Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter V - Page 20
Vinometer (n.) An instrument for determining the strength or purity of wine by measuring its density.
Vin ordinaire () A cheap claret, used as a table wine in France.
Vin ordinaire (n.) Cheap French table wine of unspecified origin.
Vinose (a.) Vinous.
Vinosity (n.) The quality or state of being vinous.
Vinous (a.) Of or pertaining to wine; having the qualities of wine; as, a vinous taste.
Vinous (a.) Of or relating to wine [syn: vinous, vinaceous].
Vanquish (n.) (Far.) A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. [Written also vinquish.]
Vinquish (n.) (Far.) See Vanquish, n.
Vintage (n.) （優良品牌的）葡萄酒 [C]；葡萄收穫或釀酒季節 [S1]；葡萄收穫量 [S1]；釀酒；釀造年份；某年代的產品；年代 The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840.
Vintage (n.) The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making the wine for a season.
Vintage spring, A wine fount.
Vintage time, The time of gathering grapes and making wine. -- Milton.
Vintage (n.) A season's yield of wine from a vineyard.
Vintage (n.) The oldness of wines [syn: {vintage}, {time of origin}].
Vintage (a.) (High quality) （尤指過去某個時期）最佳的，最典型的，經典的；古色古香的；古老的 Of high quality and lasting value, or showing the best and most typical characteristics of a particular type of thing, especially from the past.
// A vintage plane.
// A vintage comic book.
This film is vintage (= has the best characteristics typical of films made by) Disney.
She loves buying vintage clothing.
Vintage (a.) (Wine) [ Before noun ] （葡萄酒）佳釀的，上等的 Vintage wine is of high quality and was made in a particular year and can be kept for several years in order to improve it.
// Vintage champagne/ port/ claret.
Vintage (n.) [ C ] 特定年份釀造的酒；釀造年份 The wine made in a particular year, or a particular year in which wine has been made.
// The 1983 vintage was one of the best.
// What vintage is this wine? (= In what year was it made?)
Vintage (n.) [ U ] (Literary) 同時代生產的東西；同時代的一批人 A group of things that were produced, or a group of people who were active, during the same particular period.
// Cars of recent vintage may not need inspection.
Vintage (v. t.) 採葡萄 To gather or harvest (grapes) for wine-making.
// The muscats were vintaged too early.
Vintage (v. t.) To make (wine) from grapes.
// A region that vintages a truly great champagne.
Vintage (v. i.) 採葡萄 To harvest grapes for wine-making.
Vintager (n.) 摘葡萄者 One who gathers the vintage.
Vintaging (n.) The act of gathering the vintage, or crop of grapes.
Vintner (n.) 【主英】葡萄酒商；釀酒人 One who deals in wine; a wine seller, or wine merchant.
Vintry (n.) 酒窖 A place where wine is sold. [Obs.] -- Ainsworth.
Viny (a.) 葡萄樹的；藤蔓植物（像葡萄樹）的；多葡萄樹的；爬滿藤蔓的；葡萄莖發達的 Of or pertaining to vines; producing, or abounding in, vines. -- P. Fletcher.
Vinyl (n.) The hypothetical radical C2H3, regarded as the characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are homologous.
Viol (n.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished with frets for stopping the strings.
Viol (n.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.
Viola (n.) A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
Viola (n.) An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass.
Violable (a.) Capable of being violated, broken, or injured.
Violaceous (a.) Resembling violets in color; bluish purple.
Violaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants, of which the violet is the type. It contains about twenty genera and two hundred and fifty species.
Violaniline (n.) A dyestuff of the induline group, made from aniline, and used as a substitute for indigo in dyeing wool and silk a violet-blue or a gray-blue color.
Violantin (n.) A complex nitrogenous substance, produced as a yellow crystalline substance, and regarded as a complex derivative of barbituric acid.
Violaquercitrin (n.) A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the pansy (Viola tricolor), and decomposing into glucose and quercitrin.
Violascent (a.) Violescent.
Violates (imp. & p. p.) of Violate.
Violating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Violate.
Violate (v. t.) 違犯，褻瀆，干擾，違反，侵犯，妨礙 To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.
Violate (v. t.) To do violence to, as to anything that should be held sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe.
Violate (v. t.) To disturb; to interrupt.
Violate (v. t.) To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.
Violation (n.) 違反；違背；違犯 [U]；違反行為 [C]；侵犯；妨害 [U] [C]；【文】【婉】強姦 The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring; the state of being violated.
Violation (n.) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the violation of law or positive command, of covenants, promises, etc.
Violation (n.) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the violation of a church.
Violation (n.) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.
Violation (n.) Ravishment; rape; outrage.
Violation (n.) A crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {misdemeanour}, {infraction}, {violation}, {infringement}].
Violation (n.) An act that disregards an agreement or a right; "he claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment" [syn: {violation}, {infringement}].
Violation (n.) Entry to another's property without right or permission [syn: {trespass}, {encroachment}, {violation}, {intrusion}, {usurpation}].
Violation (n.) A disrespectful act [syn: {irreverence}, {violation}].
Violation (n.) The crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will [syn: {rape}, {violation}, {assault}, {ravishment}].
Violation. () An act done unlawfully and with force. In the English stat. of 25 E. III., st. 5, c. 2, it is declared to be high treason in any person who shall violate the king's companion; and it is equally high treason in her to suffer willingly such violation. This word has been construed under this statute to mean carnal knowledge. 3 Inst. 9; Bac. Ab, Treason, E.
Violative (a.) 違犯的；妨害的；褻瀆的；強姦的 Violating, or tending to violate.
Violator (n.) [L.] 違背者；褻瀆者；侵犯者 One who violates; an infringer; a profaner; a ravisher.
Viole (n.) A vial.
Violence (n.) [U] 暴力，暴力行為；激烈，猛烈；強力，猛勁 The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.
That seal You ask with such a violence, the king, Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me. -- Shak.
All the elements At least had gone to wrack, disturbed and torn With the violence of this conflict. -- Milton.
Violence (n.) Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault.
Do violence to do man. -- Luke iii. 14.
We can not, without offering violence to all records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge. -- T. Burnet.
Looking down, he saw The whole earth filled with violence. -- Milton.
Violence (n.) Ravishment; rape; constupration.
{To do violence on}, To attack; to murder. "She . . . did violence on herself." -- Shak.
{To do violence to}, To outrage; to injure; as, he does violence to his own opinions.
Syn: Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation; infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.
Violence (v. t.) To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.
Violence (n.) An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one" [syn: {violence}, {force}].
Violence (n.) The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm's violence" [syn: {ferocity}, {fierceness}, {furiousness}, {fury}, {vehemence}, {violence}, {wildness}].
Violence (n.) A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
Violence (n.) The abuse of force. Theorie des Lois Criminelles, 32. That force which is employed against common right, against the laws, and against public liberty. Merl. h. t, 2. In cases of robbery, in order to convict the accused, it is requisite to prove that the act was done with violence; but this violence is not confined to an actual assault of the person, by beating, knocking down, or forcibly wresting from him on the contrary, whatever goes to intimidate or overawe, by the apprehension of personal violence, or by fear of life, with a view to compel the delivery of property equally falls within its limits. Alison, Pr. Cr. Law of Scotl. 228; 4 Binn. R. 379; 2 Russ. on Cr. 61; 1 Hale P. C. 553. When an article is merely snatched, as by a sudden pull, even though a momentary force be exerted, it is not such violence as to constitute a robbery. 2 East, P. C. 702; 2 Russ. Cr. 68; Dig. 4, 2, 2 and 3.
Violent (a.) 激烈的；猛烈的；強烈的；由暴力引起的；暴力的 [Z] Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled with force; excited by strong feeling or passion; forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe; as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.
Float upon a wild and violent sea. -- Shak.
A violent cross wind from either coast. -- Milton.
Violent (a.) Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on the right of free speech.
To bring forth more violent deeds. -- Milton.
Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life. -- Shak.
Violent (a.) Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural; abnormal.
These violent delights have violent ends. -- Shak.
No violent state can be perpetual. -- T. Burnet.
Ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void. -- Milton.
Violent presumption (Law), Presumption of a fact that arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily attend such facts.
Violent profits (Scots Law), Rents or profits of an estate obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after warning.
They are recoverable in a process of removing.
Syn: Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent; impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.
Violent (n.) An assailant. [Obs.] -- Dr. H. More.
Violent (v. t.) To urge with violence. [Obs.] -- Fuller.
Violent (v. i.) To be violent; to act violently. [Obs.]
The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste, And violenteth in a sense as strong As that which causeth it. -- Shak.
Violent (a.) Acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike" [ant: nonviolent].
Violent (a.) Effected by force or injury rather than natural causes; "a violent death".
Violent (a.) (Of colors or sounds) Intensely vivid or loud; "a violent clash of colors"; "her dress was a violent red"; "a violent noise"; "wild colors"; "wild shouts" [syn: violent, wild].
Violent (a.) Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" [syn: fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy].
Violent (a.) Characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: crimson, red, violent].
Violently (adv.) 激烈地，猛烈地；暴力地 In a violent manner.
Violently (adv.) In a violent manner; "they attacked violently" [ant: nonviolently].
Violescent (a.) Tending to a violet color; violascent.
Violet (n.) (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the pansy ({Viola tricolor).
Note: The cultivated sweet violet is Viola odorata of Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United States is Viola cucullata; the sand, or bird-foot, violet is Viola pedata.
Violet (n.) The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum.
Violet (n.) In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. -- Mollett.
Violet (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lycaena, or Rusticus, and allied genera.
Corn violet. See under Corn.
Dame's violet. (Bot.) See Damewort.
Dogtooth violet. (Bot.) See under Dogtooth.
Water violet (Bot.), An aquatic European herb ({Hottonia palustris) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid leaves.
Violet (a.) Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.
Violet shell (Zool.), Any species of Ianthina; -- called also violet snail. See Ianthina.
Violet wood, A name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the Andira violacea, a tree of Guiana.
Violet (a.) Of a color intermediate between red and blue [syn: purple, violet, purplish].
Violet (n.) Any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
Violet (n.) A variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum [syn: violet, reddish blue].
Violet, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
Population (2000): 8555
Housing Units (2000): 2918
Land area (2000): 4.057589 sq. miles (10.509108 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.483687 sq. miles (1.252743 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 4.541276 sq. miles (11.761851 sq. km)
FIPS code: 78855
Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
Location: 29.901244 N, 89.896860 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 70092
Note:
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Violet, LA
Violet
Violet-tip (n.) (Zool.) A very handsome American butterfly ({Polygonia interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips.
Violin (n.) (Mus.) A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.
Note: The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones, and in the orchestra it is the leading and most important instrument.
Violin (n.) Bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow [syn: violin, fiddle].
Violine (n.) (Chem.) 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.) (Chem.) 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.
Viperous (a.) Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a viperous tongue.
Viraginian (a.) Of or pertaining to a virago; having the qualities of a virago.
Viraginity (n.) The qualities or characteristics of a virago.
Viragoes (n. pl. ) of Virago.
Virago (n.) A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man; a female warrior.
Virago (n.) Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a termagant; a vixen.
Viral (a.) 【醫】病毒（性）的；病毒引起的；【喻】像病毒般瘋狂流傳的；爆紅的 Relating to or caused by a virus; "viral infection."
Vire (n.) An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow. Cf. Vireton.
Virelay (n.) An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes, and composed in short lines, with a refrain.
Virent (a.) Green; not withered.
Vireo (n.) Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet.
Virescence () The act or state of becoming green through the formation of chlorophyll.
Virescent (a.) Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.
Vireton (n.) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.
Virgalieu (n.) A valuable kind of pear, of an obovate shape and with melting flesh of delicious flavor; -- more properly called White Doyenne.
Virgate (a.) Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and slender.
Virgate (n.) A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty acres.
Virgated (a.) Striped; streaked.
Virge (n.) A wand. See Verge.
Virger (n.) See Verger.
Virgilian (a.) Of or pertaining to Virgil, the Roman poet; resembling the style of Virgil.
Virgin (n.) 處女，未婚女子； （大寫）聖母瑪利亞 [the S]；【天】（大寫）處女座；處女星 A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.
Virgin (n.) A person of the male sex who has not known sexual indulgence. [Archaic] -- Wyclif.
These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. -- Rev. xiv. 4.
He his flesh hath overcome; He was a virgin, as he said. -- Gower.
Virgin (n.) (Astron.) See Virgo.
Virgin (n.) (Zool.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
Virgin (n.) (Zool.) A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.
The Virgin, or The Blessed Virgin, The Virgin Mary, The Mother of Jesus Christ.
Virgin's bower (Bot.), A name given to several climbing plants of the genus Clematis, as Clematis Vitalba of Europe, and Clematis Virginiana of North America.
Virgin (a.) [Z] 處女的，貞潔的 [B]； 純潔的，未玷汙的；未開發的；未經利用的；初次的，創始的; 純粹的，未摻雜的; （金屬）從礦石直接提取的，原生的 Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty; as, a virgin blush. "Virgin shame." -- Cowley.
Innocence and virgin modesty . . . That would be wooed, and unsought be won. -- Milton.