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古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Vindictive
(a.)
Punitive.
Vine
(n.)
Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.
Vine
(n.)
Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender stem
of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs by winding round a
fixed object, or by seizing anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a
creeper; as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,
squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
Vine-clad
(a.)
Covered with vines.
Vineal
(a.)
Of or pertaining to vines; containing vines.
Vined
(a.)
Having leaves like those of the vine; ornamented with vine
leaves.
Vinedresser
(n.)
One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines;
a laborer in a vineyard.
Vinegar
(a.)
A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative,
and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or by the
artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the like.
Vinegar
(a.)
Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.
Vinegar
(v. t.)
To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to
render sour or sharp.
Vinegarette
(n.)
See Vinaigrette, n., 2.
Vinegary
(a.)
Having the nature of vinegar; sour; unamiable.
Viner
(n.)
A vinedresser.
Vinery
(n.)
A vineyard.
Vinery
(n.)
A structure, usually inclosed with glass, for rearing and
protecting vines; a grapery.
Vinette
(n.)
A sprig or branch.
Vinewed
(a.)
Same as Vinnewed.
Vineyard
(n.)
An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of
vines producing grapes.
Vineyardist
(n.)
One who cultivates a vineyard.
A game at cards, played by two or more persons. The
fortune of each player depends upon obtaining from the dealer such
cards that the sum of their pips, or spots, is twenty-one, or a number
near to it.