English Dictionary: Votyak | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vaudoux \Vau*doux"\, n. & a. See {Voodoo}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vetch \Vetch\, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF. veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.) Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {V. sativa}. Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of the genus {Lathyrus}; the horse vetch, of the genus {Hippocrepis}; the kidney vetch ({Anthyllis vulneraria}); the milk vetch, of the genus {Astragalus}; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice ({Abrus precatorius}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vetchy \Vetch"y\, a. 1. Consisting of vetches or of pea straw. [bd]A vetchy bed.[b8] --Spenser. 2. Abounding with vetches. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Veto \Ve"to\, n.; pl. {Vetoes}. [L. veto I forbid.] 1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an interdiction. This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any intimacy with her family. --G. Eliot. 2. Specifically: (a) A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also {the veto power}. (b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill passes. (c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the executive for not officially approving a proposed law; -- called also {veto message}. [U. S.] Note: Veto is not a term employed in the Federal Constitution, but seems to be of popular use only. --Abbott. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Viatic \Vi*at"ic\, a. [L. viaticus, fr. via a way. See {Voyage}.] Of or pertaining to a journey or traveling. | |
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Viduage \Vid"u*age\, n. [See {Vidual}.] The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows, collectively. | |
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Vitious \Vi"tious\, a., Vitiously \Vi"tious*ly\, adv., Vitiousness \Vi"tious*ness\, n. See {Vicious}, {Viciously}, {Viciousness}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vodka \Vod"ka\, n. [Russ.] A Russian drink distilled from rye. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Vaitogi, AS (village, FIPS 88100) Location: 14.39050 S, 170.73129 W Population (1990): 1302 (201 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 21.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VTC {video teleconferencing} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VTOC {Volume Table Of Contents} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VTS A suite of test programs for Motif from {OSF}. |