My vanquisher, spoiled of his vaunted spoil.
Milton.
Vaunt, n. A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done;
ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.
The spirits beneath, whom I seduced With other promises and other
vaunts.
Milton.
Vaunt, n. [F. avant before, fore. See Avant, Vanguard.] The first part.
[Obs.] Shak.
Vaunt, v. t. [See Avant, Advance.] To put forward; to display. [Obs.]
"Vaunted spear." Spenser.
And what so else his person most may vaunt.
Spenser.
Vaunt"-cou`ri*er (?), n. See Van- courier. [Obs.] Shak.
Vaunt"er (?), n. One who vaunts; a boaster.
Vaunt"ful (?), a. Given to vaunting or boasting; vainly ostentatious;
boastful; vainglorious.
Vaunt"ing*ly, adv. In a vaunting manner.
Vaunt"mure` (?), n. [F. avant-mur. See Vanguard, and Mure.] (Fort.) A
false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall. [Written also
vaimure, and vamure.] Camden.
Vauque"lin*ite (?), n. [So called after the French chemist Vauquelin,
who died in 1829: cf. F. vauquelinite.] (Min.) Chromate of copper and
lead, of various shades of green.
Vaut (?), v. i. To vault; to leap. [Obs.] Spenser.
Vaut, n. A vault; a leap. [Obs.] Spenser.
Vaut"y (?), a. Vaulted. "The haughty vauty welkin." [Obs.] Taylor
(1611).
Vav"a*sor (?), n. [OE. vavasour, OF. vavassor, vavassour, F. vavasseur,
LL. vavassor, probably contr. from vassus vassorum vassal of the
vassals. See Vassal.] (Feud. Law) The vassal or tenant of a baron; one
who held under a baron, and who also had tenants under him; one in
dignity next to a baron; a title of dignity next to a baron. Burrill.
"A worthy vavasour." Chaucer. [Also written vavasour, vavassor,
valvasor, etc.]
Vavasours subdivide again to vassals, exchanging land and cattle, human
or otherwise, against fealty.
Motley.
Vav"a*so*ry (?), n. [F. vavassorie.] (Feud. Law) The quality or tenure
of the fee held by a vavasor; also, the lands held by a vavasor.
Va"ward` (?), n. [For vanward, equivalent to vanguard. See Vanguard,
Ward guard.] The fore part; van. [Obs.]
Since we have the vaward of the day.
Shak.
Va"za par`rot (?). (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of parrots of the
genus Coracopsis, native of Madagascar; — called also vasa parrot.
Ve"a*dar (?), n. The thirteenth, or intercalary, month of the Jewish
ecclesiastical calendar, which is added about every third year.
Veal (?), n.[OE. veel, OF. veel, F. veau, L. vitellus, dim. of vitulus
a calf; akin to E. wether. See Wether, and cf. Vellum, Vituline.] The
flesh of a calf when killed and used for food.
Vec"tion (?), n. [L. vectio, from vehere, vectum, to carry.]
Vectitation. [Obs.]
Vec`ti*ta"tion (?), n. [L. vectitatus born&?; about, fr. ve&?;tare, v.
intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry.] The act of carrying, or state of
being carried. [Obs.]
Vec"tor (?), n. [L., a bearer, carrier. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry.]
1. Same as Radius vector.
2. (Math.) A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force, or a
velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their directions are the
same their magnitudes equal. Cf. Scalar.
In a triangle, either side is the vector sum of the other two sides
taken in proper order; the process finding the vector sum of two or
more vectors is vector addition (see under Addition).
Vec"ture (?), n. [L. vectura, from vehere, vectum, to carry. Cf.
Vettura, Voiture.] The act of carrying; conveyance; carriage. [Obs.]
Bacon.
Ve"da (?; 277), n. [Skr. v&?;da, properly, knowledge, from vid to know.
See Wit.] The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the
four collections, called Rig-Veda, Yajur-Veda, Sama-Veda, and
Atharva-Veda, constituting the most ancient portions of that
literature.
The language of the Vedas is usually called Vedic Sanskrit, as
distinguished from the later and more settled form called classical
Sanskrit.
Ve*dan"ta (?), n. [Skr. V&?;danta.] A system of philosophy among the
Hindus, founded on scattered texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the
"Anta," or end or substance. Balfour (Cyc. of India.)
Ve*dan"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the Vedas.
Ve*dan"tist (?), n. One versed in the doctrines of the Vedantas.
Ve*dette" (?), n. [F. vedette, It. vedetta, for veletta (influenced by
vedere to see, L. videre), from It. veglia watch, L. vigilia. See
Vigil.] A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of
an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.
Ve"dro (?), n. [Russ.] A Russian liquid measure, equal to 3.249 gallons
of U. S. standard measure, or 2.706 imperial gallons. McElrath.
Veer (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Veered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Veering.] [F.
virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare; perhaps fr. L. vibrare to
brandish, vibrate (cf. Vibrate); or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets,
viriola a little bracelet (cf. Ferrule). Cf. Environ.] To change
direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the west or north. "His
veering gait." Wordsworth.
And as he leads, the following navy veers.
Dryden.
an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as passion or as
interest may veer about.
Burke.
To veer and haul (Naut.), to vary the course or direction; — said of
the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward. The wind is also said to
veer when it shifts with the sun.
Veer, v. t. To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to
veer, or wear, a vessel.
To veer and haul (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken alternately.
Totten. — To veer away or out (Naut.), to let out; to slacken and let
run; to pay out; as, to veer away the cable; to veer out a rope.
Veer"ing, a. Shifting. — Veer"ing*ly, adv.
Veer"y (?), n. (Zoöl.) An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in
the Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown above.
The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown. Called also
Wilson's thrush.
Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.
Thoreau.
Ve"ga (v"g), n. (Astron.) [Ar. wgi', properly, falling: cf. F. Wéga.] A
brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of those
constituting the constellation Lyra.
Veg`e*ta*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being vegetable.
[Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Veg`e*ta*ble (?), a. [F. végétable growing, capable of growing,
formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable, from L. vegetabilis enlivening,
from vegetare to enliven, invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened,
vigorous, active, vegere to quicken, arouse, to be lively, akin to
vigere to be lively, to thrive, vigil watchful, awake, and probably to
E. wake, v. See Vigil, Wake, v.]
1. Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or produced by,
plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable growths, juices, etc.
Blooming ambrosial fruit Of vegetable gold.
Milton.