Webster's Dictionary 1913

1459

Visit (3)

Vis″it, n. [Cf. F. visite. See Visit, v. t., and cf. Visite.] 1. The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosit...

1460

Visitable

Vis″it‐a‐ble (?), a. Liable or subject to be visited or inspected. “All hospitals built since the Reformation are visitable by the king or lord chancellor.” Ayliffe.

1461

Visitant

Vis″it‐ant (?), n. [L. visitans, -antis; p. pr.: cf. F. visitant.] One who visits; a guest; a visitor.When the visitant comes again, he is no more a stranger. South.

1462

Visitant (2)

Vis″it‐ant, a. Visiting. Wordsworth.

1463

Visitation

Vis′it‐a″tion (?), n. [L. visitatio: cf. F. visitation.] 1. The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access for inspection or examination.Nothing but peace and gentle...

1464

Visitatorial

Vis′it‐a‐to″ri‐al (?), a. [Cf. LL. visitator a bishop temporarily put in place of another.] Of or pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or superintendent; visitorial.A...

1465

Visite

Vi‐site″ (?), n. [F. See Visit, n.] A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in summer.

1466

Visiter

Vis″it‐er (?), n. A visitor.

1467

Visiting

Vis″it‐ing, a. & vb. n. from Visit.Visiting ant. (Zoöl.) See Driver ant, under Driver. — Visiting book, a book in which a record of visits received, made, and to be made, is kep...

1468

Visitor

Vis″it‐or (?). [Cf. F. visiteur.] [Written also visiter.] 1. One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as in civility or friendship. “This great flood of visitors.” ...

1469

Visitorial

Vis′it‐o″ri‐al (?), a. Same as Visitatorial.

1470

Visive

Vi″sive (?), a. [Cf. F. visif, LL. visivus. See Vision.] Of or pertaining to the sight; visual.I can not satisfy myself how men should be so little surprised about this visive f...

1471

Visne

Visne (?; 277), n. [OF. visné, veisiné, visnet, neighborhood, LL. vicinatus, fr. L. vicunus neighboring, a neighbor. See Vicinity.] (Law) Neighborhood; vicinity; venue. See Venue.

1472

Visnomy

Vis″no‐my (?), n. [Contr. fr. physiognomy.] Face; countenance. Spenser. Lamb.

1473

Vison

Vi″son (?), n.(Zoöl.) The mink.

1474

Visor

Vis″or (?), n. [OE. visere, F. visière, fr. OF. vis. See Visage, Vision.] [Written also visar, visard, vizard, and vizor.] 1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open,...

1475

Visored

Vis″ored (?), a. Wearing a visor; masked.Visored falsehood and base forgery. Milton.

1476

Vista

Vis″ta (?), n.; pl.Vistas (#). [It., sight, view, fr. vedere, p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See View, Vision.] A view; especially, a view through or between...

1477

Visto

Vis″to (?), n. A vista; a prospect. Gay.Through the long visto of a thousand years. Young.

1478

Visual

Vis″u‐al (?), a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight: cf. F. visuel. See Vision.] 1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the instrument of seeing; as, the ...

1479

Visualize

Vis″u‐al‐ize (?), v. t. To make visual, or visible; to see in fancy. [Written also visualise.]No one who has not seen them can possibly visualize them. Lubbock.

1480

Visualize (2)

Vis″u‐al‐ize (?), v. i. To form a mental image of something not present before the eye at the time.

1481

Visualizer

Vis″u‐al‐iz′er (?), n. One who visualizes or is proficient in visualization; esp. (Physiol.), one whose mental imagery is prevailingly visualization.

1482

Vitaille

Vi‐taille (?), n. [See Victuals.] Food; victuals. Piers Plowman. Chaucer.

1483

Vital

Vi″tal (?), a. [F., fr. L. vitalis, fr. vita life; akin to vivere to live. See Vivid.] 1. Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital fu...

1484

Vital (2)

Vi″tal, n. A vital part; one of the vitals.

1485

Vitalic

Vi‐tal″ic (?), a. Pertaining to life; vital.