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301. veil n.(2)

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One who keeps watch or is vigilant, a watcher.

302. veir n.

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(a) Fur, prob. that of some species of squirrel, used to make or trim a robe, hood, etc.; also, an article of clothing made from this fur; veir and gris; meni veir [see meni-ver n.]; (b) a weasel.

303. venǧeātīve adj.

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Concerned with vengeance, vindictive.

304. verifī̆aunce n.

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Confirmation, corroboration, assurance.

305. vermidō̆re n.

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?Gilded silver, silver gilt.

306. vernant adj.

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Flourishing as plants in spring, blooming;—used fig. and in fig. context.

307. victōriā̆l adj.

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(a) In phrases: coroune (palme) victorial, a crown (palm) serving as a token of or reward for spiritual victory (b) in place name: mount victorial [transl. L Mons Victorialis; cp. victori(e n.(1) 4.]…

308. victrīce n.

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A female victor: (a) The female winner of a disputation; also [2nd quot.], ?a woman who captures the affections of a man;—from misinterpretation of L vitricus, AL victricus, -i stepfather as L…

309. vī̆lifīen v.

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To consider (oneself) of little value, despise.

310. vintener n.

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= vintenarie n.

311. vī̆ole n.

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In phrase: withouten viole, inviolate, virginal.

312. viriditẹ̄ n.

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Greenery; also, an item of greenery.

313. visāǧen v.

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(a) To stare at (sb.) (b) to present (sth.) in a particular guise, put a particular face on; conceal (sth.) under a false face; ?also, brazen (sth.) out [quot. c1395]; also, mask (one color with…

314. vī̆sū̆ā̆l adj.

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(a) Pertaining to the faculty of sight, visual; visual vertu, the substance embodying the faculty of sight; stremes visual, the beams of this substance thought to emanate from the eyes (b)…

315. vitrifīed ppl.

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Of pottery: given a glassy surface, glazed.

316. volaunt n.

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?A full or floating cloak or cape.

317. volūble adj.

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Able to turn or revolve, turning; also, fig. changing; changeable, mutable, fleeting.

318. wā̆ffering ger.

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In comb.: waffering iren, a device for making wafers, prob. consisting of paired iron plates designed to impress a honeycomb pattern on the cake baked between them.

319. wain n.(3)

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?An ornamental hem on a garment.

320. waiǒur n.

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(a) A watering place for horses, horsepond; also, a pond for bathing or fishing; (b) in surnames and place names.