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古腾堡计划中的在线英语-英语词典
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Violet
(n.)
Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored
butterflies belonging to Lycaena, or Rusticus, and allied genera.
Violet
(n.)
Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color
produced by red and blue combined.
Violet-tip
(n.)
A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia
interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and
brown and have violet tips.
Violin
(n.)
A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a
fiddle.
Violine
(n.)
A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and
emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and
foliage of the violet (Viola).
Violine
(n.)
Mauve aniline. See under Mauve.
Violinist
(n.)
A player on the violin.
Violist
(n.)
A player on the viol.
Violoncellist
(n.)
A player on the violoncello.
Violoncello
(n.)
A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four
strings, or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an
octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.
Violone
(n.)
The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having
strings tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the
contrabasso; -- called also double bass.
Violous
(a.)
Violent.
Violuric
(a.)
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitroso
derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white or yellow
crystalline substance, and forms characteristic yellow, blue, and
violet salts.
Viper
(a.)
Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous makes
belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and other genera of the family
Viperidae.
Viper
(a.)
A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
Viperina
(n. pl.)
See Viperoidea.
Viperine
(a.)
Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a
viper.
Viperish
(a.)
Somewhat like a viper; viperous.
Viperoidea
(n. pl.)
Alt. of Viperoides
Viperoides
(n. pl.)
A division of serpents which includes the true
vipers of the Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of
America; -- called also Viperina.