There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord
of useless thousands ends.
Pope.
Vic"tor, a. Victorious. "The victor Greeks." Pope.
Vic"tor*ess (?), n. A victress. [Obs.] Spenser.
Vic*to"ri*a (?), n. [NL.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants named in
honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and
Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in
diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense
rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet.
2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top,
designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in
front.
3. (Astron.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; — called also
Clio.
Victoria cross, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor to members of
the British army or navy. It was first bestowed in 1857, at the close
of the Crimean war. The recipients also have a pension of £10 a year. —
Victoria green. (Chem.) See Emerald green, under Green. — Victoria lily
(Bot.), the Victoria regia. See def. 1, above.
Vic*to"ri*an (?), a. Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of
England; as, the Victorian poets.
Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under Dyonysian.
Vic`tor*ine" (?), n. A woman's fur tippet.
Vic*to"ri*ous (?), a. [L. victoriosus: cf. F. victorieux. See Victory.]
Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor' being a victor; bringing or
causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a victorious
general; victorious troops; a victorious day.
But I shall rise victorious, and subdue My vanquisher.
Milton.
Now are our brows bound wind victorious wreaths.
Shak.
— Vic*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. — Vic*to"ri*ous*ness, n.
Vic"to*ry (?), n.; pl. Victories (#). [OE. victorie, OF. victorie,
victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor.] The defeat of an enemy
in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the
superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; — the
opposite of defeat.
Death is swallowed up in victory.