英文英文字典

英文英文字典

古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典

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Vandal (a.)
Alt. of Vandalic
Vandalic (a.)
Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in barbarism and destructiveness.
Vandalism (n.)
The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their monuments.
Vandyke (a.)
Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or represented by Vandyke.
Vandyke (n.)
A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke edge.
Vandyke (v. t.)
fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or scallops like a Vandyke.
Vane (n.)
A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves freely.
Vane (n.)
Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an anemometer, etc.
Vane (n.)
The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.
Vane (n.)
One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc.
Vanessa (n.)
Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies belonging to Vanessa and allied genera. Many of these species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.
Vanessian (n.)
A vanessa.
Vanfess (n.)
A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp, usually full of water.
Vang (n.)
A rope to steady the peak of a gaff.
Vanglo (n.)
Benne (Sesamum orientale); also, its seeds; -- so called in the West Indies.
Vanguard (n.)
The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard; the van.
Vanilla (n.)
A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of tropical America.
Vanilla (n.)
The long podlike capsules of Vanilla planifolia, and V. claviculata, remarkable for their delicate and agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from the capsules, extensively used in confectionery, perfumery, etc.
Vanillate (n.)
A salt of vanillic acid.
Vanillic (a.)
Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin; resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate aldehyde.