vise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: vise	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for vise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vise n a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place Synonym(s): vise, bench vise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vice \Vice\, n. [See {Vise}.] 1. (Mech.) A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as {Vise}. 2. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. [Written also {vise}.] 3. A gripe or grasp. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vise \Vise\, n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.] An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [Written also {vice}.]