English Dictionary: violet-flowered petunia | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Valued \Val"ued\, a. Highly regarded; esteemed; prized; as, a valued contributor; a valued friend. {Valued policy}. See under {Policy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Valued policy \Val"ued pol"i*cy\ (Fire Insurance) A policy in which the value of the goods, property, or interest insured is specified; -- opposed to {open policy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Policy \Pol"i*cy\, n. [F. police; cf. Pr. polissia, Sp. p[a2]lizia, It. p[a2]lizza; of uncertain origin; cf. L. pollex thumb (as being used in pressing the seal), in LL. also, seal; or cf. LL. politicum, poleticum, polecticum, L. polyptychum, account book, register, fr. Gr. [?] having many folds or leaves; [?] many + [?] fold, leaf, from [?] to fold; or cf. LL. apodixa a receipt.] 1. A ticket or warrant for money in the public funds. 2. The writing or instrument in which a contract of insurance is embodied; an instrument in writing containing the terms and conditions on which one party engages to indemnify another against loss arising from certain hazards, perils, or risks to which his person or property may be exposed. See {Insurance}. 3. A method of gambling by betting as to what numbers will be drawn in a lottery; as, to play policy. {Interest policy}, a policy that shows by its form that the assured has a real, substantial interest in the matter insured. {Open policy}, one in which the value of the goods or property insured is not mentioned. {Policy book}, a book to contain a record of insurance policies. {Policy holder}, one to whom an insurance policy has been granted. {Policy shop}, a gambling place where one may bet on the numbers which will be drawn in lotteries. {Valued policy}, one in which the value of the goods, property, or interest insured is specified. {Wager policy}, a policy that shows on the face of it that the contract it embodies is a pretended insurance, founded on an ideal risk, where the insured has no interest in anything insured. | |
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Valued-policy law \Valued-policy law\ (Fire Insurance) A law requiring insurance companies to pay to the insured, in case of total loss, the full amount of the insurance, regardless of the actual value of the property at the time of the loss. | |
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Veiled plate \Veiled plate\ (Photog.) A fogged plate. | |
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Veltfare \Velt"fare\, n. [See {Fieldfare}.] (Zo[94]l.) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Violative \Vi"o*la*tive\, a. Violating, or tending to violate. | |
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Violet-tip \Vi"o*let-tip"\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A very handsome American butterfly ({Polygonia interrogationis}). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips. | |
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Volitable \Vol"i*ta*ble\, a. Volatilizable. [Obs.] | |
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Volitive \Vol"i*tive\, a. [See {Volition}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will. [bd]They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive.[b8] --Sir M. Hale. 2. (Gram.) Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition. | |
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Voltaplast \Vol"ta*plast\, n. [Voltaic + Gr. [?] molded.] A form of voltaic, or galvanic, battery suitable for use electrotyping. --G. Francis. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Velda Village, MO (city, FIPS 75796) Location: 38.69400 N, 90.29405 W Population (1990): 1597 (639 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Velda Village Hills, MO (village, FIPS 75814) Location: 38.69230 N, 90.28687 W Population (1990): 1315 (477 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VLDB {Very Large DataBase} [How large?] (1996-12-21) |