||Ve"lum (?), n.; pl. Vela (#). [L., an awning, a veil. See Veil.]
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1. (Anat.) Curtain or covering; — applied to various membranous
partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.
2. (Bot.) (a) See Veil, n., 3 (b). (b) A thin membrane surrounding the
sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).
3. (Zoöl.) A veil-like organ or part. Especially: (a) The circular
membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of
hydroid medusæ. (b) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the
flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.
Vel"ure (?), n. [F. velours, OF. velous, from L. villosus hairy. See
Velvet.] Velvet. [Obs.] "A woman's crupper of velure." Shak.
Vel`u*ti"na (?), n. [NL. See Velvet.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several
species of marine gastropods belonging to Velutina and allied genera.
Ve*lu"ti*nous (?), a. [It. velluto velvet. See Velvet.] (Bot.) Having
the surface covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence; velvety;
as, a velutinous leaf.