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   valeric acid
         n 1: a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs
               [syn: {valeric acid}, {pentanoic acid}]

English Dictionary: Viola rostrata by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valorous
adj
  1. having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"
    Synonym(s): valiant, valorous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valorously
adv
  1. with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until the end"
    Synonym(s): valiantly, valorously
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
valorousness
n
  1. the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); "he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"
    Synonym(s): heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
veal roast
n
  1. cut of veal suitable for roasting [syn: veal roast, roast veal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
velar consonant
n
  1. a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
    Synonym(s): velar, velar consonant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
velours
n
  1. heavy fabric that resembles velvet [syn: velour, velours]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Viola reichenbachiana
n
  1. common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
    Synonym(s): hedge violet, wood violet, Viola sylvatica, Viola reichenbachiana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Viola rostrata
n
  1. violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
    Synonym(s): long-spurred violet, Viola rostrata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valeric \Va*ler"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three
      metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also
      {inactive valeric acid}), {C4H9CO2H}, is obtained from
      valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily
      liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odor of old
      cheese.
  
      {Active valeric acid}, a metameric variety which turns the
            plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the
            oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Vallar \Val"lar\, a. [L. vallaris.]
      Of or pertaining to a rampart.
  
      {Vallar crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a circular gold crown with
            palisades, bestowed upon the soldier who first surmounted
            the rampart and broke into the enemy's camp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valorization \Val`or*i*za"tion\, n. [Pg. valorizac[atil]o.]
      Act or process of attempting to give an arbitrary market
      value or price to a commodity by governmental interference,
      as by maintaining a purchasing fund, making loans to
      producers to enable them to hold their products, etc.; --
      used chiefly of such action by Brazil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valorous \Val"or*ous\, a. [Cf. F. valeureux, LL. valorosus.]
      Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant;
      intrepid. -- {Val"or*ous*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Valorous \Val"or*ous\, a. [Cf. F. valeureux, LL. valorosus.]
      Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant;
      intrepid. -- {Val"or*ous*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Ye are all physicians of no value.               --Job xiii. 4.
  
            Ye are of more value than many sparrows.      --Matt. x. 31.
  
            C[91]sar is well acquainted with your virtue, And
            therefore sets this value on your life.      --Addison.
  
            Before events shall have decided on the value of the
            measures.                                                   --Marshall.
  
      2. (Trade & Polit. Econ.) Worth estimated by any standard of
            purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the
            amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the
            utility and cost of anything.
  
                     An article may be possessed of the highest degree of
                     utility, or power to minister to our wants and
                     enjoyments, and may be universally made use of,
                     without possessing exchangeable value. --M'Culloch.
  
                     Value is the power to command commodities generally.
                                                                              --A. L. Chapin
                                                                              (Johnson's
                                                                              Cys.).
  
                     Value is the generic term which expresses power in
                     exchange.                                          --F. A.
                                                                              Walker.
  
                     His design was not to pay him the value of his
                     pictures, because they were above any price.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Note: In political economy, value is often distinguished as
               intrinsic and exchangeable. Intrinsic value is the same
               as utility or adaptation to satisfy the desires or
               wants of men. Exchangeable value is that in an article
               or product which disposes individuals to give for it
               some quantity of labor, or some other article or
               product obtainable by labor; as, pure air has an
               intrinsic value, but generally not an exchangeable
               value.
  
      3. Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word;
            the value of a legal instrument --Mitford.
  
      4. Esteem; regard. --Dryden.
  
                     My relation to the person was so near, and my value
                     for him so great                                 --Bp. Burnet.
  
      5. (Mus.) The relative length or duration of a tone or note,
            answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note
            [[?]] has the value of two eighth notes [[?]].
  
      6. In an artistical composition, the character of any one
            part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; --
            often used in the plural; as, the values are well given,
            or well maintained.
  
      7. Valor. [Written also {valew}.] [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Value received}, a phrase usually employed in a bill of
            exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a
            consideration has been given for it. --Bouvier.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Velours \Ve*lours"\, n. [F. See {Velure}.]
      One of many textile fabrics having a pile like that of
      velvet.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Violuric \Vi`o*lu"ric\, a. [Violet + barbituric.] (Chem.)
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitroso
      derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white or
      yellow crystalline substance, and forms characteristic
      yellow, blue, and violet salts.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Valrico, FL
      Zip code(s): 33594

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Villa Rica, GA (city, FIPS 79528)
      Location: 33.73293 N, 84.92287 W
      Population (1990): 6542 (2503 housing units)
      Area: 50.0 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30180
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