p. pr. & vb. n.Vexing.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr. vehere, vect...
Vex (2)
Vex, v. i. To be irritated; to fret. Chapman.
Vexation
Vex‐a″tion (?), n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.] 1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation; disquiet; trouble; irritation.Passions too violent... afford us n...
Vexatious
Vex‐a″tious (?), a. [See Vexation.] 1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. “Continual vexatious wars.” South.2....
Vexed
Vexed (?), a. 1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled.2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed question.
Vexer
Vex″er (?), n. One who vexes or troubles.
Vexil
Vex″il (?), n. A vexillum.
Vexillar
{ Vex″il‐lar (?), Vex″il‐la‐ry (?), }[Cf. F. vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.]1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillu...
Vexillary (2)
Vex″il‐la‐ry (?), n. [L. vexillarius: cf. F. vexillaire.] A standard bearer. Tennyson.
Vexillation
Vex′il‐la″tion (?), n. [L. vexillatio.] (Rom. Antiq.) A company of troops under one vexillum.
Vexillum
‖Vex‐il″lum (?), n.; pl.Vexilla (#). 1. (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A flag or standard. (b) A company of troops serving under one standard.2. (Eccl.) (a) A banner. (b) The sign of the cro...
Vexingly
Vex″ing‐ly (?), adv. In a vexing manner; so as to vex, tease, or irritate. Tatler.
Vi-apple
Vi″–ap′ple (?), n. See Otaheite apple.
Via
‖Vi″a (vī″ȧ), n. [L. See Way.] A road or way.Via Lactea(Astron.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy, 1. — Via media(Theol.), the middle way; — a name applied to their own pos...
Via (2)
Vi″a, prep. [L., ablative of via way. See Way.] By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.
Viability
Vi′a‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality or state of being viable. Specifically: —(a) (Law) The capacity of living after birth. Bouvier.(b) The capacity of living, or being distributed...
Viable
Vi″a‐ble (?), a. [F., from vie life, L. vita. See Vital.] (Law) Capable of living; born alive and with such form and development of organs as to be capable of living; — said of ...
Viaduct
Vi′a‐duct (?), n. [L. via a way + -duct, as in aqueduct: cf. F. viaduc. See Via, and Aqueduct.] A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestl...
Viage
Vi″age (?), n. [See Voyage.] A voyage; a journey. Chaucer. Gower.
Vial
Vi″al (vī″al), n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See Phial.] A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; a...
Vial (2)
Vi″al, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Vialed (?) or Vialled; p. pr. & vb. n.Vialing or Vialling.] To put in a vial or vials. “Precious vialed liquors.” Milton.
Viameter
Vi‐am″e‐ter (?), n. [L. via a way + -meter.] An odometer; — called also viatometer.
Viand
Vi″and (?), n. [F. viande meat, food, LL. vianda, vivanda, vivenda, properly, things to live on, fr. L. vivere to live; akin to vivus living. See Vivid, and cf. Victuals.] An ar...