valance
         n 1: a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the
               top of a window casing [syn: {cornice}, {valance}, {valance
               board}, {pelmet}]

English Dictionary: vileness	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valance board n a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing Synonym(s): cornice, valance, valance board, pelmet
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valence n (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate Synonym(s): valence, valency (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) Synonym(s): valence, valency
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valence electron n an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules
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Valencia n an industrial city in northern Venezuela a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; "Valencia is the third largest city in Spain"
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Valencia orange n variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California
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Valenciennes n a town in northeastern France long noted for its lace industry a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns Synonym(s): Valenciennes, Valenciennes lace
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Valenciennes lace n a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns [syn: Valenciennes, Valenciennes lace]
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valency n the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds (biology) a relative capacity to unite or react or interact as with antigens or a biological substrate Synonym(s): valence, valency (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent) Synonym(s): valence, valency
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valiance n the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" Synonym(s): heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy
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valiancy n the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor" Synonym(s): heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
veiling n a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave [syn: gauze, netting, veiling]
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vileness n the quality of being wicked [syn: nefariousness, wickedness, vileness, ugliness] the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions; "the vileness of his language surprised us" Synonym(s): loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness, wickedness
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villainage n the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf Synonym(s): villeinage, villainage
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villainess n a woman villain
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villainous adj extremely wicked; "nefarious schemes"; "a villainous plot"; "a villainous band of thieves" Synonym(s): nefarious, villainous
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villainousness n the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior [syn: villainy, villainousness]
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villeinage n the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf Synonym(s): villeinage, villainage tenure by which a villein held land
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Vilnius n the capital and largest city of Lithuania; located in southeastern Lithuania Synonym(s): Vilnius, Vilna, Vilno, Wilno, capital of Lithuania
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violence n an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" Synonym(s): violence, force the property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" Synonym(s): ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
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violin maker n someone who makes violins
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violin section n the section of an orchestra that plays violins
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violinist n a musician who plays the violin [syn: violinist, fiddler]
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violoncellist n someone who plays a violoncello [syn: cellist, violoncellist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
violoncello n a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing Synonym(s): cello, violoncello
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Volans n a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valance \Val"ance\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending,       hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descent       (cf. {Avalanche}); but probably from the town of Valence in       France.]       1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like,             especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the             bed to the floor. [Written also {valence}.]                         Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak.          2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers             the joint when the lid is closed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valance \Val"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valanced}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Valancing}.]       To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or       drapery.                   His old fringed chair valanced around with                party-colored worsted bobs.                     --Sterne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valance \Val"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valanced}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Valancing}.]       To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or       drapery.                   His old fringed chair valanced around with                party-colored worsted bobs.                     --Sterne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valance \Val"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valanced}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Valancing}.]       To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or       drapery.                   His old fringed chair valanced around with                party-colored worsted bobs.                     --Sterne.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valance \Val"ance\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending,       hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descent       (cf. {Avalanche}); but probably from the town of Valence in       France.]       1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like,             especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the             bed to the floor. [Written also {valence}.]                         Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak.          2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers             the joint when the lid is closed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valence \Va"lence\, n. [From L. valens, -entis, p. pr. of valere       to have power, to be strong. See {Valiant}.] (Chem.)       The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as       shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads,       as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for       which it can be substituted, or with which it can be       compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a       valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are       respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence       respectively of two, three, and four.          Note: The valence of certain elements varies in different                compounds. Valence in degree may extend as high as                seven or eight, as in the cases of iodine and osmium                respectively. The doctrine of valence has been of                fundamental importance in distinguishing the                equivalence from the atomic weight, and is an essential                factor in explaining the chemical structures of                compounds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valance \Val"ance\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending,       hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descent       (cf. {Avalanche}); but probably from the town of Valence in       France.]       1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like,             especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the             bed to the floor. [Written also {valence}.]                         Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak.          2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk. which covers             the joint when the lid is closed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valence \Va"lence\, n. [From L. valens, -entis, p. pr. of valere       to have power, to be strong. See {Valiant}.] (Chem.)       The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as       shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads,       as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for       which it can be substituted, or with which it can be       compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a       valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are       respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence       respectively of two, three, and four.          Note: The valence of certain elements varies in different                compounds. Valence in degree may extend as high as                seven or eight, as in the cases of iodine and osmium                respectively. The doctrine of valence has been of                fundamental importance in distinguishing the                equivalence from the atomic weight, and is an essential                factor in explaining the chemical structures of                compounds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valencia \Va*len"ci*a\, n. [Perhaps fr. Valence in France.]       A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of       wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also       {valentia}.]
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Valenciennes lace \Va*len`ci*ennes" lace"\ [F.; -- so called       after the town of Valenciennes.]       A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in France. Each       piece is made throughout, ground and pattern, by the same       person and with the same thread, the pattern being worked in       the net.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valency \Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Valencies}. (Chem.)       (a) See {Valence}.       (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valency \Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Valencies}. (Chem.)       (a) See {Valence}.       (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.
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Valiance \Val"iance\, Valiancy \Val"ian*cy\, n. [Cf. F.       vaillance. See {Valiant}.]       The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. [Obs.]       [bd]His doughty valiance.[b8] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valiance \Val"iance\, Valiancy \Val"ian*cy\, n. [Cf. F.       vaillance. See {Valiant}.]       The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. [Obs.]       [bd]His doughty valiance.[b8] --Spenser.
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Valinch \Val"inch\, n. [Cf. F. avaler to let down, drink up. Cf.       {Avalanche}.]       A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole.       [Written also {velinche}.]
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Vallancy \Val*lan"cy\, n. [From {Valance}.]       A large wig that shades the face. [Obs.]
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d8Vallum \[d8]Val"lum\, n.; pl. L. {Valla}, E. {Vallums}. [L.       See {Wall}.] (Rom. Antiq.)       A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.
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Value \Val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valued}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Valuing}.]       1. To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain             price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number,             power, importance, etc.                         The mind doth value every moment.      --Bacon.                         The queen is valued thirty thousand strong. --Shak.                         The king must take it ill, That he's so slightly                      valued in his messenger.                     --Shak.                         Neither of them valued their promises according to                      rules of honor or integrity.               --Clarendon.          2. To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect             and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one             for his works or his virtues.                         Which of the dukes he values most.      --Shak.          3. To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either             real or apparent; to enhance in value. [Obs.]                         Some value themselves to their country by jealousies                      of the crown.                                    --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.          4. To be worth; to be equal to in value. [Obs.]                         The peace between the French and us not values The                      cost that did conclude it.                  --Shak.          Syn: To compute; rate; appraise; esteem; respect; regard;                estimate; prize; appreciate.
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Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil},       n.] [Written also {vail}.]       1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.                         Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight, Love,                      sweetness, goodness, in her person shined. --Milton.          2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.                         To keep your great pretenses veiled.   --Shak.
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Veiling \Veil"ing\, n.       A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valinch \Val"inch\, n. [Cf. F. avaler to let down, drink up. Cf.       {Avalanche}.]       A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole.       [Written also {velinche}.]
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Vellum \Vel"lum\, n. [OE. velim, F. v[82]lin, fr. L. vitulinus       of a calf, fr. vitulus a calf. See {Veal}.]       A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and       rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and       for binding books.          {Vellum cloth}, a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very             transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.
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Vial \Vi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vialed}or {Vialled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Vialing} or {Vialling}.]       To put in a vial or vials. [bd]Precious vialed liquors.[b8]       --Milton.
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Vial \Vi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vialed}or {Vialled}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Vialing} or {Vialling}.]       To put in a vial or vials. [bd]Precious vialed liquors.[b8]       --Milton.
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Vile \Vile\, a. [Comp. {Viler}; superl. {Vilest}.] [OE. vil, F.       vil, from L. vilis cheap, worthless, vile, base.]       1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.                         A poor man in vile raiment.               --James ii. 2.                         The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or                      of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more                      vile than the science of physic.         --Ridley.                         The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.                                                                               --Abp. Abbot.          2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful; in the             sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. [bd]Such vile             base practices.[b8] --Shak.                         Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ? --Job                                                                               xl. 4.          Syn: See {Base}. -- {Vile"ly}, adv. -- {Vile"ness}, n.
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Vileyns \Vil"eyns\, a. [See {Villain}.]       Villainous. [Obs.] [bd]Vileyns sinful deeds make a churl.[b8]       --Chaucer.
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Villainy \Vil"lain*y\, n.; pl. {Villainies}. [OE. vilanie, OF.       vilanie, vilainie, vileinie, vilanie, LL. villania. See       {Villain}, n.] [Written also {villany}.]       1. The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous;             extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy             of the seducer. [bd]Lucre of vilanye.[b8] --Chaucer.                         The commendation is not in his wit, but in his                      villainy.                                          --Shak.          2. Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul             talk. [Archaic]                         He never yet not vileinye ne said In all his life,                      unto no manner wight.                        --Chaucer.                         In our modern language, it [foul language] is termed                      villainy, as being proper for rustic boors, or men                      of coarsest education and employment. --Barrow.                         Villainy till a very late day expressed words foul                      and disgraceful to the utterer much oftener than                      deeds.                                                --Trench.          3. The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.                         Such villainies roused Horace into wrath. --Dryden.                         That execrable sum of all villainies commonly called                      a slave trade. --John Wesley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.]       1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or             wretch.          2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to             a villain; as, a villainous action.          3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. [bd]A             villainous trick of thine eye.[b8] --Shak.          {Villainous judgment} (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts             reproach on the guilty person. --- {Vil"lain*ous*ly}, adv.             {Vil"lain*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.]       1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or             wretch.          2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to             a villain; as, a villainous action.          3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. [bd]A             villainous trick of thine eye.[b8] --Shak.          {Villainous judgment} (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts             reproach on the guilty person. --- {Vil"lain*ous*ly}, adv.             {Vil"lain*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.]       1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or             wretch.          2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to             a villain; as, a villainous action.          3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. [bd]A             villainous trick of thine eye.[b8] --Shak.          {Villainous judgment} (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts             reproach on the guilty person. --- {Vil"lain*ous*ly}, adv.             {Vil"lain*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.]       1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or             wretch.          2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to             a villain; as, a villainous action.          3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. [bd]A             villainous trick of thine eye.[b8] --Shak.          {Villainous judgment} (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts             reproach on the guilty person. --- {Vil"lain*ous*ly}, adv.             {Vil"lain*ous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villanage \Vil"lan*age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage.       See {Villain}.]       1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base             servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest             services for the lord. [In this sense written also             {villenage}, and {villeinage}.]                         I speak even now as if sin were condemned in a                      perpetual villanage, never to be manumitted.                                                                               --Milton.                         Some faint traces of villanage were detected by the                      curious so late as the days of the Stuarts.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. Baseness; infamy; villainy. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Villanize \Vil"lan*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Villanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Villanizing}.]       To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.]                   Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never                villanize his father's fame.                  --Dryden.
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Villanize \Vil"lan*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Villanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Villanizing}.]       To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.]                   Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never                villanize his father's fame.                  --Dryden.
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Villanizer \Vil"lan*i`zer\, n.       One who villanizes. [R.]
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Villanize \Vil"lan*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Villanized}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Villanizing}.]       To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.]                   Were virtue by descent, a noble name Could never                villanize his father's fame.                  --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villanous \Vil"lan*ous\, a. Villanously \Vil"lan*ous*ly\, adv.,    Villanousness \Vil"lan*ous*ness\, n.,       See {Villainous}, etc.
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Villanous \Vil"lan*ous\, a. Villanously \Vil"lan*ous*ly\, adv.,    Villanousness \Vil"lan*ous*ness\, n.,       See {Villainous}, etc.
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Villanous \Vil"lan*ous\, a. Villanously \Vil"lan*ous*ly\, adv.,    Villanousness \Vil"lan*ous*ness\, n.,       See {Villainous}, etc.
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Socage \Soc"age\, n.[From {Soc}; cf. LL. socagium.] (O.Eng. Law)       A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate       service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service,       in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be       certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by       fealty and twenty shillings rent. [Written also {soccage}.]          Note: Socage is of two kinds; {free socage}, where the                services are not only certain, but honorable; and                {villein socage}, where the services, though certain,                are of a baser nature. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villanage \Vil"lan*age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage.       See {Villain}.]       1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base             servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest             services for the lord. [In this sense written also             {villenage}, and {villeinage}.]                         I speak even now as if sin were condemned in a                      perpetual villanage, never to be manumitted.                                                                               --Milton.                         Some faint traces of villanage were detected by the                      curious so late as the days of the Stuarts.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. Baseness; infamy; villainy. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villanage \Vil"lan*age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage.       See {Villain}.]       1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base             servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest             services for the lord. [In this sense written also             {villenage}, and {villeinage}.]                         I speak even now as if sin were condemned in a                      perpetual villanage, never to be manumitted.                                                                               --Milton.                         Some faint traces of villanage were detected by the                      curious so late as the days of the Stuarts.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. Baseness; infamy; villainy. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villenage \Vil"len*age\, n. [See {Villanage}.] (Feudal Law)       Villanage. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Villanage \Vil"lan*age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage.       See {Villain}.]       1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base             servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest             services for the lord. [In this sense written also             {villenage}, and {villeinage}.]                         I speak even now as if sin were condemned in a                      perpetual villanage, never to be manumitted.                                                                               --Milton.                         Some faint traces of villanage were detected by the                      curious so late as the days of the Stuarts.                                                                               --Macaulay.          2. Baseness; infamy; villainy. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Villenage \Vil"len*age\, n. [See {Villanage}.] (Feudal Law)       Villanage. --Blackstone.
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Villenous \Vil"len*ous\, a.       Of or pertaining to a villein.
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Violence \Vi"o*lence\, v. t.       To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.       [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Violence \Vi"o*lence\, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See {Violent}.]       1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited             action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity;             force.                         That seal You ask with such a violence, the king,                      Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.                                                                               --Shak.                         All the elements At least had gone to wrack,                      disturbed and torn With the violence of this                      conflict.                                          --Milton.          2. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect,             reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement;             unjust force; outrage; assault.                         Do violence to do man.                        --Luke iii.                                                                               14.                         We can not, without offering violence to all                      records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge.                                                                               --T. Burnet.                         Looking down, he saw The whole earth filled with                      violence.                                          --Milton.          3. Ravishment; rape; constupration.          {To do violence on}, to attack; to murder. [bd]She . . . did             violence on herself.[b8] --Shak.          {To do violence to}, to outrage; to injure; as, he does             violence to his own opinions.          Syn: Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation;                infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.
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Violinist \Vi`o*lin"ist\, n. [Cf. F. violiniste, violoniste, It.       violonista.]       A player on the violin.
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Violoncellist \Vi`o*lon*cel"list\, n. [Cf. F. violoncelliste,       It. violoncellista.]       A player on the violoncello.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Violoncello \Vi`o*lon*cel"lo\ (?; 277), n. [It. violoncello,       dim. of violone a bass viol. See {Violone}.] (Mus.)       A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings,       or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an       octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.
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Volley \Vol"ley\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volleyed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Volleying}.]       To discharge with, or as with, a volley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volumescope \Vo*lu"me*scope\, n. [Volume + -scope.] (Physics)       An instrument consisting essentially of a glass tube provided       with a graduated scale, for exhibiting to the eye the changes       of volume of a gas or gaseous mixture resulting from chemical       action, and the like.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volumescope \Vo*lu"me*scope\, n. [Volume + -scope.] (Physics)       An instrument consisting essentially of a glass tube provided       with a graduated scale, for exhibiting to the eye the changes       of volume of a gas or gaseous mixture resulting from chemical       action, etc.
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Volumist \Vol"u*mist\, n.       One who writes a volume; an author. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulnose \Vul*nose"\, a.       Having wounds; vulnerose. [R.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valencia, CA       Zip code(s): 91354, 91355    Valencia, NM (CDP, FIPS 81800)       Location: 34.79603 N, 106.69100 W       Population (1990): 3917 (1378 housing units)       Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Valencia, PA (borough, FIPS 79504)       Location: 40.67570 N, 79.98818 W       Population (1990): 364 (104 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16059
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valencia County, NM (county, FIPS 61)       Location: 34.71669 N, 106.80476 W       Population (1990): 45235 (16781 housing units)       Area: 2765.2 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valencia Heights, SC (CDP, FIPS 73375)       Location: 33.97643 N, 80.98534 W       Population (1990): 4122 (2111 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Valencia West, AZ (CDP, FIPS 78760)       Location: 32.13514 N, 111.10691 W       Population (1990): 3277 (1066 housing units)       Area: 29.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Valencia Simple Tasker          (VSTa) A small {microkernel} based       {Unix}-like {operating system}, taking ideas from {QNX} and       {Plan 9}, available under {GPL}.          {Home (http://www.chat.net/~jeske/VSTa/)}.          (1999-03-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
valency          See {degree}.