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valved
adj 1: (of brass instruments) having valves

English Dictionary: voluptuous	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valvotomy n incision into a stenosed cardiac valve to relieve the obstruction Synonym(s): valvotomy, valvulotomy
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Velveeta n trademark: soft processed American cheese
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velvet adj smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste Synonym(s): velvet, velvety, velvet-textured resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface Synonym(s): velvet, velvety n a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
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velvet ant n a solitary wasp of the family Mutillidae; the body has a coat of brightly colored velvety hair and the females are wingless
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velvet bean n the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing Synonym(s): cowage, velvet bean, Bengal bean, Benghal bean, Florida bean, Mucuna pruriens utilis, Mucuna deeringiana, Mucuna aterrima, Stizolobium deeringiana
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velvet bent n common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: velvet bent, velvet bent grass, brown bent, Rhode Island bent, dog bent, Agrostis canina]
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velvet bent grass n common grass with slender stems and narrow leaves [syn: velvet bent, velvet bent grass, brown bent, Rhode Island bent, dog bent, Agrostis canina]
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velvet flower n young leaves widely used as leaf vegetables; seeds used as cereal Synonym(s): love-lies-bleeding, velvet flower, tassel flower, Amaranthus caudatus
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velvet grass n tall European perennial grass having a velvety stem; naturalized in United States and used for forage Synonym(s): velvet grass, Yorkshire fog, Holcus lanatus
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velvet osier n willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn: common osier, hemp willow, velvet osier, Salix viminalis]
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velvet plant n any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers Synonym(s): mullein, flannel leaf, velvet plant Javanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairs Synonym(s): velvet plant, purple velvet plant, royal velvet plant, Gynura aurantiaca
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velvet sumac n deciduous shrubby tree or eastern North America with compound leaves that turn brilliant red in fall and dense panicles of greenish yellow flowers followed by crimson acidic berries Synonym(s): staghorn sumac, velvet sumac, Virginian sumac, vinegar tree, Rhus typhina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
velvet worm n any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms Synonym(s): onychophoran, velvet worm, peripatus
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velvet-leaf n arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States Synonym(s): tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States Synonym(s): velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
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velvet-textured adj smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste Synonym(s): velvet, velvety, velvet-textured
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velveteen n a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
velvetleaf n arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States Synonym(s): tree mallow, velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, Lavatera arborea tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States Synonym(s): velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
velvetweed n tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States Synonym(s): velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
velvety adj smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste Synonym(s): velvet, velvety, velvet-textured resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface Synonym(s): velvet, velvety
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velvety-furred adj having hair that feels like velvet [syn: {velvety- furred}, velvety-haired]
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velvety-haired adj having hair that feels like velvet [syn: {velvety- furred}, velvety-haired]
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velvety-plumaged adj plumage resembling velvet
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velvety-skinned adj having skin like velvet
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Viola pedata n common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies Synonym(s): bird's-foot violet, pansy violet, Johnny-jump-up, wood violet, Viola pedata
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voluptuary adj displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" Synonym(s): epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous n a person addicted to luxury and pleasures of the senses Synonym(s): voluptuary, sybarite
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voluptuous adj having strong sexual appeal; "juicy barmaids"; "a red-hot mama"; "a voluptuous woman"; "a toothsome blonde in a tight dress" Synonym(s): juicy, luscious, red-hot, toothsome, voluptuous (of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves; "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress" Synonym(s): bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses; "an epicurean banquet"; "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs"; "Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence"; "a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness" Synonym(s): epicurean, luxurious, luxuriant, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voluptuously adv in a shapely and voluptuous manner; "a voluptuously curved woman" in an indulgently voluptuous manner; "he sniffed the perfume voluptuously"
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voluptuousness n the quality of being attractive and exciting (especially sexually exciting); "he thought she was really hot stuff" Synonym(s): hot stuff, voluptuousness the property of being lush and abundant and a pleasure to the senses Synonym(s): luxuriance, lushness, voluptuousness the quality of having a well-rounded body Synonym(s): curvaceousness, shapeliness, voluptuousness
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vulvitis n inflammation of the vulva
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valvate \Valv"ate\, a. [L. valvatus having folding doors.] 1. Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or opening by, a valve or valves; valvular. 2. (Bot.) (a) Meeting at the edges without overlapping; -- said of the sepals or the petals of flowers in [91]stivation, and of leaves in vernation. (b) Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of capsules and some anthers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Valved \Valved\, a. Having a valve or valve; valvate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, a. Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety. [bd] The cowslip's velvet head.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, v. i. To pain velvet. [R.] --Peacham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, v. t. To make like, or cover with, velvet. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus {Oidemia}. Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common American species are the velvet, or white-winged, scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck}, {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter, or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead}, {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are collectively called also {coots}. The females and young are called gray coots, and brown coots.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ooze leather \Ooze leather\ Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft, finely granulated finish (called sometimes {velvet finish}) put on the flesh side for special purposes. Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in bookbinding, etc. Hence {Ooze calf}, {Ooze finish}, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF. velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo; all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and cf. {Villous}.] 1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back. 2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth. {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton. {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic, and not woody or porous. {Velvet crab} a European crab ({Portunus puber}). When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}. {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein. {Velvet duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch behind each eye. (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}. {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}. {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}. {Velvet runner} (Zo[94]l.), the water rail; -- so called from its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.] {Velvet scoter}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above. {Velvet sponge}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sponge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Vegetable sponge}. (Bot.) See {Loof}. {Velvet sponge}, a fine, soft commercial sponge ({Spongia equina}, variety {meandriniformis}) found in Florida and the West Indies. {Vitreous sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}. {Yellow sponge}, a common and valuable commercial sponge ({Spongia agaricina}, variety corlosia) found in Florida and the West Indies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tamarind \Tam"a*rind\, n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. tamarhind[c6], literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf. F. tamarin. Cf. {Hindu}.] (Bot.) 1. A leguminous tree ({Tamarindus Indica}) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated. 2. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for preparing a pleasant drink. {Tamarind fish}, a preparation of a variety of East Indian fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit. {Velvet tamarind}. (a) A West African leguminous tree ({Codarium acutifolium}). (b) One of the small black velvety pods, which are used for food in Sierra Leone. {Wild tamarind} (Bot.), a name given to certain trees somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the {Lysiloma latisiliqua} of Southern Florida, and the {Pithecolobium filicifolium} of the West Indies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvetbreast \Vel"vet*breast`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The goosander. [Local, U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velveteen \Vel`vet*een"\, n. [Cf. F. velvetine. See {Velvet}.] A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velveting \Vel"vet*ing\, n. The fine shag or nap of velvet; a piece of velvet; velvet goods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the {Abutilon Avicenn[91]}, the {Cissampelos Pareira}, and the {Lavatera arborea}, and even the common mullein.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Velvety \Vel"vet*y\, a. Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vilify \Vil"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vilified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vilifying}.] [L. vilis vile + -fly; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.] 1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.] When themselves they vilified To serve ungoverned appetite. --Milton. 2. To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate. --I. Taylor. Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind. --Addison. 3. To treat as vile; to despise. [Obs.] I do vilify your censure. --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluptuary \Volup"tuary\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}. [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.] A voluptuous* person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites. A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluptuary \Volup"tuary\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}. [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.] A voluptuous* person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites. A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W. Scott. Syn: Sensualist; epicure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluptuary \Volup"tua*ry\, a. Voluptuous; luxurious.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluptuous \Volup"tuous\, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. [?] to hope, [?] hope, and to L. velle to wish. See {Voluntary}.] 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual. Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron. Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey. 2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. [bd]The jolly and voluptuous livers.[b8] --Atterbury. Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton. -- {Volup"tuously}, adv. -- {Volup"tuousness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluptuous \Volup"tuous\, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. [?] to hope, [?] hope, and to L. velle to wish. See {Voluntary}.] 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual. Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron. Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey. 2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. [bd]The jolly and voluptuous livers.[b8] --Atterbury. Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton. -- {Volup"tuously}, adv. -- {Volup"tuousness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Voluptuous \Volup"tuous\, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus, fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully; probably akin to Gr. [?] to hope, [?] hope, and to L. velle to wish. See {Voluntary}.] 1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification; exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual. Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron. Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey. 2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging to excess in sensual gratifications. [bd]The jolly and voluptuous livers.[b8] --Atterbury. Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life. --Milton. -- {Volup"tuously}, adv. -- {Volup"tuousness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Volupty \Vo*lup"ty\, n. [Cf. F. volupt[82] pleasure. See {Voluptuous}.] Voluptuousness. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulvo-uterine \Vul`vo-u"ter*ine\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining both to the vulva and the uterus.
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velveeta n. [Usenet: by analogy with {spam}] Also knows as {ECP}; a message that is excessively cross-posted, as opposed to {spam} which is too frequently posted. This term is widely recognized but not commonly used; most people refer to both kinds of abuse as spam. Compare {jello}.