VIMEN, v[=i]'men, _n._ a long flexible shoot of a plant.--_adjs._ VIM'INAL;
VIMIN'EOUS. [L.]
VINA, v[=e]'na, _n._ an East Indian musical instrument having five or seven
steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds.
VINAIGRETTE, vin-[=a]-gret', _n._ a small box of silver or gold for holding
aromatic vinegar, used as a smelling-bottle. [Fr.,--_vinaigre_.]
VINASSE, vi-nas', _n._ a residual product containing potash salts, obtained
from the wine-press, &c. [Fr.]
VINAYA PITAKA, vin'a-ya pit'a-ka, _n._ one of the three parts of the
Tripitaka (q.v.).
VINCA, ving'ka, _n._ a genus of woody herbaceous plants of the dogbane
family, the periwinkles.
VINCENTIAN, vin-sen'shi-an, _adj._ pertaining to St _Vincent_ de Paul
(1576-1660) or to the charitable associations founded by him.
VINCIBLE, vin'si-bl, _adj._ that may be conquered.--_ns._ VINCIBIL'ITY,
VIN'CIBLENESS. [L. _vincibilis_--_vinc[)e]re_, to conquer.]
VINCULUM, ving'k[=u]-lum, _n._ a band: a bond: (_math._) a horizontal line
placed over several quantities to show that they are to be treated as one:
(_anat._) a ligamentous band.--_v.t._ VIN'CUL[=A]TE, to bind.
[L.,--_vinc[=i]re_, to bind.]
VINDEMIAL, vin-d[=e]'mi-al, _adj._ pertaining to the vintage.--_v.i._
VIND[=E]'MIATE, to gather the vintage.
VINDICATE, vin'di-k[=a]t, _v.t._ to lay claim to: to defend: to maintain by
force.--_n._ VINDICABIL'ITY.--_adj._ VIN'DICABLE, that may be vindicated or
defended.--_n._ VINDIC[=A]'TION, act of vindicating: defence:
justification: support.--_adj._ VIN'DIC[=A]TIVE, vindicating: tending to
vindicate: (_Shak._) revengeful, vindictive.--_ns._ VIN'DIC[=A]TIVENESS,
vindictiveness; VIN'DIC[=A]TOR, one who vindicates:--_fem._
VIN'DIC[=A]TRESS.--_adjs._ VIN'DIC[=A]TORY, tending to vindicate:
inflicting punishment; VINDIC'TIVE, revengeful.--_adv._
VINDIC'TIVELY.--_n._ VINDIC'TIVENESS. [L. _vindic[=a]re_,
_-[=a]tum_--_vis_, _vim_, power, _dic[=a]re_, to proclaim, _dic[)e]re_, to
say; others trace to the root of _venia_, favour.]
VINE, v[=i]n, _n._ the plant from which wine is made: the woody climbing
plant that produces grapes: (_hort._) a climbing or trailing plant, or its
stem.--_adj._ V[=I]N[=A]'CEOUS, belonging to wine or grapes:
wine-coloured.--_ns._ V[=I]'N[=A]GE, the addition of spirit to wine to
enable it to stand transportation; V[=I]N[=A]'LIA, a wine festival in
honour of Jupiter, celebrated on 23d April.--_adjs._ V[=I]N[=A]'RIAN,
relating to wine; VINE'-CLAD, covered with vines.--_ns._ VINE'-CUL'TURE
(same as VITICULTURE); VINE'-CURCU'LIO, a small reddish curculio producing
galls on the stems of grape-vines; VINE'-DISEASE', a disease affecting the
vine; VINE'-DRESS'ER, one who dresses or trims and cultivates vines;
VINE'-FRET'TER, a small insect that infests vines; VINE'-GALL, a gall made
on the stem of the vine by a vine-curculio; VINE'-LAND, land on which vines
are grown; V[=I]'NERY, a hot-house for rearing vines; VINEYARD (vin'yard),
a plantation of grape vines.--_adj._ V[=I]'NIC, pertaining to, or derived
from, wine.--_ns._ VIN'ICULTURE, the cultivation of the vine;
VIN'ICULT[=U]RIST; VIN'-ORDINAIRE', common wine: cheap wine mixed with
water, commonly drunk in France and the south of Europe.--_adjs._
V[=I]'NOSE, V[=I]'NOUS, pertaining to wine: wine-coloured: caused by
wine.--_n._ VINOS'ITY, state or quality of being vinous.--_adj._ V[=I]'NY,
pertaining to or producing vines.--DWELL UNDER ONE'S VINE AND FIG-TREE, to
live at peace on one's own land. [O. Fr.,--L. _vinea_, a vine--_vinum_; Gr.
_oinos_, wine.]
VINEGAR, vin'e-gar, _n._ the form of acetic acid generally preferred for
culinary purposes--made by the fermentation of vegetable substances, from
malt, or from inferior wines: sourness of temper.--_v.t._ to apply vinegar
to.--_adj._ VIN'AIGROUS, sour like vinegar, ill-tempered.--_ns._
VIN'EGAR-CRU'ET, a glass bottle for holding vinegar; VINEGARETTE', a
vinaigrette; VIN'EGAR-PLANT, the microscopic fungus which produces acetous
fermentation--found in two forms known as _mother of vinegar_ and _flowers
of vinegar_.--_adjs._ VIN'EGARY, VIN'EGARISH, sour. [Fr. _vinaigre_--_vin_
(L. _vinum_, wine), _aigre_--L. _acer_, sour.]
VINEWED, vin'[=u]d, _adj._ (_Shak._) mouldy: musty.
VINGT-ET-UN, vangt-[=a]-ung', _n._ a game of cards, the aim in which is to
get as near as possible to the value of twenty-one (hence the name) without
exceeding it. The game is played with the whole pack, the ordinary cards
being reckoned according to the number of pips on them, while the court
cards are ten, and the ace is one or eleven, as the holder may elect.