Vienna paste
Vi‐en″na paste′ (?). (Pharm.) A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; — called also Vienna caustic.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Viennese
Vi′en‐nese″ (?), a. Of or pertaining to Vienna, or the people of Vienna. — n. sing. & pl. An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna.
Vierkleur
‖Vier″kleur′ (?), n. [D., fr. vier four + kleur color, F. couleur.] The four-colored flag of the South African Republic, or Transvaal, — red, white, blue, and green.
View
View (vū), n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see, p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See Vision, and cf. Interview, Purview, Review, Vista.] 1. The act of ...
View (2)
View (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Viewed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Viewing.] 1. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention, or for the purpose of examining; to examine with t...
Viewer
View″er (?), n. 1. One who views or examines.2. (Law) A person appointed to inspect highways, fences, or the like, and to report upon the same.3. The superintendent of a coal mine.
Viewiness
View″i‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being viewy, or of having unpractical views.
Viewless
View″less, a. Not perceivable by the eye; invisible; unseen. “Viewless winds.” Shak.Swift through the valves the visionary fairRepassed, and viewless mixed with common air. Pope.
Viewly
{ View″ly (?), View″some (?), } a. Pleasing to the sight; sightly.
Viewy
View″y (?), a. 1. Having peculiar views; fanciful; visionary; unpractical; as, a viewy person.2. Spectacular; pleasing to the eye or the imagination.A government intent on showy...
Vifda
Vif″da (?), n. In the Orkney and Shetland Islands, beef and mutton hung and dried, but not salted. [Written also vivda.] Jamieson.
Vigesimal
Vi‐ges″i‐mal (?), a. [L. vigesimus twentieth, from viginti twenty.] Twentieth; divided into, or consisting of, twenties or twenty parts. Tylor.
Vigesimation
Vi‐ges′i‐ma″tion (?), n. The act of putting to death every twentieth man.
Vigesimo-quarto
Vi‐ges″i‐mo–quar″to (?), a. [L. vigesimus quartus twenty-fourth. Cf. Duodecimo.] Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a vigesimo-quarto form, book, leaf, size, etc.
Vigesimo-quarto (2)
Vi‐ges″i‐mo–quar″to, n.; pl.-tos (�). A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made...
Vigil
Vig″il (?), n. [OE. vigile, L. vigilia, from vigil awake, watchful, probably akin to E. wake: cf. F. vigile. See Wake, v. i., and cf. Reveille, Surveillance, Vedette, Vegetable,...
Vigilance
Vig″i‐lance (?), n. [L. vigilantia: cf. F. vigilance.] 1. The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.2. Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; c...
Vigilancy
Vig″i‐lan‐cy (?), n. Vigilance. Fuller.
Vigilant
Vig″i‐lant (?), a. [L. vigilans, -antis, p. pr. of vigilare to watch, fr. vigil awake: cf. F. vigilant. See Vigil.] Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for saf...
Vigilantly
Vig″i‐lant‐ly, adv. In a vigilant manner.
Vigily
Vig″i‐ly (?), n. [L. vigilia.] A vigil. Chaucer.
Vigintivirate
Vi′gin‐tiv″i‐rate (?), n. [L. vigintiviratus, fr. vigintiviri; viginti twenty + vir a man.] The office of the vigintiviri, a body of officers of government consisting of twenty ...
Vignette
Vi‐gnette″ (?; 277), n. [F. vignette, fr. vigne a vine. See Vine, and cf. Vinette.] 1. (Arch.) A running ornament consisting of leaves and tendrils, used in Gothic architecture....
Vignette (2)
Vi‐gnette″, v. t. To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or edge insensibly fading away.
Vignette (3)
Vi‐gnette″ (?), n. A picture, illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one of a small or dainty kind.
Vignetter
Vi‐gnett″er (?), n. 1. A device used by photographers in printing vignettes, consisting of a screen of paper or glass with a central aperture the edges of which become opaque by...
Vigonia
Vi‐go″ni‐a (?), a. [Cf. F. vigogne vicuña. See Vicuña.] Of or pertaining to the vicuña; characterizing the vicuña; — said of the wool of that animal, used in felting hats, and f...