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   Vanessa atalanta
         n 1: of temperate Europe and Asia; having black wings with red
               and white markings [syn: {red admiral}, {Vanessa atalanta}]

English Dictionary: von nichts anderem sprechen	by the DICT Development Group
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vanished adj having passed out of existence; "vanished civilizations"
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Vanzetti n United States anarchist (born in Italy) who with Nicola Sacco was convicted of murder and in spite of world-wide protest was executed (1888-1927) Synonym(s): Vanzetti, Bartolomeo Vanzetti
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vena cutanea n one of a number of veins in the subcutaneous tissue that empty into deep veins Synonym(s): cutaneous vein, vena cutanea
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vena sternocleidomastoidea n drains the sternocleidomastoid muscle; empties into the internal jugular vein Synonym(s): sternocleidomastoid vein, vena sternocleidomastoidea
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vena stylomastoidea n a vein that drains the tympanic cavity and empties into the retromandibular vein Synonym(s): stylomastoid vein, vena stylomastoidea
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Venn's diagram n a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set); elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles Synonym(s): Venn diagram, Venn's diagram
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venous thrombosis n thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood Synonym(s): phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis
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viewing audience n the audience reached by television [syn: {viewing audience}, TV audience, viewers]
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Vincetoxicum n genus of chiefly tropical American vines having cordate leaves and large purple or greenish cymose flowers; supposedly having powers as an antidote Synonym(s): Vincetoxicum, genus Vincetoxicum
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Vincetoxicum hirsutum n twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers Synonym(s): negro vine, Vincetoxicum hirsutum, Vincetoxicum negrum
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Vincetoxicum negrum n twining vine with hairy foliage and dark purplish-brown flowers Synonym(s): negro vine, Vincetoxicum hirsutum, Vincetoxicum negrum
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vingt-et-un n a gambling game using cards; the object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21 Synonym(s): blackjack, twenty-one, vingt-et-un
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von Sternberg n United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969) Synonym(s): von Sternberg, Josef von Sternberg
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Vonnegut n United States writer whose novels and short stories are a mixture of realism and satire and science fiction (born in 1922) Synonym(s): Vonnegut, Kurt Vonnegut
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vain \Vain\, a. [Compar. {Vainer}; superl. {Vainest}.] [F. vain, L. vanus empty, void, vain. Cf. {Vanish}, {Vanity}, {Vaunt} to boast.] 1. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. [bd]Thy vain excuse.[b8] --Shak. Every man walketh in a vain show. --Ps. xxxix. 6. Let no man deceive you with vain words. --Eph. v. 6. Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye! --Shak. Vain visdom all, and false philosophy. --Milton. 2. Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt. Bring no more vain oblations. --Isa. i. 13. Vain is the force of man To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. --Dryden. 3. Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated. But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren? --James ii. 20 (Rev. Ver.). The minstrels played on every side, Vain of their art. --Dryden. 4. Showy; ostentatious. Load some vain church with old theatric state. --Pope. Syn: Empty; worthless; fruitless; ineffectual; idle; unreal; shadowy; showy; ostentatious; light; inconstant; deceitful; delusive; unimportant; trifling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE. red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d, OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan. & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth. r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.] Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer. Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose. --Shak. Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red, and the like. Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced, red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed, red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted. {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and {nettle butterfly}. {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests houses. (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making species. {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral} (b), under {Kermes}. {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}), smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber. --Cray. {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish} (d) . {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United States. {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local, U.S.] {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra}) having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored wood. --Gray. {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}. {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in the service of the state. [Eng.] {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C. {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and three of zinc. {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites. (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris}, especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}. {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored heartwood. (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vanish \Van"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vanished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vanishing}.] [OE. vanissen, OF. vanir (in comp.): cf. OF. envanir, esvanir, esvanu[8b]r, F. s'[82]vanouir; fr. L. vanus empty, vain; cf. L. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. See {Vain}, and cf. {Evanescent},{-ish}.] 1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land. The horse vanished . . . out of sight. --Chaucer. Go; vanish into air; away! --Shak. The champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. --Sir W. Scott. Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities. --Hawthorne. 2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. [bd]All these delights will vanish.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veinstone \Vein"stone`\, n. The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also {veinstuff}.
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Veinstone \Vein"stone`\, n. (Mining) Valueless material surrounding the ore in a lode; gangue; matrix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Veinstone \Vein"stone`\, n. The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also {veinstuff}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Theriac \The"riac\, d8Theriaca \[d8]Theri"a*ca\, n. [L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of serpents, Gr. [?]: cf. F. th[82]riaque. See {Treacle}.] 1. (Old Med.) An ancient composition esteemed efficacious against the effects of poison; especially, a certain compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and reduced by means of honey to an electuary; -- called also {theriaca Andromachi}, and {Venice treacle}. 2. Treacle; molasses. --British Pharm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Treacle \Trea"cle\ (tr[emac]"k'l), n. [OE. triacle a sovereign remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. th[82]riaque (cf. Pr. triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. [?], fr. [?] of wild or venomous beasts, fr. qhri`on a beast, a wild beast, dim. of qh`r a beast. Cf. {Theriac}.] 1. (Old Med.) A remedy against poison. See {Theriac}, 1. We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. --Jer. Taylor. 2. A sovereign remedy; a cure. [Obs.] Christ which is to every harm treacle. --Chaucer. 3. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also called {sugarhouse molasses}. Note: In the United States molasses is the common name; in England, treacle. 4. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the birch, sycamore, and the like. {Treacle mustard} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the cruciferous genus {Erysimum}, especially the {E. cheiranthoides}, which was formerly used as an ingredient in Venice treacle, or theriac. {Treacle water}, a compound cordial prepared in different ways from a variety of ingredients, as hartshorn, roots of various plants, flowers, juices of plants, wines, etc., distilled or digested with Venice treacle. It was formerly regarded as a medicine of great virtue. --Nares. {Venice treacle}. (Old Med.) Same as {Theriac}, 1.
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Venosity \Venos"ity\, n. 1. The quality or state of being venous. 2. (Med.) A condition in which the circulation is retarded, and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it normally is.
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Venust \Ve*nust"\, a. [L. venustus, from Venus the goddess of love.] Beautiful. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.
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Vincetoxin \Vin`ce*tox"in\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort ({Vincetoxicum officinale}, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}.
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Swallowwort \Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.) (a) See {Celandine}. (b) A poisonous plant ({Vincetoxicum officinale}) of the Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also called {white swallowwort}. {African swallowwort}, a plant of the genus Stapelia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vincetoxin \Vin`ce*tox"in\, n. (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort ({Vincetoxicum officinale}, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vincture \Vinc"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. vinctura, fr. vincire, vinctum, to bind.] A binding. [Obs.]
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Vingtun \Vingt`un"\, n. Contraction for {Vingt et un}.
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Vinosity \Vinos"ity\, n. [L. vinositas: cf. F. vinosit[82].] The quality or state of being vinous.