English Dictionary: vagrant | by the DICT Development Group |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Blueberry \Blue"berry\, n. [Cf. {Blaeberry}.] (Bot.) The berry of several species of {Vaccinium}, an ericaceous genus, differing from the American huckleberries in containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The commonest species are {V. Pennsylvanicum} and {V. vacillans}. {V. corymbosum} is the tall blueberry. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vagrancy \Va"gran*cy\, n. The quality or state of being a vagrant; a wandering without a settled home; an unsettled condition; vagabondism. Threatened away into banishment and vagrancy. --Barrow. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vagrant \Va"grant\, a. [Probably fr. OF. waucrant, wacrant, p. p. of waucrer, wacrer, walcrer, to wander (probably of Teutonic origin), but influenced by F. vagant, p. pr. of vaguer to stray, L. vagari. Cf. {Vagary}.] 1. Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic; unsettled. That beauteous Emma vagrant courses took. --Prior. While leading this vagrant and miserable life, Johnson fell in live. --Macaulay. 2. Wandering from place to place without any settled habitation; as, a vagrant beggar. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vagrant \Va"grant\, n. One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an incorrigible rogue; a vagabond. Vagrants and outlaws shall offend thy view. --Prior. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vagrantly \Va"grant*ly\, adv. In a vagrant manner. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vagrantness \Va"grant*ness\, n. State of being vagrant; vagrancy. | |
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Vicarian \Vi*ca"ri*an\, n. A vicar. [Obs.] --Marston. |