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   verisimilar
         adj 1: appearing to be true or real; "a verisimilar tale"

English Dictionary: vorzunehmen by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
verisimilitude
n
  1. the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verrazano
n
  1. Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)
    Synonym(s): Verrazano, Giovanni da Verrazano, Verrazzano, Giovanni da Verrazzano
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Verrazano Narrows
n
  1. a narrow channel of water separating Staten Island and Brooklyn
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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
n
  1. a suspension bridge across the Verrazano Narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island
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Verrazzano
n
  1. Florentine navigator who explored the eastern coast of North America (circa 1485-1528)
    Synonym(s): Verrazano, Giovanni da Verrazano, Verrazzano, Giovanni da Verrazzano
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
versant
n
  1. the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant"
    Synonym(s): mountainside, versant
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version
n
  1. an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"
  2. something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
    Synonym(s): version, variant, variation, edition
  3. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
    Synonym(s): adaptation, version
  4. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
    Synonym(s): translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version
  5. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
    Synonym(s): interpretation, reading, version
  6. manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virgin
adj
  1. being used or worked for the first time; "virgin wool"
  2. in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
    Synonym(s): pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous
n
  1. a person who has never had sex
  2. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo
    Synonym(s): Virgo, Virgin
  3. the sixth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about August 23 to September 22
    Synonym(s): Virgo, Virgo the Virgin, Virgin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virgin birth
n
  1. human conception without fertilization by a man [syn: parthenogenesis, parthenogeny, virgin birth]
  2. the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas
    Synonym(s): Virgin Birth, Nativity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virgin forest
n
  1. forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
    Synonym(s): old growth, virgin forest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virgin Islands
n
  1. a group of islands in northeastern West Indies (east of Puerto Rico) discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1493; owned by United States and Britain
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Virgin Islands National Park
n
  1. a national park in the Virgin Islands having tropical plants and animals; sandy beaches and coral reefs
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Virgin Mary
n
  1. the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
    Synonym(s): Mary, Virgin Mary, The Virgin, Blessed Virgin, Madonna
  2. a Bloody Mary made without alcohol
    Synonym(s): Virgin Mary, bloody shame
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virgin wool
n
  1. wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before
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virgin's bower
n
  1. common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
    Synonym(s): virgin's bower, old man's beard, devil's darning needle, Clematis virginiana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virginal
adj
  1. characteristic of a virgin or virginity; "virginal white dresses"
  2. untouched or undefiled; "nor is there anything more virginal than the shimmer of young foliage"- L.P.Smith
  3. in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
    Synonym(s): pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous
n
  1. a legless rectangular harpsichord; played (usually by women) in the 16th and 17th centuries
    Synonym(s): virginal, pair of virginals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virginal membrane
n
  1. a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin
    Synonym(s): hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia
n
  1. a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
    Synonym(s): Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA
  2. one of the British colonies that formed the United States
  3. a town in northeastern Minnesota in the heart of the Mesabi Range
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia Beach
n
  1. the largest city in Virginia; long overshadowed by Norfolk but growing rapidly since 1970; with 28 miles of public beaches tourism is a major factor in the economy; site of three United States Navy bases
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia bluebell
n
  1. smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
    Synonym(s): Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia chain fern
n
  1. North American fern [syn: Virginia chain fern, Woodwardia virginica]
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Virginia cowslip
n
  1. smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud
    Synonym(s): Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, Mertensia virginica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia creeper
n
  1. common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish- black berrylike fruit
    Synonym(s): Virginia creeper, American ivy, woodbine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia crownbeard
n
  1. tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States
    Synonym(s): Virginia crownbeard, frostweed, frost-weed, Verbesina virginica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia deer
n
  1. common North American deer; tail has a white underside
    Synonym(s): Virginia deer, white tail, whitetail, white- tailed deer, whitetail deer, Odocoileus Virginianus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia fence
n
  1. rail fence consisting of a zigzag of interlocking rails
    Synonym(s): worm fence, snake fence, snake-rail fence, Virginia fence
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Virginia ham
n
  1. a lean hickory-smoked ham; has dark red meat
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Virginia Katherine McMath
n
  1. United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
    Synonym(s): Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia mallow
n
  1. tall handsome perennial herb of southeastern United States having maplelike leaves and white flowers
    Synonym(s): Virginia mallow, Sida hermaphrodita
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia McMath
n
  1. United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
    Synonym(s): Rogers, Ginger Rogers, Virginia McMath, Virginia Katherine McMath
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia oyster
n
  1. common edible oyster of Atlantic coast of North America
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Virginia pine
n
  1. common small shrubby pine of the eastern United States having straggling often twisted or branches and short needles in bunches of 2
    Synonym(s): scrub pine, Virginia pine, Jersey pine, Pinus virginiana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia reel
n
  1. an American country dance which starts with the couples facing each other in two lines
    Synonym(s): Virginia reel, reel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia serpentaria
n
  1. birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia serpentary
n
  1. birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia snakeroot
n
  1. birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn: Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, Virginia serpentary, Aristolochia serpentaria]
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Virginia spring beauty
n
  1. small cormous perennial grown for its low rosette of succulent foliage and racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; eastern North America
    Synonym(s): Virginia spring beauty, Claytonia virginica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia stock
n
  1. erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania
    Synonym(s): Virginian stock, Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia strawberry
n
  1. North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries
    Synonym(s): Virginia strawberry, scarlet strawberry, Fragaria virginiana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia thimbleweed
n
  1. thimbleweed of central and eastern North America [syn: Virginia thimbleweed, Anemone virginiana]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia Wade
n
  1. English tennis player who won many women's singles titles (born in 1945)
    Synonym(s): Wade, Virginia Wade
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Virginia waterleaf
n
  1. showy perennial herb with white flowers; leaves sometimes used as edible greens in southeastern United States
    Synonym(s): Virginia waterleaf, Shawnee salad, shawny, Indian salad, John's cabbage, Hydrophyllum virginianum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginia Woolf
n
  1. English author whose work used such techniques as stream of consciousness and the interior monologue; prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group (1882-1941)
    Synonym(s): Woolf, Virginia Woolf, Adeline Virginia Stephen Woolf
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginian
n
  1. a native or resident of Virginia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginian stock
n
  1. erect branching herb cultivated for its loose racemes of fragrant white or pink or red or lilac flowers; native to sands and sea cliffs of southwestern Greece and southern Albania
    Synonym(s): Virginian stock, Virginia stock, Malcolmia maritima
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Virginian sumac
n
  1. 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]:
Virginian witch hazel
n
  1. common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen
    Synonym(s): Virginian witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virginity
n
  1. the condition or quality of being a virgin
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
virus infection
n
  1. infection by a virus that is pathogenic to humans [syn: viral infection, virus infection]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
voyeurism
n
  1. a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,
      OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox
      fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},
            family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.
            vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.
            fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and
            the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are
            well-known species.
  
      Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
               American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
               cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
               the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
               Europe and America are very similar; both are
               celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
               birds, poultry, and various small animals.
  
                        Subtle as the fox for prey.            --Shak.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
            {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.
  
      4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
  
                     We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
  
      5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
            -- used for seizings or mats.
  
      6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
            blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
  
                     Thou diest on point of fox.               --Shak.
  
      7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
            formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
            -- called also {Outagamies}.
  
      {Fox and geese}.
            (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
                  as they run one goal to another.
            (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
                  them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
                  geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
                  of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
                  the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
  
      {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus
            {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and
            the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the
            species are more than four feet across the outspread
            wings. See {Fruit bat}.
  
      {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
           
  
      {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox.
  
      {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
           
  
      {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American
            grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the
            origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},
            {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
            vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the
            {Catawba}.
  
      {Fox hunter}.
            (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
            (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
  
      {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
            shark}, under {Thrasher}.
  
      {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.
  
      {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow
            ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its
            reddish color.
  
      {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel
            ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern
            States the black variety prevails; farther north the
            fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is
            more common.
  
      {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of
            terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,
            and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
            varieties.
  
      {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
            steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
            or a trot into a walk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vargueno \Var*gue"no\ (v[aum]r*g[amac]"n[omac]), n. [Said to be
      fr. Vargas, name of a village in Spain.] (Art)
      A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in Spain, the
      body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental
      framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve
      as a writing desk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verecund \Ver"e*cund\, a. [L. verecundus, fr. vereri to feel
      awe.]
      Rashful; modest. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verecundious \Ver`e*cun"di*ous\, a.
      Verecund. [Obs.] [bd]Verecundious generosity.[b8] --Sir H.
      Wotton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verecundity \Ver`e*cun"di*ty\, n.
      The quality or state of being verecund; modesty. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vergency \Ver"gen*cy\, n.
      1. The act of verging or approaching; tendency; approach.
            [R.]
  
      2. (Opt.) The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens,
            used as measure of the divergence or convergence of a
            pencil of rays. [R.] --Humphrey Lloyd.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verge \Verge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Verged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Verging}.] [L. vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr.
      v[?]j to turn.]
      1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to
            approach.
  
      2. To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to
            the north.
  
                     Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards
                     him as its center.                              --Barrow.
  
                     I find myself verging to that period of life which
                     is to be labor and sorrow.                  --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verisimilar \Ver`i*sim"i*lar\, a. [L. verisimilis; verus true +
      similis like, similar. See {Very}, and {Similar}.]
      Having the appearance of truth; probable; likely. [bd]How
      verisimilar it looks.[b8] --Carlyle.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verisimilitude \Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf.
      OF. verisimilitude. See {Verisimilar}.]
      The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of
      truth; probability; likelihood.
  
               Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but
               true knowledge is dear and difficult.      --Glanvill.
  
               All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. --Sir. W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verisimility \Ver`i*si*mil"i*ty\, n.
      Verisimilitude. [Obs.]
  
               The verisimility or probable truth.         --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Versant \Ver"sant\, a. [L. versans, p. pr. versare to turn
      abound frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See
      {Versatile}.]
      Familiar; conversant. [R.]
  
               Men not versant with courts of justice.   --Sydney
                                                                              Smith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Versant \Ver"sant\, n. [F.]
      The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general
      slope of a country; aspect.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verseman \Verse"man\, n.
      Same as {Versemonger}. --Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Versemonger \Verse"mon`ger\, n.
      A writer of verses; especially, a writer of commonplace
      poetry; a poetaster; a rhymer; -- used humorously or in
      contempt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Versimilous \Ver`*sim"i*lous\, a.
      Verisimilar. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Verse \Verse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Versed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Versing}.]
      To tell in verse, or poetry. [Obs.]
  
               Playing on pipes of corn and versing love. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Version \Ver"sion\, n. [F., from L. vertere, versum, to turn, to
      change, to translate. See {Verse}.]
      1. A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation;
            conversion; turning.
  
                     The version of air into water.            --Bacon.
  
      2. (Med.) A condition of the uterus in which its axis is
            deflected from its normal position without being bent upon
            itself. See {Anteversion}, and {Retroversion}.
  
      3. The act of translating, or rendering, from one language
            into another language.
  
      4. A translation; that which is rendered from another
            language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the
            Scriptures (see under {Authorized}); the Septuagint
            Version of the Old Testament.
  
      5. An account or description from a particular point of view,
            especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave
            another version of the affair.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Versionist \Ver"sion*ist\, n.
      One who makes or favors a version; a translator. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Viraginian \Vi`ra*gin"i*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a virago; having the qualities of a
      virago. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Viraginity \Vi`ra*gin"i*ty\, n.
      The qualities or characteristics of a virago.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virescence \Vi*res"cence\, (Bot.)
      The act or state of becoming green through the formation of
      chlorophyll.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virescent \Vi*res"cent\, a. [L. virescens, p. pr. of virescere
      to grow green, verb incho. fr. virere to be green.]
      Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virgin \Vir"gin\, a.
      1. Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin;
            becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty;
            as, a virgin blush. [bd]Virgin shame.[b8] --Cowley.
  
                     Innocence and virgin modesty . . . That would be
                     wooed, and unsought be won.               --Milton.
  
      2. Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil;
            virgin gold. [bd]Virgin Dutch.[b8] --G. W. Cable.
  
                     The white cold virgin snow upon my heart. --Shak.
  
                     A few ounces of mutton, with a little virgin oil.
                                                                              --Landor.
  
      3. Not yet pregnant; impregnant. --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virgin \Vir"gin\, n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene,
      virge, vierge, F. vierge.]
      1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.
  
      2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual
            indulgence. [Archaic] --Wyclif.
  
                     These are they which were not defiled with women;
                     for they are virgins.                        --Rev. xiv. 4.
  
                     He his flesh hath overcome; He was a virgin, as he
                     said.                                                --Gower.
  
      3. (Astron.) See {Virgo}.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged
            butterflies of the family {Lyc[91]nid[91]}.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) A female insect producing eggs from which young
            are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a
            male; a parthenogenetic insect.
  
      {The Virgin}, [or] {The Blessed Virgin}, the Virgin Mary, the
            Mother of our Lord.
  
      {Virgin's bower} (Bot.), a name given to several climbing
            plants of the genus {Clematis}, as {C. Vitalba} of Europe,
            and {C. Virginiana} of North America.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virgin \Vir"gin\, v. i.
      To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it.
      See {It}, 5. [Obs.] [bd]My true lip hath virgined it e'er
      since [that kiss].[b8] --Shak.

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      {White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus
            Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of
            wheels, and for other purposes.
  
      {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}.
           
  
      {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show
            the white feather}, under {Feather}, n.
  
      {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees
            of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {A.
            concolor}.
  
      {White flesher} (Zo[94]l.), the ruffed grouse. See under
            {Ruffed}. [Canada]
  
      {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}.
  
      {White game} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.
  
      {White garnet} (Min.), leucite.
  
      {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica})
            with greenish-white pale[91].
  
      {White grouse}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The white ptarmigan.
            (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]
  
      {White grub} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the June bug and other
            allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and
            other plants, and often do much damage.
  
      {White hake} (Zo[94]l.), the squirrel hake. See under
            {Squirrel}.
  
      {White hawk}, [or] {kite} (Zo[94]l.), the hen harrier.
  
      {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become
            incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which
            they emit.
  
      {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum}
            ({V. album}) See {Hellebore}, 2.
  
      {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
            distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.
  
      {White hoolet} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.
  
      {The White House}. See under {House}.
  
      {White ibis} (Zo[94]l.), an American ibis ({Guara alba})
            having the plumage pure white, except the tips of the
            wings, which are black. It inhabits tropical America and
            the Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}.
           
  
      {White iron}.
            (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.
            (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large
                  proportion of combined carbon.
  
      {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite.
  
      {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,
            but blackish after rain. [Eng.]
  
      {White lark} (Zo[94]l.), the snow bunting.
  
      {White lead}.
            (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for
                  other purposes; ceruse.
            (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.
  
      {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and
            salt.
  
      {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}.
  
      {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under
            {Rattlesnake}.
  
      {White lie}. See under {Lie}.
  
      {White light}.
            (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the
                  same proportion as in the light coming directly from
                  the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing
                  through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1.
            (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white
                  illumination for signals, etc.
  
      {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for
            whitewashing; whitewash.
  
      {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,
            on a printed page; a blank line.
  
      {White meat}.
            (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.
            (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.
  
                           Driving their cattle continually with them, and
                           feeding only upon their milk and white meats.
                                                                              --Spenser.
  
      {White merganser} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.
  
      {White metal}.
            (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,
                  etc.
            (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a
                  certain stage in copper smelting.
  
      {White miller}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common clothes moth.
            (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma
                  Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black
                  spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin
                  moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}.
  
      {White money}, silver money.
  
      {White mouse} (Zo[94]l.), the albino variety of the common
            mouse.
  
      {White mullet} (Zo[94]l.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema})
            ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --
            called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}.
  
      {White nun} (Zo[94]l.), the smew; -- so called from the white
            crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
            head, which give the appearance of a hood.
  
      {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}.
  
      {White owl}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The snowy owl.
            (b) The barn owl.
  
      {White partridge} (Zo[94]l.), the white ptarmigan.
  
      {White perch}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana})
                  valued as a food fish.
            (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.
            (c) Any California surf fish.
  
      {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}.
  
      {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often
            cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.
  
      {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}.
           
  
      {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to
            exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.
            [Obs.]
  
                     A pistol charged with white powder.   --Beau. & Fl.
  
      {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}.
  
      {White rabbit}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.
            (b) An albino rabbit.
  
      {White rent},
            (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --
                  opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.
            (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by
                  every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of
                  Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {White rhinoceros}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros
                  Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}.
            (b) The umhofo.
  
      {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain
            organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral
            purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.
  
      {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.
  
      {White rot}. (Bot.)
            (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and
                  butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease
                  called rot in sheep.
            (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}.
  
      {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia
            lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter
            fat}.
  
      {White salmon} (Zo[94]l.), the silver salmon.
  
      {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.
  
      {White scale} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii})
            injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under
            {Orange}.
  
      {White shark} (Zo[94]l.), a species of man-eating shark. See
            under {Shark}.
  
      {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under
            {Softening}.
  
      {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1.
  
      {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious
            blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
            otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on
            the surface of the sea.
  
      {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of
            England. --Macaulay.
  
      {White stork} (Zo[94]l.), the common European stork.
  
      {White sturgeon}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Shovelnose}
            (d) .
  
      {White sucker}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The common sucker.
            (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}).
  
      {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,
            produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial
            membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of
            the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also
            to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.
  
      {White tombac}. See {Tombac}.
  
      {White trout} (Zo[94]l.), the white weakfish, or silver
            squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United
            States.
  
      {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White
            vitriol}, under {Vitriol}.
  
      {White wagtail} (Zo[94]l.), the common, or pied, wagtail.
  
      {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.
  
      {White whale} (Zo[94]l.), the beluga.
  
      {White widgeon} (Zo[94]l.), the smew.
  
      {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color,
            bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --
            distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and
            Burgundy. [bd]White wine of Lepe.[b8] --Chaucer.
  
      {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers
            are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent
            purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.
  
      {White wolf}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of
                  Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and
                  {Thibetan wolf}.
            (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.
  
      {White wren} (Zo[94]l.), the willow warbler; -- so called
            from the color of the under parts.

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   Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.]
      Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.
      [bd]Chastity and honor virginal.[b8] --Spenser.
  
      {Virginal generation} (Biol.), parthenogenesis.
  
      {Virginal membrane} (Anat.), the hymen.

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   Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, n. [Cf. F. virginale; -- probably so
      called from being used by young girls, or virgins.] (Mus.)
      An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a
      rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and
      keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in
      the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was
      sometimes called a pair of virginals.

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   Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, v. i.
      To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat.
      [Obs.] [bd]Still virginaling upon his palm![b8] --Shak.

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   Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.]
      Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.
      [bd]Chastity and honor virginal.[b8] --Spenser.
  
      {Virginal generation} (Biol.), parthenogenesis.
  
      {Virginal membrane} (Anat.), the hymen.

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   Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.]
      Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.
      [bd]Chastity and honor virginal.[b8] --Spenser.
  
      {Virginal generation} (Biol.), parthenogenesis.
  
      {Virginal membrane} (Anat.), the hymen.

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   Virginhood \Vir"gin*hood\, n.
      Virginity; maidenhood.

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   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

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   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

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   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

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   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

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   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

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   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

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   Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,
      qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,
      OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix}
            and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the
            common European quail ({C. communis}), the rain quail ({C.
            Coromandelica}) of India, the stubble quail ({C.
            pectoralis}), and the Australian swamp quail ({Synoicus
            australis}).
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several American partridges
            belonging to {Colinus}, {Callipepla}, and allied genera,
            especially the bobwhite (called {Virginia quail}, and
            {Maryland quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla
            Californica}).
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and
            allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian
            painted quail ({Turnix varius}). See {Turnix}.
  
      4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought
            to be a very amorous bird.[Obs.] --Shak.
  
      {Bustard quail} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird
            of the genus Turnix, as {T. taigoor}, a black-breasted
            species, and the hill bustard quail ({T. ocellatus}). See
            {Turnix}.
  
      {Button quail} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small Asiatic
            species of Turnix, as {T. Sykesii}, which is said to be
            the smallest game bird of India.
  
      {Mountain quail}. See under {Mountain}.
  
      {Quail call}, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net
            or within range.
  
      {Quail dove} {(Zo[94]l.)}, any one of several American ground
            pigeons belonging to {Geotrygon} and allied genera.
  
      {Quail hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk
            ({Hieracidea Nov[91]-Hollandi[91]}).
  
      {Quail pipe}. See {Quail call}, above.
  
      {Quail snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted
            snipe; -- called also {robin snipe}, and {brown snipe}.
  
      {Sea quail} (Zo[94]l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]

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   Fence \Fence\, n. [Abbrev. from defence.]
      1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a
            protection; a cover; security; shield.
  
                     Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which
                     he hath given for fence impregnable.   --Shak.
  
                     A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      2. An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any
            object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron,
            or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from
            without or straying from within.
  
                     Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      Note: In England a hedge, ditch, or wall, as well as a
               structure of boards, palings, or rails, is called a
               fence.
  
      3. (Locks) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the
            tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.
  
      4. Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice
            of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and
            repartee. See {Fencing}.
  
                     Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric, That hath so
                     well been taught her dazzing fence.   --Milton.
  
                     Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      5. A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are
            received. [Slang] --Mayhew.
  
      {Fence month} (Forest Law), the month in which female deer
            are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. --Bullokar.
  
      {Fence roof}, a covering for defense. [bd]They fitted their
            shields close to one another in manner of a fence
            roof.[b8] --Holland.
  
      {Fence time}, the breeding time of fish or game, when they
            should not be killed.
  
      {Rail fence}, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by
            posts.
  
      {Ring fence}, a fence which encircles a large area, or a
            whole estate, within one inclosure.
  
      {Worm fence}, a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one
            another at their ends; -- called also {snake fence}, or
            {Virginia rail fence}.
  
      {To be on the fence}, to be undecided or uncommitted in
            respect to two opposing parties or policies. [Colloq.]

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   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

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   Reel \Reel\ (r?l), n. [Gael. righil.]
      A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the
      music to the dance; -- often called {Scotch reel}.
  
      {Virginia reel}, the common name throughout the United States
            for the old English [bd]country dance,[b8] or contradance
            (contredanse). --Bartlett.

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   Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to
      Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an
      Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L.
      sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen
      stuff.]
      1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of
            caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm
            is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that
            produced by the larv[91] of {Bombyx mori}.
  
      2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named
            material.
  
      3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the
            female flower of maize.
  
      {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and
            before it is manufactured.
  
      {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of
            the silk-cotton tree.
  
      {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees
            of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to
            the order {Bombace[91]}. The trees grow to an immense
            size, and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony
            substance, which is used for stuffing cushions, but can
            not be spun.
  
      {Silk flower}. (Bot.)
            (a) The silk tree.
            (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru.
  
      {Silk fowl} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic fowls having
            silky plumage.
  
      {Silk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a gland which secretes the material
            of silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium.
  
      {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been
            appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel
            himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers,
            who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.]
  
      {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the
            Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The
            name is also sometimes given to various species of the
            genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}.
  
      {Silk moth} (Zo[94]l.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See
            {Silkworm}.
  
      {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with
            a stiffer nap.
  
      {Silk spider} (Zo[94]l.), a large spider ({Nephila
            plumipes}), native of the Southern United States,
            remarkable for the large quantity of strong silk it
            produces and for the great disparity in the sizes of the
            sexes.
  
      {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins
            silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C.
  
      {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia
            Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat
            pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky
            stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}.
  
      {Silk vessel}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Silk gland}, above.
  
      {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca
            Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on
            the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
      One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
      or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
  
      {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
            Virginica}).
  
      {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
            woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing
            extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
            {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]
  
      {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.
  
      {Virginia nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the cardinal bird. See
            under {Cardinal}.
  
      {Virginia quail} (Zo[94]l.), the bobwhite.
  
      {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in
            the United States. --Bartlett.
  
      {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mahon stock \Ma*hon" stock`\ (Bot.)
      An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white
      flowers ({Malcolmia maritima}). It is called in England
      {Virginia stock}, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stonecrop \Stone"crop`\, n. [AS. st[be]ncropp.]
      1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer.
  
      2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus {Sedum}, esp.
            {Sedum acre}, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and
            is spreading in parts of America. See {Orpine}.
  
      {Virginian}, [or] {Ditch}, {stonecrop}, an American plant
            ({Penthorum sedoides}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virginity \Vir*gin"i*ty\, n. [OE. virgintee, F. virginit[82], L.
      virginitas.]
      1. The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity
            or chastity; maidenhood.
  
      2. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virgin \Vir"gin\, n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene,
      virge, vierge, F. vierge.]
      1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.
  
      2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual
            indulgence. [Archaic] --Wyclif.
  
                     These are they which were not defiled with women;
                     for they are virgins.                        --Rev. xiv. 4.
  
                     He his flesh hath overcome; He was a virgin, as he
                     said.                                                --Gower.
  
      3. (Astron.) See {Virgo}.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged
            butterflies of the family {Lyc[91]nid[91]}.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) A female insect producing eggs from which young
            are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a
            male; a parthenogenetic insect.
  
      {The Virgin}, [or] {The Blessed Virgin}, the Virgin Mary, the
            Mother of our Lord.
  
      {Virgin's bower} (Bot.), a name given to several climbing
            plants of the genus {Clematis}, as {C. Vitalba} of Europe,
            and {C. Virginiana} of North America.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clematis \Clem"a*tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] brushwood, also
      (from its long, lithe branches) clematis. fr. [?] twig,
      shoot, fr. [?] to break off.] (Bot.)
      A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly
      climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in
      the fruit; -- called also {virgin's bower}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Virgin \Vir"gin\, n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene,
      virge, vierge, F. vierge.]
      1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.
  
      2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual
            indulgence. [Archaic] --Wyclif.
  
                     These are they which were not defiled with women;
                     for they are virgins.                        --Rev. xiv. 4.
  
                     He his flesh hath overcome; He was a virgin, as he
                     said.                                                --Gower.
  
      3. (Astron.) See {Virgo}.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged
            butterflies of the family {Lyc[91]nid[91]}.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) A female insect producing eggs from which young
            are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a
            male; a parthenogenetic insect.
  
      {The Virgin}, [or] {The Blessed Virgin}, the Virgin Mary, the
            Mother of our Lord.
  
      {Virgin's bower} (Bot.), a name given to several climbing
            plants of the genus {Clematis}, as {C. Vitalba} of Europe,
            and {C. Virginiana} of North America.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Clematis \Clem"a*tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] brushwood, also
      (from its long, lithe branches) clematis. fr. [?] twig,
      shoot, fr. [?] to break off.] (Bot.)
      A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly
      climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in
      the fruit; -- called also {virgin's bower}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Voraginous \Vo*rag"i*nous\, a. [L. voraginosus, fr. vorago an
      abyss, fr. vorare to swallow up.]
      Pertaining to a gulf; full of gulfs; hence, devouring. [R.]
      --Mallet.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Vergennes, IL (village, FIPS 77525)
      Location: 37.90202 N, 89.33974 W
      Population (1990): 314 (132 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62994
   Vergennes, VT (city, FIPS 74650)
      Location: 44.16736 N, 73.25575 W
      Population (1990): 2578 (970 housing units)
      Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 05491

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Virgin, UT (town, FIPS 80530)
      Location: 37.20083 N, 113.19852 W
      Population (1990): 229 (82 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Virginia, IL (city, FIPS 78201)
      Location: 39.95078 N, 90.21127 W
      Population (1990): 1767 (764 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Virginia, MN (city, FIPS 67288)
      Location: 47.51579 N, 92.50707 W
      Population (1990): 9410 (4706 housing units)
      Area: 43.6 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 55792
   Virginia, NE (village, FIPS 50790)
      Location: 40.24520 N, 96.49886 W
      Population (1990): 94 (42 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68458

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Virginia Beach, VA (city, FIPS 810)
      Location: 36.77013 N, 76.01474 W
      Population (1990): 393069 (147037 housing units)
      Area: 643.2 sq km (land), 645.0 sq km (water)
   Virginia Beach, VA (city, FIPS 82000)
      Location: 36.73936 N, 76.04367 W
      Population (1990): 393069 (147037 housing units)
      Area: 643.2 sq km (land), 151.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 23451, 23452, 23454, 23455, 23456, 23459, 23462, 23464

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Virginia City, MT (town, FIPS 77125)
      Location: 45.29862 N, 111.93546 W
      Population (1990): 142 (124 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 59755
   Virginia City, NV
      Zip code(s): 89440

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Virginia Dale, CO
      Zip code(s): 80536

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Virginia Gardens, FL (village, FIPS 74575)
      Location: 25.80900 N, 80.29804 W
      Population (1990): 2212 (913 housing units)
      Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   Version 7 alt. V7 /vee' se'vn/ n.   The first widely distributed
   version of {Unix}, released unsupported by Bell Labs in 1978.   The
   term is used adjectivally to describe Unix features and programs
   that date from that release, and are thus guaranteed to be present
   and portable in all Unix versions (this was the standard gauge of
   portability before the POSIX and IEEE 1003 standards).   Note that
   this usage does _not_ derive from the release being the "seventh
   version of {Unix}"; research {Unix} at Bell Labs has traditionally
   been numbered according to the edition of the associated
   documentation.   Indeed, only the widely-distributed Sixth and
   Seventh Editions are widely known as V[67]; the OS that might today
   be known as `V10' is instead known in full as "Tenth Edition
   Research Unix" or just "Tenth Edition" for short.   For this reason,
   "V7" is often read by cognoscenti as "Seventh Edition".   See {BSD},
   {USG Unix}, {{Unix}}.   Some old-timers impatient with
   commercialization and kernel bloat still maintain that V7 was the
   Last True Unix.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   virgin adj.   Unused; pristine; in a known initial state.
   "Let's bring up a virgin system and see if it crashes again."   (Esp.
   useful after contracting a {virus} through {SEX}.)   Also, by
   extension, buffers and the like within a program that have not yet
   been used.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Versa Module Europa
  
      (VME) A flexible open-ended bus system which makes
      use of the {Eurocard} standard.
  
      VME was introduced in 1981 by {Motorola}, {Philips},
      {Thompson}, and {Mostek}.   It was intended to be a flexible
      environment supporting a variety of computing intensive tasks,
      and has become a rather popular protocol in the computer
      industry.   It is defined by the {IEEE} standard 1014-1987.
  
      (1997-03-10)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   version
  
      One of a sequence of copies of a program, each
      incorporating new modifications.   Each version is usually
      identified by a number, commonly of the form X.Y where X is
      the major version number and Y is the release number.
      Typically an increment in X (with Y reset to zero) signifies a
      substantial increase in the function of the program or a
      partial or total re-implementation, whereas Y increases each
      time the progam is changed in any way and re-released.
  
      Version numbers are useful so that the user can know if the
      program has changed ({bug}s have been fixed or new functions
      added) since he obtained his copy and the programmer can tell
      if a bug report relates to the current version.   It is thus
      always important to state the version when reporting bugs.
      Statements about compatibility between different software
      components should always say which versions they apply to.
  
      See {change management}.
  
      (1997-12-07)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Version 7
  
      (V7) The unsupported release of {Unix}
      ancestral to all current commercial versions.   {Brian
      Kernighan} announced the release of V7 in summer 1979, at the
      {Unix User's} Group meeting in Toronto.
  
      Before the release of the {POSIX}/{SVID} {standard}s, V7's
      features were often treated as a {Unix} portability baseline.
      Some old-timers impatient with commercialisation and {kernel
      bloat} still maintain that V7 was the Last True Unix.
  
      See {BSD}, {USG Unix}, {System V}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1996-05-22)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Very Small Aperture Terminal
  
      (VSAT) A kind of {ground station} used to
      contact a communications satellite such as INMARSAT.
  
      (1995-03-28)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   virgin
  
      Unused; pristine; in a known initial state.   "Let's bring up a
      virgin system and see if it crashes again."   (Especially
      useful after contracting a {virus} through {SEX}.)   Also, by
      extension, buffers and the like within a program that have not
      yet been used.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-11-30)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Version
      a translation of the holy Scriptures. This word is not found in
      the Bible, nevertheless, as frequent references are made in this
      work to various ancient as well as modern versions, it is
      fitting that some brief account should be given of the most
      important of these. These versions are important helps to the
      right interpretation of the Word. (See SAMARITAN {PENTATEUCH}.)
     
         1. The Targums. After the return from the Captivity, the Jews,
      no longer familiar with the old Hebrew, required that their
      Scriptures should be translated for them into the Chaldaic or
      Aramaic language and interpreted. These translations and
      paraphrases were at first oral, but they were afterwards reduced
      to writing, and thus targums, i.e., "versions" or
      "translations", have come down to us. The chief of these are,
      (1.) The Onkelos Targum, i.e., the targum of Akelas=Aquila, a
      targum so called to give it greater popularity by comparing it
      with the Greek translation of Aquila mentioned below. This
      targum originated about the second century after Christ. (2.)
      The targum of Jonathan ben Uzziel comes next to that of Onkelos
      in respect of age and value. It is more a paraphrase on the
      Prophets, however, than a translation. Both of these targums
      issued from the Jewish school which then flourished at Babylon.
     
         2. The Greek Versions. (1.) The oldest of these is the
      Septuagint, usually quoted as the LXX. The origin of this the
      most important of all the versions is involved in much
      obscurity. It derives its name from the popular notion that
      seventy-two translators were employed on it by the direction of
      Ptolemy Philadelphus, king of Egypt, and that it was
      accomplished in seventy-two days, for the use of the Jews
      residing in that country. There is no historical warrant for
      this notion. It is, however, an established fact that this
      version was made at Alexandria; that it was begun about 280
      B.C., and finished about 200 or 150 B.C.; that it was the work
      of a number of translators who differed greatly both in their
      knowledge of Hebrew and of Greek; and that from the earliest
      times it has borne the name of "The Septuagint", i.e., The
      Seventy.
     
         "This version, with all its defects, must be of the greatest
      interest, (a) as preserving evidence for the text far more
      ancient than the oldest Hebrew manuscripts; (b) as the means by
      which the Greek Language was wedded to Hebrew thought; (c) as
      the source of the great majority of quotations from the Old
      Testament by writers of the New Testament.
     
         (2.) The New Testament manuscripts fall into two divisions,
      Uncials, written in Greek capitals, with no distinction at all
      between the different words, and very little even between the
      different lines; and Cursives, in small Greek letters, and with
      divisions of words and lines. The change between the two kinds
      of Greek writing took place about the tenth century. Only five
      manuscripts of the New Testament approaching to completeness are
      more ancient than this dividing date. The first, numbered A, is
      the Alexandrian manuscript. Though brought to this country by
      Cyril Lucar, patriarch of Constantinople, as a present to
      Charles I., it is believed that it was written, not in that
      capital, but in Alexandria; whence its title. It is now dated in
      the fifth century A.D. The second, known as B, is the Vatican
      manuscript. (See {VATICANUS}.) The Third, C, or the
      Ephraem manuscript, was so called because it was written over
      the writings of Ephraem, a Syrian theological author, a practice
      very common in the days when writing materials were scarce and
      dear. It is believed that it belongs to the fifth century, and
      perhaps a slightly earlier period of it than the manuscript A.
      The fourth, D, or the manuscript of Beza, was so called because
      it belonged to the reformer Beza, who found it in the monastery
      of St. Irenaeus at Lyons in 1562 A.D. It is imperfect, and is
      dated in the sixth century. The fifth (called Aleph) is the
      Sinaitic manuscript. (See {SINAITICUS}.)
     
         3. The Syriac Versions. (See {SYRIAC}.)
     
         4. The Latin Versions. A Latin version of the Scriptures,
      called the "Old Latin," which originated in North Africa, was in
      common use in the time of Tertullian (A.D. 150). Of this there
      appear to have been various copies or recensions made. That made
      in Italy, and called the Itala, was reckoned the most accurate.
      This translation of the Old Testament seems to have been made
      not from the original Hebrew but from the LXX.
     
         This version became greatly corrupted by repeated
      transcription, and to remedy the evil Jerome (A.D. 329-420) was
      requested by Damasus, the bishop of Rome, to undertake a
      complete revision of it. It met with opposition at first, but
      was at length, in the seventh century, recognized as the
      "Vulgate" version. It appeared in a printed from about A.D.
      1455, the first book that ever issued from the press. The
      Council of Trent (1546) declared it "authentic." It subsequently
      underwent various revisions, but that which was executed (1592)
      under the sanction of Pope Clement VIII. was adopted as the
      basis of all subsequent editions. It is regarded as the sacred
      original in the Roman Catholic Church. All modern European
      versions have been more or less influenced by the Vulgate. This
      version reads _ipsa_ instead of _ipse_ in Gen. 3:15, "She shall
      bruise thy head."
     
         5. There are several other ancient versions which are of
      importance for Biblical critics, but which we need not mention
      particularly, such as the Ethiopic, in the fourth century, from
      the LXX.; two Egyptian versions, about the fourth century, the
      Memphitic, circulated in Lower Egypt, and the Thebaic, designed
      for Upper Egypt, both from the Greek; the Gothic, written in the
      German language, but with the Greek alphabet, by Ulphilas (died
      A.D. 388), of which only fragments of the Old Testament remain;
      the Armenian, about A.D. 400; and the Slavonic, in the ninth
      century, for ancient Moravia. Other ancient versions, as the
      Arabic, the Persian, and the Anglo-Saxon, may be mentioned.
     
         6. The history of the English versions begins properly with
      Wyckliffe. Portions, however, of the Scriptures were rendered
      into Saxon (as the Gospel according to John, by Bede, A.D. 735),
      and also into English (by Orme, called the "Ormulum," a portion
      of the Gospels and of the Acts in the form of a metrical
      paraphrase, toward the close of the seventh century), long
      before Wyckliffe; but it is to him that the honour belongs of
      having first rendered the whole Bible into English (A.D. 1380).
      This version was made from the Vulgate, and renders Gen. 3:15
      after that Version, "She shall trede thy head."
     
         This was followed by Tyndale's translation (1525-1531); Miles
      Coverdale's (1535-1553); Thomas Matthew's (1537), really,
      however, the work of John Rogers, the first martyr under the
      reign of Queen Mary. This was properly the first Authorized
      Version, Henry VIII. having ordered a copy of it to be got for
      every church. This took place in less than a year after Tyndale
      was martyred for the crime of translating the Scriptures. In
      1539 Richard Taverner published a revised edition of Matthew's
      Bible. The Great Bible, so called from its great size, called
      also Cranmer's Bible, was published in 1539 and 1568. In the
      strict sense, the "Great Bible" is "the only authorized version;
      for the Bishops' Bible and the present Bible [the A.V.] never
      had the formal sanction of royal authority." Next in order was
      the Geneva version (1557-1560); the Bishops' Bible (1568); the
      Rheims and Douai versions, under Roman Catholic auspices (1582,
      1609); the Authorized Version (1611); and the Revised Version of
      the New Testament in 1880 and of the Old Testament in 1884.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Virgin
      In a prophecy concerning our Lord, Isaiah (7:14) says, "A virgin
      [R.V. marg., 'the virgin'] shall conceive, and bear a son"
      (comp. Luke 1:31-35). The people of the land of Zidon are thus
      referred to by Isaiah (23:12), "O thou oppressed virgin,
      daughter of Zidon;" and of the people of Israel, Jeremiah
      (18:13) says, "The virgin of Israel hath done a very horrible
      thing."
     

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   Virgin Islands
  
   (territory of the US)
  
   Virgin Islands:Geography
  
   Location: Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North
   Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
  
   Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
  
   Area:
   total area: 352 sq km
   land area: 349 sq km
   comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
  
   Land boundaries: 0 km
  
   Coastline: 188 km
  
   Maritime claims:
   exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
   territorial sea: 12 nm
  
   International disputes: none
  
   Climate: subtropical, tempered by easterly tradewinds, relatively low
   humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season May to
   November
  
   Terrain: mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land
  
   Natural resources: sun, sand, sea, surf
  
   Land use:
   arable land: 15%
   permanent crops: 6%
   meadows and pastures: 26%
   forest and woodland: 6%
   other: 47%
  
   Irrigated land: NA sq km
  
   Environment:
   current issues: lack of natural freshwater resources
   natural hazards: rarely affected by hurricanes; frequent and severe
   droughts, floods, and earthquakes
   international agreements: NA
  
   Note: important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping
   lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural,
   deepwater harbors in the Caribbean
  
   Virgin Islands:People
  
   Population: 97,229 (July 1995 est.)
   note: West Indian (45% born in the Virgin Islands and 29% born
   elsewhere in the West Indies) 74%, US mainland 13%, Puerto Rican 5%,
   other 8%
  
   Age structure:
   0-14 years: NA
   15-64 years: NA
   65 years and over: NA
  
   Population growth rate: -0.29% (1995 est.)
  
   Birth rate: 18.49 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Death rate: 5.2 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Net migration rate: -16.17 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Infant mortality rate: 12.54 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
  
   Life expectancy at birth:
   total population: 75.29 years
   male: 73.6 years
   female: 77.2 years (1995 est.)
  
   Total fertility rate: 2.41 children born/woman (1995 est.)
  
   Nationality:
   noun: Virgin Islander(s)
   adjective: Virgin Islander
  
   Ethnic divisions: black 80%, white 15%, other 5%
  
   Religions: Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%
  
   Languages: English (official), Spanish, Creole
  
   Literacy: NA%
  
   Labor force: 45,500 (1988)
   by occupation: tourism 70%
  
   Virgin Islands:Government
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: Virgin Islands of the United States
   conventional short form: Virgin Islands
  
   Digraph: VQ
  
   Type: organized, unincorporated territory of the US administered by
   the Office of Territorial and International Affairs, US Department of
   the Interior
  
   Capital: Charlotte Amalie
  
   Administrative divisions: none (territory of the US)
  
   National holiday: Transfer Day, 31 March (1917) (from Denmark to US)
  
   Constitution: Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954
  
   Legal system: based on US
  
   Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants
   are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
  
   Executive branch:
   chief of state: President William Jefferson CLINTON (since 20 January
   1993); Vice President Albert GORE, Jr. (since 20 January 1993)
   head of government: Governor Dr. Roy L. SCHNEIDER (since 5 January
   1995); Lieutenant Governor Kenneth E. MAPP (since 5 January 1995);
   election last held 22 November 1994 (next to be held NA November
   1998); results - Dr. Roy L. SCHNEIDER (Independent) 54.7%, former
   Lieutenant Governor Derek HODGE 42.6%
  
   Legislative branch: unicameral
   Senate: elections last held 8 November 1994 (next to be held 5
   November 1996); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (15
   total) Democrats 7, Independents 7, Republican 1
   US House of Representatives: elections last held 8 November 1994 (next
   to be held 5 November 1996); results - Victor O. FRAZER (Independent)
   54.5%, Eileen R. PETERSON (Democrat) 45.5%; seats - (1 total)
   Independent 1; note - the Virgin Islands elects one representative to
   the US House of Representatives
  
   Judicial branch:
   US District Court: handles civil matters over $50,000, felonies
   (persons 15 years of age and over), and federal cases
   Territorial Court: handles civil matters up to $50,000, small claims,
   juvenile, domestic, misdemeanors, and traffic cases
  
   Political parties and leaders: Democratic Party, Marilyn STAPLETON;
   Independent Citizens' Movement (ICM), Virdin C. BROWN; Republican
   Party, Charlotte-Poole DAVIS
  
   Member of: ECLAC (associate), IOC
  
   Diplomatic representation in US: none (territory of the US)
  
   US diplomatic representation: none (territory of the US)
  
   Flag: white with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the
   large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows an eagle holding
   an olive branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a
   superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue
   panel
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: Tourism is the primary economic activity, accounting for
   more than 70% of GDP and 70% of employment. The manufacturing sector
   consists of textile, electronics, pharmaceutical, and watch assembly
   plants. The agricultural sector is small, most food being imported.
   International business and financial services are a small but growing
   component of the economy. One of the world's largest petroleum
   refineries is at Saint Croix.
  
   National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $1.2 billion (1987
   est.)
  
   National product real growth rate: NA%
  
   National product per capita: $11,000 (1987)
  
   Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA%
  
   Unemployment rate: 3.7% (1992)
  
   Budget:
   revenues: $364.4 million
   expenditures: $364.4 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
   (1990 est.)
  
   Exports: $2.8 billion (f.o.b., 1990)
   commodities: refined petroleum products
   partners: US, Puerto Rico
  
   Imports: $3.3 billion (c.i.f., 1990)
   commodities: crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials
  
   partners: US, Puerto Rico
  
   External debt: $NA
  
   Industrial production: growth rate 12% (year NA); accounts for NA% of
   GDP
  
   Electricity:
   capacity: 320,000 kW
   production: 970 million kWh
   consumption per capita: 9,172 kWh (1993)
  
   Industries: tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum
   distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics
  
   Agriculture: truck gardens, food crops (small scale), fruit, sorghum,
   Senepol cattle
  
   Economic aid:
   recipient: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral
   commitments (1970-89), $42 million
  
   Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
  
   Exchange rates: US currency is used
  
   Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September
  
   Virgin Islands:Transportation
  
   Railroads: 0 km
  
   Highways:
   total: 856 km
   paved: NA
   unpaved: NA
  
   Ports: Charlotte Amalie, Christiansted, Cruz Bay, Port Alucroix
  
   Merchant marine: none
  
   Airports:
   total: 2
   with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2
   note: international airports on Saint Thomas and Saint Croix
  
   Virgin Islands:Communications
  
   Telephone system: 58,931 telephones; modern telephone system using
   fiber-optic cable, submarine cable, microwave radio, and satellite
   facilities
   local: NA
   intercity: NA
   international: NA
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 8, shortwave 0 (1988)
   radios: 98,000
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: 4 (1988)
   televisions: 63,000
  
   Virgin Islands:Defense Forces
  
   Note: defense is the responsibility of the US
  
  
  
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