Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Vagrantness

Va″grant‐ness, n. State of being vagrant; vagrancy.

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Vague

Vague (?), a. [Compar.Vaguer (?); superl.Vaguest.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See Vague, v. i.]1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. “To set upon the vague villains.” Hayward.She danced...

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Vague (2)

Vague, n. [Cf. F. vague.] An indefinite expanse.The gray vague of unsympathizing sea. Lowell.

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Vague (3)

Vague, v. i. [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.] To wander; to roam; to stray. “ doth vague and wander.” Holland.

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Vague (4)

Vague, n. A wandering; a vagary. Holinshed.

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Vaguely

Vague″ly, adv. In a vague manner.What he vaguely hinted at, but dared not speak. Hawthorne.

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Vagueness

Vague″ness, n. The quality or state of being vague.

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Vagus

‖Va″gus (?), a.(Anat.) Wandering; — applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve. — n. The vagus, or pneumogastric, nerve.

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Vail

Vail (vāl), n. & v. t. Same as Veil.

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Vail (2)

Vail, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.]1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds.My house is as 'twere the cave where the young outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation. Chapman....

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Vail (3)

Vail, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See Avale, Vale.] [Written also vale, and veil.] 1. To let fall; to allow or cause to sink.Vail your regardUpon a wronged, I would fain have ...

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Vail (4)

Vail (vāl), v. i. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also vale, and veil.]Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbo...

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Vail (5)

Vail, n. Submission; decline; descent.

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Vailer

Vail″er (?), n. One who vails. Overbury.

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Vaimure

Vai″mure (?), n. An outer, or exterior, wall. See Vauntmure. Hakluyt.

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Vain

Vain (vān), a. [Compar.Vainer (?); superl.Vainest.] [F. vain, L. vanus empty, void, vain. Cf. Vanish, Vanity, Vaunt to boast.]1. Having no real substance, value, or importance; ...

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Vain (2)

Vain, n. Vanity; emptiness; — now used only in the phrase in vain.For vain. See In vain. Shak. — In vain, to no purpose; without effect; ineffectually. “ In vain doth valor blee...

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Vainglorious

Vain′glo″ri‐ous (?), a. Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful. “Arrogant and vainglorious expression.” Sir M. Hale. — Vain′glo″ri‐ous‐ly, adv. — Vain′glo″r...

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Vainglory

Vain′glo″ry (?), n. [Vain + glory.] Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.He had nothing of vainglory. ...

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Vainly

Vain″ly (?), adv. In a vain manner; in vain.

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Vainness

Vain″ness, n. The quality or state of being vain.

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Vair

Vair (vâr), n. [F. vair, from OF. vair, a., L. varius various, variegated. See Various, and cf. Meniver.] The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century as fur fo...

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Vairy

Vair″y (?), a. [F. vairé. See Vair, n.] (Her.) Charged with vair; variegated with shield-shaped figures. See Vair.

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Vaishnava

Vaish″na‐va (vīsh″nȧ‐vȧ), n. [Skr. vaishṇava.] (Hindoo Myth.) A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.

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Vaishnavism

Vaish″na‐vism (?), n. The worship of Vishnu.

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Vaisya

‖Vais″ya (?), n. [Skr. vaiçya.] The third of the four great original castes among the Hindoos, now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile class of Banyas. See...

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Vaivode

Vai″vode (?), n. [Cf. F. vayvode. See Waywode.] See Waywode.