4. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called by chemists
Venus. [Obs.] Boyle.
Ve*ne"re*al, n. (Med.) The venereal disease; syphilis.
Ve*ne"re*an (?), a. [Cf. F. vénérien.] Devoted to the offices of Venus,
or love; venereal. [Obs.] "I am all venerean in feeling." Chaucer.
Ve*ne"re*ous (?), a. [L. venereus.] 1. Venereal; exciting lust;
aphrodisiac. [Obs.]