Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Vary

Va″ry (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Varied (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Varying.] [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius various. See Various, and cf. Variate.]1. To change the aspect ...

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Vary (2)

Va″ry (?), v. i. 1. To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a partial change; to become different; to be modified; as, colors vary in different lights.That each from o...

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Vary (3)

Va″ry, n. Alteration; change. Shak.

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Varying

Va″ry‐ing, a. & n. from Vary.Varying hare(Zoöl.), any hare or rabbit which becomes white in winter, especially the common hare of the Northern United States and Canada.

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Vas

‖Vas (?), n.; pl.Vasa (#). [L., a vessel. See Vase.] (Anat.) A vessel; a duct.‖Vas deferens; pl.Vasa deferentia. [L. vas vessel + deferens carrying down.] (Anat.) The excretory ...

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Vascular

Vas″cu‐lar (?), a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See Vase, and cf. Vessel.]1. (Biol.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essen...

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Vascularity

Vas′cu‐lar″i‐ty (văs′kū̍‐lăr″ĭ‐ty̆), n.; pl.Vascularities (–tĭz). (Biol.) The quality or state of being vascular.

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Vascularization

Vas′cu‐lar‐i‐za″tion (–lẽr‐ĭ‐zā″shŭn), n.(Physiol.) The process of becoming vascular, or the condition of being vascular; as, the vascularization of cartilege.

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Vasculose

Vas″cu‐lose′ (?), n.(Bot.) One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed, differing from cellulose in respect to its solubility in certain media.

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Vasculum

‖Vas″cu‐lum (?), n.; pl.Vascula (#). 1. (Bot.) Same as Ascidium, n., 1.2. A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in collecting plants.

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Vase

Vase (vās or väz; 277), n. [F. vase; cf. Sp. & It. vaso; fr. L. vas, vasum. Cf. Vascular, Vessel.] 1. A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and anciently for sacrifici...

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Vase clock

Vase clock. (Art) A clock whose decorative case has the general form of a vase, esp. one in which there is no ordinary dial, but in which a part of a vase revolves while a singl...

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Vase-shaped

Vase″–shaped′ (?), a. Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.

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Vasectomy

Vas‐ec″to‐my (văs‐ĕk″tō̍‐my̆), n. [Vas + -ecmoty.] (Surg.) Resection or excision of the vas deferens.

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Vaseline

Vas″e‐line (?), n. [Said by the manufacturer to be derived from G. wasser water + Gr. ἔλαιον olive oil.] A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and tasteless, obtain...

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Vasiform

Vas″i‐form (?), a. [L. vas a vessel + -form.] (Biol.) Having the form of a vessel, or duct.Vasiform tissue(Bot.), tissue containing vessels, or ducts.

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Vaso-inhibitory

Vas′o–in‐hib″i‐to‐ry (?), a.(Physiol.) See Vasodilator.

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Vasoconstrictor

Vas′o‐con‐strict″or (?), a.(Physiol.) Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes constriction of the blood vessels to...

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Vasodentine

Vas′o‐den″tine (?), n. [L. vas a vessel + E. dentine.] (Anat.) A modified form of dentine, which is permeated by blood capillaries; vascular dentine.

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Vasodilator

Vas′o‐di‐lat″or (?), a.[L. vas a vessel + dilator.] (Physiol.) Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilat...

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Vasoformative

Vas′o‐form″a‐tive (?), a. [L. vas a vessel + formative.] (Physiol.) Concerned in the development and formation of blood vessels and blood corpuscles; as, the vasoformative cells.

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Vasohypertonic

Vas′o‐hy′per‐ton″ic (?), a. [See Hyper-, and Tonic.] See Vasoconstrictor.

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Vasohypotonic

Vas′o‐hy′po‐ton″ic (?), a. [See Hypo-, and Tonic.] See Vasodilator.

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Vasomotor

Vas′o‐mo″tor (?), a. [L. vas a vessel + motor that which moves fr. movere to move.] (Physiol.) Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor mechanisms; the vasomo...

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Vassal

Vas″sal (?), n. [F., fr. LL. vassallus, vassus; of Celtic origin; cf. W. & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz a man, a male. Cf. Valet, Varlet, Vavasor.]1. (Feud. Law)...

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Vassal (2)

Vas″sal, a. Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.The sun and every vassal star. Keble.

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Vassal (3)

Vas″sal, v. t. To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave. Beau. & Fl.