English Dictionary: vinery | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vauntmure \Vaunt"mure`\, n. [F. avant-mur. See {Vanguard}, and {Mure}.] (Fort.) A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] --Camden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vaimure \Vai"mure\, n. An outer, or exterior. wall. See {Vauntmure}. [Obs.] --Hakluyt. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vauntmure \Vaunt"mure`\, n. [F. avant-mur. See {Vanguard}, and {Mure}.] (Fort.) A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] --Camden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vaimure \Vai"mure\, n. An outer, or exterior. wall. See {Vauntmure}. [Obs.] --Hakluyt. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vain \Vain\, a. [Compar. {Vainer}; superl. {Vainest}.] [F. vain, L. vanus empty, void, vain. Cf. {Vanish}, {Vanity}, {Vaunt} to boast.] 1. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. [bd]Thy vain excuse.[b8] --Shak. Every man walketh in a vain show. --Ps. xxxix. 6. Let no man deceive you with vain words. --Eph. v. 6. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye! --Shak. Vain visdom all, and false philosophy. --Milton. 2. Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt. Bring no more vain oblations. --Isa. i. 13. Vain is the force of man To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. --Dryden. 3. Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren? --James ii. 20 (Rev. Ver.). The minstrels played on every side, Vain of their art. --Dryden. 4. Showy; ostentatious. Load some vain church with old theatric state. --Pope. Syn: Empty; worthless; fruitless; ineffectual; idle; unreal; shadowy; showy; ostentatious; light; inconstant; deceitful; delusive; unimportant; trifling. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vauntmure \Vaunt"mure`\, n. [F. avant-mur. See {Vanguard}, and {Mure}.] (Fort.) A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] --Camden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vamure \Va"mure\, n. See {Vauntmure}. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vauntmure \Vaunt"mure`\, n. [F. avant-mur. See {Vanguard}, and {Mure}.] (Fort.) A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] --Camden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Vamure \Va"mure\, n. See {Vauntmure}. [Obs.] | |
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Vanner \Van"ner\, n. (Mining) A machine for concentrating ore. See {Frue vanner}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venary \Ven"a*ry\, a. [LL. venarius, fr. L. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt.] Of or, pertaining to hunting. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Veneer \Ve*neer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veneered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Veneering}.] [G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See {Furnish}.] To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively. As a rogue in grain Veneered with sanctimonious theory. --Tennyson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Veneer \Ve*neer"\, n. [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See {Veneer}, v. t.] A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show; gloss; false pretense. {Veneer moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Chilo}; -- so called because the mottled colors resemble those of veneering. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.] Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition. Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is continence; of unlawful, chastity. --Grew. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [OE. venerie, F. v[82]nerie, fr. OF. vener to hunt, L. venari. See {Venison}.] The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the chase. [bd]Beasts of venery and fishes.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. I love hunting and venery. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Venire facias \[d8]Ve*ni"re fa"ci*as\ [L., make, or cause, to come.] (Law) (a) A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff, requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified persons to appear in court at a specified time, to serve as jurors in said court. (b) A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also {venire}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Viner \Vin"er\, n. A vinedresser. [Obs.] | |
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Vinery \Vin"er*y\, n. 1. A vineyard. [Obs.] [bd]The vinery of Ramer.[b8] --Fabyan. 2. A structure, usually inclosed with glass, for rearing and protecting vines; a grapery. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Vonore, TN (town, FIPS 77480) Location: 35.59678 N, 84.23189 W Population (1990): 605 (272 housing units) Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 6.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37885 |