Webster's Dictionary 1913

1135

Victorium

Vic‐to″ri‐um (?), n. [NL. So named after Victoria, queen of Great Britain.] (Chem.) A probable chemical element discovered by Sir William Crookes in 1898. Its nitrate is obtaine...

1136

Victory

Vic″to‐ry (?), n.; pl.Victories (#). [OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.] The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any c...

1137

Victress

Vic″tress (?), n. [Cf. L. victrix.] A woman who wins a victory; a female victor.

1138

Victrice

Vic″trice (?), n. A victress. B. Jonson.

1139

Victrix

Vic″trix (?), n. A victress. C. Bronté.

1140

Victual

Vict″ual (vĭt″'l), n. 1. Food; — now used chiefly in the plural. See Victuals. 2 Chron. xi. 23. Shak.He was not able to keep that place three days for lack of victual. Knolles.T...

1141

Victual (2)

Vict″ual (vĭt″'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Victualed (?) or Victualled; p. pr. & vb. n.Victualing or Victualling.] To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with food; to...

1142

Victualage

Vict″ual‐age (vĭt″'l‐ā̍j; 48), n. Victuals; food. “With my cargo of victualage.” C. Bronté.

1143

Victualer

Vict″ual‐er (vĭt″'l‐ẽr), n. [F. victuailleur.] [Written also victualler.] 1. One who furnishes victuals.2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper; an innkeeper....

1144

Victualing

Vict″ual‐ing, a. Of or pertaining to victuals, or provisions; supplying provisions; as, a victualing ship.

1145

Victuals

Vict″uals (vĭt″'lz), n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF. vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia, pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr. victus nouri...

1146

Victus

‖Vic″tus (?), n.(Zoöl.) Food; diet.

1147

Vicuña

{ ‖Vi‐cu″ña, ‖Vi‐cu″gna } (?), n. [Sp. vicuña. Cf. Vigonia.] (Zoöl.) A South American mammal (Auchenia vicunna) native of the elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama b...

1148

Vida finch

Vid″a finch′ (?). (Zoöl.) The whidah bird.

1149

Vidame

‖Vi‐dame″ (?), n. [F., fr. LL. vice-dominus, fr. L. vice instead of + dominus master, lord.] (Fr. Feud. Law) One of a class of temporal officers who originally represented the b...

1150

Vide

‖Vi″de (?), imperative sing. of L. videre, to see; — used to direct attention to something; as, vide supra, see above.

1151

Videlicet

‖Vi‐del″i‐cet (?), adv. [L., contr. fr. videre licet, literally, it is easy to see, one may or can see.] To wit; namely; — often abbreviated to viz.

1152

Vidette

Vi‐dette″ (?), n.(Mil.) Same as Vedette.

1153

Vidonia

Vi‐do″ni‐a (?), n. [Cf. Pg. vidonho the quality of grapes, Sp. veduño.] A dry white wine, of a tart flavor, produced in Teneriffe; — called also Teneriffe.

1154

Viduage

Vid″u‐age (?), n. [See Vidual.] The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows, collectively.

1155

Vidual

Vid″u‐al (?), a. [L. vidualis, fr. vidua a widow, fr. viduus widowed. See Widow.] Of or pertaining to the state of a widow; widowed. Jer. Taylor.

1156

Viduation

Vid′u‐a″tion (?), n. The state of being widowed or bereaved; loss; bereavement.

1157

Viduity

Vi‐du″i‐ty (?), n. [L. viduitas: cf. F. viduité.] Widowhood. “Chaste viduity.” Ld. Ellenborough.

1158

Vie

Vie (vī), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Vied (vīd); p. pr. & vb. n.Vying (vī″ĭng).] [OE. vien, shortened fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used in gambling, L. invitar...

1159

Vie (2)

Vie, v. t. 1. To stake; to wager. B. Jonson.2. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.She hung about my neck; and kiss on kissSh...

1160

Vie (3)

Vie, n. A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager.We 'll all to church together instantly,And then a vie for boys. J. Fletcher.

1161

Vielle

Vi‐elle″ (?), n. [F. Cf. Viol.] An old stringed instrument played upon with a wheel; a hurdy-gurdy.