English Dictionary: vowelize | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Valise \Va*lise"\, n. [F. valise; cf. It. valigia, Sp. balija, LL. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through (assumed) LL. vidulitia, from L. vidulus a leathern trunk; a knapsack.] A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles, etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau. | |
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Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. {Valleys}. [OE. vale, valeie, OF. val[82]e, valede, F. vall[82]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis, valles. See {Vale}.] 1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains; the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. The valley of the shadow of death. --Ps. xxiii. 4. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. --Milton. Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually the results of erosion by water, and are called {gorges}, {ravines}, {ca[a4]ons}, {gulches}, etc. 2. (Arch.) (a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which have their plates running in different directions, and form on the plan a re[89]ntrant angle. (b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on a flat roof. {Valley board} (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead gutter are not usual in the United States. {Valley rafter}, [or] {Valley piece} (Arch.), the rafter which supports the valley. {Valley roof} (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See {Valley}, 2, above. | |
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Veilless \Veil"less\, a. Having no veil. --Tennyson. | |
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Viewless \View"less\, a. Not perceivable by the eye; invisible; unseen. [bd]Viewless winds.[b8] --Shak. Swift through the valves the visionary fair Repassed, and viewless mixed with common air. --Pope. | |
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Village \Vil"lage\ (?; 48), n. [F., fr. L. villaticus belonging to a country house or villa. See {Villa}, and cf. {Villatic}.] A small assemblage of houses in the country, less than a town or city. {Village cart}, a kind of two-wheeled pleasure carriage without a top. Syn: {Village}, {Hamlet}, {Town}, {City}. Usage: In England, a hamlet denotes a collection of houses, too small to have a parish church. A village has a church, but no market. A town has both a market and a church or churches. A city is, in the legal sense, an incorporated borough town, which is, or has been, the place of a bishop's see. In the United States these distinctions do not hold. | |
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Villa \Vil"la\, n.; pl. {Villas}. [L. villa, LL. also village, dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See {Vicinity}, and cf. {Vill}, {Village}, {Villain}.] A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper. | |
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Villose \Vil*lose"\, a. (Bot.) See {Villous}. | |
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Villous \Vil"lous\, a. [L. villosus: cf. F. villeux. Cf. {Velvet}.] 1. Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy. 2. (Anat.) Furnished or clothed with villi. | |
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Violous \Vi"o*lous\, a. Violent. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher. | |
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Volage \Vo*lage"\, a. [F.] Light; giddy. [Obs.] They wroughten all their lust volage. --Chaucer. | |
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Volge \Volge\, n. [L. vulgus.] The common sort of people; the crowd; the mob. [Obs.] --Fuller. | |
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Volley \Vol"ley\, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol[82]e; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See {Volatile}.] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms. Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. --Milton. Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe. --Byron. 2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words. [bd]This volley of oaths.[b8] --B. Jonson. Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks. --Pope. 3. (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket. | |
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Vowelish \Vow"el*ish\, a. Of the nature of a vowel. [R.] [bd]The power [of w] is always vowelish.[b8] --B. Jonson. | |
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Vowelize \Vow"el*ize\, v. t. To give the quality, sound, or office of a vowel to. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Vallejo, CA (city, FIPS 81666) Location: 38.10747 N, 122.26419 W Population (1990): 109199 (39902 housing units) Area: 78.3 sq km (land), 48.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94590, 94591 | |
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Valois, NY Zip code(s): 14888 | |
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Vilas, CO (town, FIPS 81030) Location: 37.37412 N, 102.44646 W Population (1990): 105 (53 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81087 Vilas, NC Zip code(s): 28692 Vilas, SD (town, FIPS 67340) Location: 44.00851 N, 97.59569 W Population (1990): 28 (12 housing units) Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Village, AR Zip code(s): 71769 Village, TX Zip code(s): 75205 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Villas, FL (CDP, FIPS 74512) Location: 26.55002 N, 81.86902 W Population (1990): 9898 (5773 housing units) Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Villas, NJ (CDP, FIPS 76010) Location: 39.01558 N, 74.93668 W Population (1990): 8136 (5549 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 08251 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Villisca, IA (city, FIPS 80985) Location: 40.93101 N, 94.97789 W Population (1990): 1332 (638 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50864 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Volga, IA (city, FIPS 81345) Location: 42.80252 N, 91.54293 W Population (1990): 306 (136 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52077 Volga, SD (city, FIPS 67700) Location: 44.32327 N, 96.92259 W Population (1990): 1263 (503 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57071 Volga, WV Zip code(s): 26238 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
VLSI {Very Large Scale Integration} |