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   Vanellus
         n 1: Eurasian lapwings [syn: {Vanellus}, {genus Vanellus}]

English Dictionary: vena ileocolica by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vanilla extract
n
  1. a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans)
    Synonym(s): vanilla, vanilla extract
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vanilla ice cream
n
  1. ice cream flavored with vanilla extract
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vanilla-scented
adj
  1. smelling of vanilla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
veinlike
adj
  1. having or showing markings that resemble veins [syn: veined, venose, veinlike]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena ileocolica
n
  1. a vein that drains the end of the ileum and the appendix and the cecum and the lower part of the ascending colon
    Synonym(s): ileocolic vein, vena ileocolica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena iliaca
n
  1. one of three veins draining the pelvic area [syn: {iliac vein}, vena iliaca]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vena lacrimalis
n
  1. drains the lacrimal gland; empties into the superior ophthalmic vein
    Synonym(s): lacrimal vein, vena lacrimalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
venial sin
n
  1. a pardonable sin regarded as entailing only a partial loss of grace
    Antonym(s): deadly sin, mortal sin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vinyl cyanide
n
  1. a colorless liquid unsaturated nitrile made from propene
    Synonym(s): propenonitrile, acrylonitrile, vinyl cyanide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
vinyl group
n
  1. a univalent chemical radical derived from ethylene [syn: vinyl, vinyl group, vinyl radical]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapwing \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS.
      hle[a0]pewince; hle[a0]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word
      akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering;
      cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See {Leap}, and {Wink}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A small European bird of the Plover family ({Vanellus
      cristatus}, or {V. vanellus}). It has long and broad wings,
      and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards,
      downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish
      bronze. Its eggs are the [bd]plover's eggs[b8] of the London
      market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also {peewit},
      {dastard plover}, and {wype}. The {gray lapwing} is the
      {Squatarola cinerea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Terutero \[d8]Ter`u*ter"o\, n. [Probably so named from its
      city.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The South American lapwing ({Vanellus Cayennensis}). Its
      wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also {Cayenne
      lapwing}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lapwing \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS.
      hle[a0]pewince; hle[a0]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word
      akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering;
      cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See {Leap}, and {Wink}.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A small European bird of the Plover family ({Vanellus
      cristatus}, or {V. vanellus}). It has long and broad wings,
      and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards,
      downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish
      bronze. Its eggs are the [bd]plover's eggs[b8] of the London
      market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also {peewit},
      {dastard plover}, and {wype}. The {gray lapwing} is the
      {Squatarola cinerea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vanilla \Va*nil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp.
      vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or
      seeds, are contained in little pods.]
      1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of
            tropical America.
  
      2. The long podlike capsules of {Vanilla planifolia}, and {V.
            claviculata}, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable
            odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from
            them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules,
            extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc.
  
      Note: As a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers
               analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is
               far more grateful.
  
      {Cuban vanilla}, a sweet-scented West Indian composite shrub
            ({Eupatorium Dalea}).
  
      {Vanilla bean}, the long capsule of the vanilla plant.
  
      {Vanilla grass}. Same as {Holy grass}, under {Holy}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vanillic \Va*nil"lic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin;
      resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and
      an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate
      aldehyde.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vanilloes \Va*nil"loes\, n. pl.
      An inferior kind of vanilla, the pods of {Vanilla Pompona}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vaniloquence \Va*nil"o*quence\, n. [L. vaniloquentia; vanus vain
      + loquentia talk, loqui to speak.]
      Vain or foolish talk. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Veinless \Vein"less\, a.
      Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Venial \Ve"ni*al\, a. [OF. venial, F. v[82]niel, L. venialis,
      from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin
      to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.]
      1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable;
            pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.
  
                     So they do nothing, 't is a venial slip. --Shak.
  
      2. Allowed; permitted. [Obs.] [bd]Permitting him the while
            venial discourse unblamed.[b8] --Milton.
  
      {Venial sin} (R. C. Theol.), a sin which weakens, but does
            not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or
            deadly, sins. -- {Ve"ni*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ve"ni*al*ness},
            n. --Bp. Hall.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sin \Sin\, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS.
      sundia, OHG. sunta, G. s[81]nde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L.
      sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of
      the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is.
      Cf. {Authentic}, {Sooth}.]
      1. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the
            divine command; any violation of God's will, either in
            purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character;
            iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.
  
                     Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
                                                                              --John viii.
                                                                              34.
  
                     Sin is the transgression of the law.   --1 John iii.
                                                                              4.
  
                     I think 't no sin. To cozen him that would unjustly
                     win.                                                   --Shak.
  
                     Enthralled By sin to foul, exorbitant desires.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a
            misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.
  
                     I grant that poetry's a crying sin.   --Pope.
  
      3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.
  
                     He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.
                                                                              --2 Cor. v.
                                                                              21.
  
      4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]
  
                     Thy ambition, Thou scarlet sin, robbed this
                     bewailing land Of noble Buckingham.   --Shak.
  
      Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of
               obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred,
               sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like.
  
      {Actual sin},
  
      {Canonical sins},
  
      {Original sin},
  
      {Venial sin}. See under {Actual}, {Canonical}, etc.
  
      {Deadly}, [or]
  
      {Mortal},
  
      {sins} (R. C. Ch.), willful and deliberate transgressions,
            which take away divine grace; -- in distinction from
            vental sins. The seven deadly sins are pride,
            covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and sloth.
  
      {Sin eater}, a man who (according to a former practice in
            England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on
            the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to
            have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself.
  
      {Sin offering}, a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an
            expiation for sin.
  
      Syn: Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See {Crime}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Venulose \Ven"u*lose`\, a.
      Full of venules, or small veins.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus
      of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and
      cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)
            (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.
            (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender
                  stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs
                  by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing
                  anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;
                  as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,
                  squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
  
                           There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.
                                                                              viii. 13.
  
                           And one went out into the field to gather herbs,
                           and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild
                           gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.
                                                                              89.
  
      {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger
            Williams.
  
      {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of
            the grapevine. Among the more important species are the
            grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}
            (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera
            chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine
            weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.
           
  
      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]
                  bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially
                  {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of
                  which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter
                  sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also
                  {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the
                  branches.
            (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose
                  larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often
                  destructive.
  
      {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]
            --Holland.
  
      {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose
            larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.
  
      {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera
            that injuries the grapevine.
  
      {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect
            larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.
  
      {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf
            hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially
            {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under
            {Grape}.
  
      {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of
            geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,
            especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.
  
      {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia
            maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the
            leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,
            spotted with white.
  
      {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.
  
      {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,
            delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and
            fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green
            parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the
            vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium
            Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing
            stage of an {Erysiphe}.
  
      {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.
            xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of
            Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.
  
      {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria
            vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the
            grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters
            while feeding.
  
      {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.
  
      {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})
            related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is
            found in Florida and the West Indies.
  
      {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk
            moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.
  
      {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}
            (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Van Alstyne, TX (town, FIPS 74924)
      Location: 33.41976 N, 96.57349 W
      Population (1990): 2090 (942 housing units)
      Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75495
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