Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Valerone

Val″er‐one (?), n.(Chem.) A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.

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Valeryl

Val″er‐yl (?), n. [Valeric + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical C5H9O, regarded as the essential nucleus of certain valeric acid derivatives.

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Valerylene

Val′er‐yl‐ene (?), n.(Chem.) A liquid hydrocarbon, C5H8; — called also pentine.

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Valet

Val″et (văl″ĕt or văl″ā̍; 277), n. [F. valet, OF. vallet, varlet, vaslet. See Varlet, and Vassal.] 1. A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on a gentleman's person; a bo...

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Valetudinarian

Val′e‐tu′di‐na″ri‐an (?), a. [L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere to be strong or well: cf. F. valétudinaire. See Valiant.] Of infir...

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Valetudinarian (2)

Val′e‐tu′di‐na″ri‐an, n. A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. Swift.

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Valetudinarianism

Val′e‐tu′di‐na″ri‐an‐ism (?), n. The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity.

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Valetudinary

Val′e‐tu″di‐na‐ry (?), a. Infirm; sickly; valetudinarian. — Val′e‐tu″di‐na‐ri‐ness, n.It renders the habit of society dangerously valetudinary. Burke.

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Valetudinary (2)

Val′e‐tu″di‐na‐ry, n. A valetudinarian.

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Valetudinous

Val′e‐tu″di‐nous (?), a. Valetudinarian. “The valetudinous condition of King Edward.” Fuller.

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Valhalla

Val‐hal″la (?), n. [Icel. valhöll, literally, hall of the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. wæl, OHG. wal battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. wōl pestilence) + höll a roya...

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Valiance

{ Val″iance (?), Val″ian‐cy (?), } n. [Cf. F. vaillance. See Valiant.] The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. “His doughty valiance.” Spenser.

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Valiant

Val″iant (?), a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant, valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L. valere to be strong. See Wield, and cf. Avail, Convalesce,...

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Valid

Val″id (?), a. [F. valide, L. validus strong, from valere to be strong. See Valiant.]1. Strong; powerful; efficient. “Perhaps more valid arms... may serve to better us.” Milton....

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Validate

Val″i‐date (?), v. t. [See Valid.] To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.The chamber of deputies... refusing to validate at once the election of an official candid...

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Validation

Val′i‐da″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. validation.] The act of giving validity. Knowles.

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Validity

Va‐lid″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. validité, L. validitas strength.]1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force; especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as, the...

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Validly

Val″id‐ly (?), adv. In a valid manner; so as to be valid.

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Validness

Val″id‐ness, n. The quality or state of being valid.

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Valinch

Val″inch (?), n. [Cf. F. avaler to let down, drink up. Cf. Avalanche.] A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole. [Written also velinche.]

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Valise

Va‐lise″ (?), n. [F. valise; cf. It. valigia, Sp. balija, LL. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through (assumed) LL. vidulitia, from L. vidulus a leathern trunk; a...

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Valkyria

Val‐kyr″i‐a (?), n. [Icel. valkyrja (akin to AS. wælcyrie); valr the slain + kjōsa to choose. See Valhalla, and Choose.] (Scand. Myth.) One of the maidens of Odin, represented a...

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Valkyrian

Val‐kyr″i‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Valkyrias; hence, relating to battle. “Ourself have often tried Valkyrian hymns.” Tennyson.

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Vallancy

Val‐lan″cy (?), n. [From Valance.] A large wig that shades the face.

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Vallar

Val″lar (?), a. [L. vallaris.] Of or pertaining to a rampart.Vallar crown(Rom. Antiq.), a circular gold crown with palisades, bestowed upon the soldier who first surmounted the ...

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Vallar (2)

Val″lar, n. A vallar crown.

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Vallary

Val″la‐ry (?), a. Same as Vallar.