Ver"bi*age (?; 48), n. [F. verbiage, from OF. verbe a word. See Verb.]
The use of many words without necessity, or with little sense; a
superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.
Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking.
W. Irving.
This barren verbiage current among men.
Tennyson.
Verb"i*fy (?), v. t. [Verb + - fy.] To make into a verb; to use as a
verb; to verbalize. [R.] Earle.
Ver*bose" (?), a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See Verb.]
Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are necessary;
tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy; as, a verbose
speaker; a verbose argument.
Too verbose in their way of speaking.
Ayliffe.
— Ver*bose"ly, adv. — Ver*bose"ness, n.
Ver*bos"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Verbosities (#). [L. verbositas: cf. F.
verbosité.] The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more
words than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.
The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and verbosity of
his style.
Jeffrey.
Verd (?), n. [See Vert, Verdant.] 1. (Eng. Forest Law) (a) The
privilege of cutting green wood within a forest for fuel. (b) The right
of pasturing animals in a forest. Burrill.