Chaucer.
Ve`ne*sec"tion (?), n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein + sectio
section.] (Med.) The act or operation of opening a vein for letting
blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.
Ve*ne"tian (?), a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.] Of or pertaining
to Venice in Italy.
Venetian blind, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of thin slats,
either fixed at a certain angle in the shutter, or movable, and in the
latter case so disposed as to overlap each other when close, and to
show a series of open spaces for the admission of air and light when in
other positions. — Venetian carpet, an inexpensive carpet, used for
passages and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft; the
pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple stripes. — Venetian
chalk, a white compact or steatite, used for marking on cloth, etc. —
Venetian door (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows or panes of
glass on the sides. — Venetian glass, a kind of glass made by the
Venetians, for decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of
glass of different colors fused together and wrought into various
ornamental patterns. — Venetian red, a brownish red color, prepared
from sulphate of iron; — called also scarlet ocher. — Venetian soap.
See Castile soap, under Soap. — Venetian sumac (Bot.), a South European
tree (Rhus Cotinus) which yields the yellow dyewood called fustet; —
also called smoke tree. — Venetian window (Arch.), a window consisting
of a main window with an arched head, having on each side a long and
narrow window with a square head.
Ve*ne"tian, n. A native or inhabitant of Venice.
Ven"ew (?), n. [F. venue, lit., an arrival, from venir, p. p. venu,
venue, to come. See Venue.] A bout, or turn, as at fencing; a thrust; a
hit; a veney. [Obs.] Fuller.
Ven"ey (?; 277), n. [Cf. Venew or Visne.] A bout; a thrust; a venew.
[Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Three veneys for a dish of stewed prunes.
Shak.
Venge (?), v. t. [F. venger. See Vengeance.] To avenge; to punish; to
revenge. [Obs.] See Avenge, and Revenge. Chaucer. "To venge me, as I
may." Shak.
Venge"a*ble (?), a. Revengeful; deserving revenge. [Obs.] Spenser. —
Venge"a*bly, adv. [Obs.]
Venge"ance (?), n. [F. vengeance, fr. venger to avenge, L. vindicare to
lay claim to, defend, avenge, fr. vindex a claimant, defender, avenger,
the first part of which is of uncertain origin, and the last part akin
to dicere to say. See Diction, and cf. Avenge, Revenge, Vindicate.] 1.
Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense;
retribution; — often, in a bad sense, passionate or unrestrained
revenge.
To me belongeth vengeance and recompense.
Deut. xxxii. 35.
To execute fierce vengeance on his foes.
Milton.