Vex"ing*ly (?), adv. In a vexing manner; so as to vex, tease, or
irritate. Tatler.
V" hook` (?). (Steam Engine) A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with
long jaws, shaped like the letter V.
||Vi"a (?), n. [L. See Way.] A road way.
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Via Lactea [L.] (Anat.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy, 1. — Via
media [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; — a name applied to their own
position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as being between the Roman
Catholic Church and what they term extreme Protestantism.
Vi"a, prep. [L., ablative of via way. See Way.] By the way of; as, to
send a letter via Queenstown to London.
Vi`a*bil"i*ty (?), n. The quality or state of being viable.
Specifically: —
(a) (Law) The capacity of living after birth. Bouvier.
(b) The capacity of living, or being distributed, over wide
geographical limits; as, the viability of a species.
Vi"a*ble (?), a. [F., from vie life, L. vita. See Vital.] (Law) Capable
of living; born alive and with such form and development of organs as
to be capable of living; — said of a newborn, or a prematurely born,
infant.
Unless he [an infant] is born viable, he acquires no rights, and can
not transmit them to his heirs, and is considered as if he had never
been born. Bouvier.
Vi`a*duct (?), n. [L. via a way + - duct, as in aqueduct: cf. F.
viaduc. See Via, and Aqueduct.] A structure of considerable magnitude,
usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a
railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for
crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
Vi"age (?), n. [See Voyage.] A voyage; a journey. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Gower.
Vi"al (?), n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See Phial.] A small bottle,
usually of glass; a little glass vessel with a narrow aperture intended
to be closed with a stopper; as, a vial of medicine. [Written also
phial.]
Take thou this vial, being then in bed, And this distilled liquor thou
off.
Shak.
Vi"al, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Vialed (?) or Vialled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Vialing or Vialling.] To put in a vial or vials. "Precious vialed
liquors." Milton.
Vi*am"e*ter (?), n. [L. via a way + -meter.] An odometer; — called also
viatometer.
Vi"and (?), n. [F. viande meat, food, LL. vianda, vivanda, vivenda,
properly, things to live on, fr. L. vivere to live; akin to vivus
living. See Vivid, and cf. Victualis.] An article of food; provisions;
food; victuals; — used chiefly in the plural. Cowper.
Viands of various kinds allure the taste.
Pope.
Vi"and*er (?), n. A feeder; an eater; also, one who provides viands, or
food; a host. [Obs.] Holinshed.
Vi"-ap`ple (?), n. See Otaheite apple.
Vi"a*ry (?), a. [L. viarius, fr. via a way, road.] Of or pertaining to
roads; happening on roads. [Obs.]
Vi"a*tec`ture (?; 135), n. [L. via way + -tecture, as in architecture.]
The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the
construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc. [R.] R. Park.
Vi*at"ic (?), a. [L. viaticus, fr. via a way. See Voyage.] Of or
pertaining to a journey or traveling.
Vi*at"i*cum (?), n. [L., from viaticus, a. See Viatic.] 1. (Rom.
Antiq.) An allowance for traveling expenses made to those who were sent
into the provinces to exercise any office or perform any service.