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metal stiings varying in number from sixteen to aa many aw forty-
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50S0 viola— violent Bionally plucked uitli the left hand In

playing. The instrument is now ohsnlete It was also called viola di
fagotto, viola hastarda, and iMiiytone. viola-pomposa, s. Music : A
sjiecies nfviol da gnmha, invented t>y John Seliastian Bach, It liad
five strings ; the four lower strings were tuned in fiftlis, End the fifth
string was tuned to e, by means of which greater facility in the
execution of extended passages was possible. Vi'-6-la (2), s. [Lat. =
a violet.] Bot. : Violet; the typical genus of VioIpee 'ens. Flowers
monodichlamydeou.s, placentaj parietal or siitnral, embryo straight,
with Utile or no albumen. Twelve oiders: viz.: Flat-ourtiaceae,
Lacistemacei?, Samydnceie, Passifloracerc, Malesherbiacere,
Moringaeete., Violaceaj, Frankeuiacefe, Taniaricaceai,
Sauvagesiaceie, Crassulaceee, and TurneraceEe. \d'-6-lan, a. [Lat.
viol(a) = the violet ; Eng. sutf. -an.] Mill. : A member of the group of
pyroxenes, occurring mostly massive or bbrous, though crystals are
occasionally met with. Colour, dark vicdet-blue. Found in small scams
with various other minerals in the braunifce of San Marcel, Val
d'Aosta, Piedmont. id-o-lan'-tin, s. [Eng. violCet), and (cUlox)antin.l
Chem. : CgHgNgOg. A compound obtained by heating hydurilic acid
with dilute nitric acid. It separates as a yellowish-white crystalline
piass, and contains the elements of violuric' and dilituric acids, and is
resolved into tliese two acids bysimiile treatment with water. Vapour
of ammonia colours violautiu blue. *vi-6-las'-9ent, a. [Violescent.]
vi'-6-late, *vy-o-late, v.t. [Lat. violatus, pa. par. of violo = to treat
with force, to violate ; from the same root as vis = force.] * 1. To
treat roughly and injuriously ; to do violence to; to outrage, to
injure. " He who ntteriii'ts to violate the happinesa of another."—
WoUastoit: Religion of future, § 9. 2. Specilically, to outrage or
deflower by force ; to ravish. 3. To desecrate, to dishonour, to treat
irreverently; to meddle irreverently or profanely with. " The
Boudyonra of aaynt Amande . . . burnt the towiie, and vgoUited the
nljbey." — liemers: Froiasart ; Cronycle, vol. i.,cli. Iiv. 4. To sin
against ; to break (as a vow) ; to infringe or transgress (as a law,
contract, promise, or the like), either by conimissiou or omission. "
By him the violated law iipenks out Its thuiideia," Cowper : Taak, ii.
340. * 5. To break iu upon, to disturb, to interrupt. " To Hnlate.
sleep, and thojie Whose dwelling Gud hath phiiited here lii hlisfl.'
J/ilton: /'. I... iv. 8KI. IT For the diiterencc between to violate and to
infringe, see Infringe. * vi'-o-lat-er, s. [Violator.] vi-6-la'-tion, * vi-o-
la-ci-on, s. [Fr. violation, from Lat. vi.ilutionem, nccus. of violatio, pa.
par. of violo = to violate (q.v.). ; Sp. violacion ; Ital. violazione.\ * 1.
Tlie act of treating roughly, violently, and injniiously. 2, Siiecifically,
the act of deflowering or ravishing; ravishment, rape. " If your puro
iiiaideiis till into the hand Of hut and furciut; violnfinn." aiutkcsp. :
ITenri/ I'., lii. 8. 3. The act of desecrating or
dishonouring;desecration ; an act of inev('rence ; proCjination or in
evereut treatment of any tli iu;,^ saured or venerable. 4. The act of
violating, infringing, or transgressing ; iurringement. ^ " The
nialntitn of my faith." filitikesii. : Wiiiler'i Tafe, Iv. 4. •5. The act of
interrupting; interruption, disturbance. * vi'-6-lat-ive, «. \Ens.
violat(e) ; -ive.] Tending to or causing violation; violating. vi'-6-lat-6r,
* vi'-6-lat-er, s. [Lat. violator, from violatus, \>a.. par. of violo = to
violate (q.v.) ; Fr. violateur ; Sp. & Port, violador ; Ital. violatore.] 1.
One who violates, injures, inteiTupts, or disturbs. 2. A ravisher. "
Anifeio is an adnlfrons thief, An hypotrtte, a \ irtjiii viol'ttnr.'
f>hakcsp. : J/eamire for ifenaure, V. 3. One wlio infringes or
tran.sgresses. " A grieiious peniiltie of money being imposed upon
the viot'iters of the same Btatute. '—£lac/Uu.»t : Voyages, t I7t 4.
One who violates, desecrates, profanes, or treats with irievereiicc
anything sacred or venerable ; a desecrater ; a prufaner. " But Guy
lie Montford was excommunicated, as a vinhiter uf the church, a
murderer, and a traitor." Boliitshed • Edward I. (an. 1^74). vi-6-
le'-8B, 8. pi, [Mod. Lat. vioKp); IaI fein. pi. adj. sutf. -ece.] Bot. :
The typical tribe of Violacese, characterized by having irregular
flowers. vi'-d-len9e, * vy-o-lence, s. [Fr. vioUwx, from Lat. violentia,
from violentus = violeni (q.v.); Sp. & Port, violenda; Ital. violeTiza.]
1. The quality or stnte of being violent ; force; vehemence; intensity
or strength of action or motion. " Blown wltli restlens vtolonce round
about The pendent world." S/ittkesp.: Measure far if eamre, \i\.\. 2.
Power exerted unjustly or illegally; unjust force; force employed
against liberty, law, rights, or the like; outrage, injuryo hurt, attack,
assault. " Offer him no violence.'' Shakesp. : 3 ITenrji VT., \. l. 3.
Vehemence or impetuosity of feeling ; excessive eagerness oi'
ardour. " With what violence sho first loved the Bloor." Sluikesp. :
Othello, iL 1. *4. The act of ravishing ; ravishment, rape, * 5. Injury
done to anything which is en» titled to respect, reveience, or
observance ; desecration, profanation, infringement, trails* gressioii,
violation, infraction. ^ For the did'erence betvveeu force and
violence, see Force. If (1) By violence : By force. (2) 2'o do violence
on : To attack, to murder. " She ... OS it seems, did violence on
herself." Shaktsfi. : Romeo & Julivt, r. S, (3) To do violence to:
Toiujuie, to outragt. {Lit. t&fig.) " Do violence to do man.''~Luks ili.
14. * vi'-6-len9e, v.t. [Violence, s.] 1. To do violence to ; to attack, to
assaiii^ to injure. "Nature vtnlenced in both these." /Sell Jonsoii :
The VuvU is an Au, IL 2. 2. To bring by violence ; to drive, to
compel. "TliB high conrfcof Jnatlcc/to which the loyal ani the iiuhle,
the honest and the brave, were violenceU hf amljitioii and malice."—
/W(/iam.- lieaoloet. * vi'-o-len-py, s. lence, excess. "To avoid these
violendet and extreTnitlet of nature."— i/j. Tat/lor: Jiala qf
C'oiucience, iiL 2. vi-6-len'-ic, a. [From Lat viola = a violeft (q.v.).]
Derived from or contained in th0 violet. violenic-acld, a. Chem. : A
colourless acid, extracted from the (lowers of tlie violet. It
crystallizes in silky needles, soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, and
forms yellowish salts, which stain the skin, vi'-6-lent, * yy-o-lent, a.
& s. [Fr. violent, from Lat. violeutiis = violent, full of inightj from the
same lootas violate (ci.y.); Sp., PorL, & Ital. viotento.] A. As adjective
: 1. Chaiat^terized by tbo exertion of fnrcB accompanied with
rapidity of motinii; forcible and quick or sudden; furious, impetuous ;
lull of violence or force. " Wit'i violenter awiiy fall tuiretB ateep."
Sarreu ■ Of the Ooiuen Mean. 2. Produced, efTectL-d, caused, or
continued by force; ju'oduceil or attended by extraneous or
unnatural force ; tuniatunil. "Die a viol't'n.'t desiih.' bhakvsp. : 2
ITenrj/ VT., I. 4. 3. Acting or produced by force and violence ;
charactciized or cflciteil by furce or violence unjustly or unlawfully
exercised; outrageous. "Some violent hands were laid on
Humphrey** life." lihitAenp. : 2 Ueitry 17,, iii, 2. 4. Unreasonably or
excessively veliemeut; passionate, furious, bitter, nialigmmt : as, a
violent speeuh, a violent attiick. 5. Acting with violence ; passionate,
hottempered. "The man la besyde, so vyolent and bo ieoperdoiw,
that none ot them diue be a kuoweu to apeiike of ib/^ —.>itr 'j;
Mure: Workes, p. tJoo. 6. Severe, acute, sharp, extreme. " Tliese
violeni deliglita hnye violent ends." ti}uik
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violent— viperidso 5081 •8, Extorted; not voluntary ; not

binding. " Vows uiRtle in pain, as violent and void !" .MUton : P. h.,
iv. 97. • B. As sttftsf, : An assailant. "Such violmntE shKll not take
ht^veii, bat hell, by lorce.'i-Z/r. a. Alore. U Wlien violent and furioMS
are applied to the satue objecU, the latter exiu-esses a liiyher degree
of tlie fttriner : thus o. furious temper ia violent to an excessive
decree; a Jkrious whirlwind is violeut beynud measure. Violent-
presumption, «. Law: [Presumption], Violent-profits, s. pU Scots
Law: The penalty due by a tenant who forcibly or uiiwanatitably
retains pos, Besslon alter he ought to liave removed. •vi'-6-lent, v,t.
& i. [Violent, a.] A. Trans. : To urge witli violence. '• I find imt the
Jeftat .iiiiw;utiiicb that his former ndversaricf Btol^jitett miythiiig
awniiiMt him uuder that qaeeii."— /•"uZ/er.- IVoit/tiet : AngUseu. B.
Intrar^. : To be violent; to act with violence. •• Thf griftf is fine, full,
perfect, that I taste. And violeiiteth In n seii^e na strong As that
wliioli canselb it." Shukei/f. : Troiltit A Crestida, Iv. 4. vJ-O-lent-ljr,
adv. [Eng. viole)it, a. ; -ly,^ In a violent manner; by or with violence;
forcibly, vehemently, furiously. "The iiiinishineiitof blood aiolejUlj/
aheH."— Smith : CtmniiMiiwcfUlJi, bk. iiL, cli. iii. ■vi-6-ler, s. [Eng.
viol; -er.] 1, One skilled in playing on the viol. 2. A violinist, a fiddler.
vi-o-les'-^ent,* vi-o-las'-9ent, a. (Formed from Lat viola = a violet,
with the incept, suff. -escent, -ascettt.] Tending to a violet colour.
vi'-6-let(l), "^vi-o-lette, *vy-o-let, s. &a. [Pr. violet, violettCt dimiit.
from vioU = a. gilliflower, fniin I^t. viola = & violet, cogn. vith Gr.
lov(ion for vio/t) = a violet; Sp, & Fort violeta; ital. vloletta.} A. As
subslantive : I. Orditutry Language ; 1. In the satne sense as II. *•
Mendowa ut softtist verditnj, purpled o'er yf ilh vialels," Covrper :
I/uiner; Odyueyv. 3. A bluish purple colour or pigment like that of
the violet ; it is produced by u mixture of red and blue. 3. One of the
piimary colours or kinds of light, Iteiiig tlie moxt refrangible uf the
Ctiloured rays of tlie spectrum. [Colour.] 4. Dress or clothes of a
violet colour. " All the Rideniieiiiie in scarlebte. with tiva hundred hem
of the citcKeus iu ^Mmile, received hyiu," — Str T. Horn: irorke*. ]*.
44. IL Botany: 1. The genus Viola (q.v.). 5. Various plants, more or
less superficially resembling it, as the Water- violet. (HotTOHIA.] B.
At ad). : Hespmbling or having the colour of a violet ; of a bluish
purple colour, Violet carpenter-bee, s. Entom. : Xylocopa violacea,
from the south of Europe, langiiig northwards to Germany.
[C'AltrBNTER-BEE,]' violet-ears, s. pL OrnUk.: A popular namo for the
genua Pctasophora (q.v.). Violet land-crab, s, Zool: Gecarcinus
ruricola, formerly very abunrhint in Jamaica, and still numerous in
the other sugar-producing islands cf the West Indies. Violet-powder,
s. Starch reduced to a verv liue powder, and srenfccd with orris-root
«ir other j.erfume. It is used for nurtjcry and lioilbt purposes. violet-
snail, s. ZooL : The i.oi>ular name for the genus lanthina (q.v.), from
the colour of the shelL violet- wood, s. Botany & Commerce: (1) The
same as Kinowood (q.v.). (2) The wood of Acacia pendula. (3) The
wood of Andira violacea. tvi'-6-let(2), s. [Viola (1).] Music : The Viol
d'Amore (q.v,). vi'-6-let-wdrt, s. [Eng. vioUt (l), and wori.] Bot. (PL):
The order Violaceae. {Lindlcy.) vi'-6-lin (1), s. ntal. vioUiw, dimin.
from viola = a viul (q.v.). J Music: The moat familiar of all stringed
instruments played witli a bow. It is somewhat ^nailer tlian the old
viol, as its name implies. Like the rest of the family it represents, it
consists of a wooden chest of peculiar foi-m, maile of two ctu-ved
surfaces, called the back and the belly, united by sides, and with a
hollow on each side half-way in the length. A neck at one end serves
as a fiiiger-boaid, over which the four strings pass, being fastened at
one end of the chest or body to a tail-piece, and kept in tuiio and
position by a series of pfigs at the head or end of the neck. The
striugs are raised above the belly by tlie bridge, supported at the
point of gi'eaLeat tension by a snund-post, which is lixcd upright
between tlie buek and tlie belly. In the belly are two hoh^s, called
the / holes fiom their similarity to the shape of that letter. The sound
is produced by diawing a bnw of horsehair chaiged with i-nsin aci'oss
the striugs, which are tuned in lifLhs, the changes of pitt-h being
gained by "stopping" the strings with the fingers of the left-hand
iigainst the tingerboai'd, thus sliorteniug the vibrating portion of tlie
string. The harmouics of the violin are very telling in quality, and are
produced liy touching the striugs lightly instead of pressing them
upon tlie fiuger-board. The soi'dino or mute, pliiced upon the bridge,
produces a peculiiir utodillcation of tone, and a special eiftict is
gnincd by plucking tlie- strings, as in playing a guitar. [Fizzicato.] Tlie
violin is 2apable of producing a limited harmony by means of dimble
stops nud bowing in "arpeggio," whi'.e as to power of expression
and execution there is no other instiument which can be compared
to it. It has a wide range of sounds, to which any degree of loudness
or snftiiess, staccato or legato, ciin be given. Compass from a below
the stave. [CftEilONA.] Violin-clef, s. Miisic: The a clef placed upon
the first line of the stave. vi'-O-lin (2), s. [Eng. viol{et) (1) ; -ia.]
Cliem. : Viola-emetin. An emetic substance contained, acconiiugto
Bitullay, iiiall parts of the common vitdet. It has not been obtained
puie, and is, perhaps, ideiitic;il with emetin from ipecacuanha- root.
(Watts.) •vi'-o-lin, v.t. [Violin (1), «.] To influence by playing on a
violin. (Special coinage.) " I'iolined into n. match below her quality."
— Gentle man i lutructed, ^, VM vi-6-lin-9el'-ld (or as vl-6-Un-9hel-
lo), 5. [Violoncello.] vi'-6-line, s. [Eng, vioKfit); -ine.\ Cliem. : Price's
name for the blue substance obfciined by tieatiug auiline with
sulphuric acid and lead peroxide. vi-6-lin'-ist, s. [Eng. violin, (1), s. ;
-Ut] A performer on a violin. * vi'-6l-ist, s. [Eug. viol (1) ; -ist.] A
player on the villi. " He W.1S n violinist, nnd the two former
vtaUsts."— Life vf AntlMnu d Wood, Feb. 13, IG58-9. i^i-o-lon-jel'-
list (or as vi-o-lon-yhel'list), s. (Eng. vinloncell(o) ; -ist.] A performer
on the violoncello. vi-6-l6n-9er-ld (or as vl-6-l6n-9hel'-16), s, [Itul.,
dimin. from vi'itone = a. b.iss-vioI.] Music : A bow instrument of the
viol class, held by the performer Itetween the legs, and filling a
place between the viola and the dotlble-bas^5. Itisstruiigwitli
fourgut.ftrings, tiie lower two covered with silver wire, and tuned in
fifths. The com|.ass usually cmployed extends from c on the sectmil
ierlgerfine below the bass-sta(f to a on the second space of the
ti'eble, though soloists play an 0(;tave higher, with nil the
intermediate semitones. (Spelt also Violincello.) vi-d-16'-ne, s. [Ital.]
Music: The same as Double-bass (q.v.). *vi'-o-lous, a. [ViOLt'NT.]
Violent, impetuous, " You are so vioTotia." Beaum. & Kiet : Maid in
tfie SliU, iii. i. vi-o-liir'-ic, a, [Eng. violiantin)^ and itncj Derived from
or containing violautiu and urle acid. violuric-acid, a. Chem. :
C4H3N3O4. Obtained by the decomposition of violautiu, but best
prepared by the action of a warm solution of nitiateof jiotassiuin on
hydurilic acid. The salt formed is treated with chloride of barium, and
tliebario violurate exactly decomposed with snlphurio acid. It
crystallizes in shining, yellowish, rhombic octalicdrnn.s, which
dis.solve mode* rately in cold, easily in hot water. Its salta are
distinguished by the baiiuty and variet/ of their colours. The
ammonium and potaa* sium salts are deep blue, those of barium
and lead being red. * Vi-par'-i-oiis, a. [Lat. t)t(/n)=life, and pario =
to produce.] From the etym. the word wuuUl .seem = life-producing;
but in tlie example it = tenacious of life. " A cat tlie must vi/iarlous is
limited to nine U7e&* . — Lytton : CaxiotiB, bk. xU., cb. ii. vi'-per, s.
[Fr. vipere, from Lat. vipera-=Sk viiier, lit. = (the serpent) that
pi'oduces living young, for vivipara, fem. of vivipanis = producing
live yfuiiig, from vivus = alive, and parLo = to bring forth; Sp. &
Port, vibora; ital. vipera.] 1. Literally & Zoology : (1) The common
name of the only poisonous Eiigiiyii reptile, Fellas berus or Vipera
com^ imLiLLS, of which there are two or three varieties din'cting
slightly in ctdour. [Adder, I. 1., Pelias.] (2) A book-name for any of
the Viperidce (q v.). They do not attain any great size, but their
venom is usually very powerful; tliia they appear to know ; for,
having bitten their prey, they leave it to tlie, and then prepare to
swallow it. The best-known species are the Common Viper {Vipera
communis), fnmi Britain and Euiope; the Cerastes (V. cerastes), the
Horned (V. cornuta), and the> River Jack Viper (f. rhinoceros), from
Africa; and Russell's Viiier (UaboiarussellU?), from India. 2. Fig. : A
person or thing of a mischievoui or malignant nature or disposition. "
Where is tliis vi/ier That would deputmliite tlie city, and Be every
luau himself?" tPiakesp. : Coriolttnut, IiL 1. viper-gourd, s.
[Taicuosanthes.] viper's bugloss, 5. 1. Bot. : The genua Echium
(q.v.). 2. E}Uom. : Diaiithoiciatchii, a British nightmoth, family
Hadeiiidse. Tlie anteume ne;irly simple ; fore wings ochrey, witli
markings and an ocelhite white spot in the centre. Tha caterpillar
feeds on the Viper's bugloss, after whicii it is named. viper*s grass,
a. [Scorzonera.) * viper's herb, «. Bot. : Eduum vulgar&. [Viper's
BUOLOfis.] vi'-per-a, s. [Viper.] Zool. : The typi-.-genus of Vipcridre
(q.v.)^ with which Pelias is often amalgamated. Wallace puts the
species at seventeen, with the range of the family. Head with
shields, flat, and high on sides ; nostrils in middle ot a shield ; nose
curved somewhat upward (more flat iu Pelias). ♦ vi'-per-ess. * vl-
per-esse, *. [Eng. viper; -ess.] A female viper. " Portia did coiifeaae,
Uysooa I would have [loyeou'd. ripercstet S.api/lton • Jiiveuat, vL
C75. ^-pcr'-i-da9, s. pi. [IHod. Lat. viper(a)s Lat. fem. pi. adj. suff. -
iito;.] 1. Zool. : True Vipers ; a family of Vijierina (q.v.), distinguished
from the CiolalidEc (Pift Vipers) Viy the abseiii;e of any depression
between the eyes and nostrils. Tliuy are especially characteristic of
the Pala^aictic and Ethiopian regions, only one species being found
(tver a lar^^e part of the Oriental region, and another re;ichiug
Cetiti-al India. Tliey arc very abundant in Africa and on the
Pahearetic coiiliues of south-western Asia, The Common Viper
ranges across tlie whole Palaiarctic region, from Portugal to
tiaglialiea boil, boy; pout; jowl; cat, 9011, chorus, 9hin, bench; go,
gom; thin, this; sin, a§; expect, Xenophon, e^ist. ph = £ -oiao, -tian
= shan. -tion, -sion = shun; -(ion, -gioB = zhun. -clous, -tious, -
sious = shus. -blew -die, &c. == b@l, d^l.
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5082 viperiform— virginal Islaud, reac]iing GT N. In

Scandinavia and 68^ N. in Siberia. Some authorities include the
genus Anantlinphis jn tliis family, which would tlien be represented in
the Australian region ; others transfer it to the Elapidae. "Wallace,
following Straueh, puts the genera at three (Vipera, Echis, and
Athens), and the species at twenty'two ; Glinther adds Daboia and
Cerastes, which are sometimes treated as snb-geuera. 2. Paloiont. :
An extinct species of True Viper has occurred in the Miocene of
France. W-per'-I-form, a. [Mod. Lat. vipera^ and I^at. forma =
shape, appearance.] Having the form of a viper; viperiiie; as, vl-
periform snakes. {Dutican, in CitsseU's Nut. Hist., iv. 300.) l^-per-J-
na, 5. pL [Vipebine.] Zool. : A synonym of golenoglyphia (q.v.X Vi-
per-ine, a. & $. [Lat. viperinus = ot or belonging tu a viper (q.v.) or
snake.] A. As ailj. : Pertaining to a viper orvipera ; specif., bulunging
to or having the characteristics of the Sulenoglyphia (q.v.). B.
Assiibst. : Any individual cf the Yiperina (q.v.). "It dfrrcrs from othsr
Tiperinet In hnvliig tb» pofaoii-faiig peimuueutlr erecL" — Encyc Urit.
(ed. 9th), xxli. J98. vlperliie-snakes,5.j3l. [Solenoolyphia.] t^'-per-
isll, a. [Eng. viper; -isft.] Somewhat viperims or jnalignant. vi'-per-
otis, * vi-per-ouae, a. [Eng. mper; -ous.\ Having the q\i!ilities or
nature of a ■viper; niiilignant, venomous. " The viperous tongue,
n:id tne white liver of Jack Howe." — MiKaulay : Hist. Hug., ch. xxv.
Vi' -per- oils -ly, * vl-per-ous-lle, adv. [Eng. viperous; -ly.] lu a
viperous or malignant miinner. " Hfttiing spoken as mnlicionelie £
vi'TXiroiMltasslie miglit."— i/o(iH«/je(i .■ UichiU-U 21. (ftn. 1J77).
Vippe, s. [Etym. doubtful.} Bot. : Pinus sylv^istris. • vir-a-gin'-i-an,
a. [Lat. virago, genit. viraoinis = a virat;o (q.v.)] Having the qualities,
nature, or dispo.siti eur 1330."— 2*. Warton : Jiist. Kiddingtuii, p.
45. vir'-gate, vir-gat'-ed, a. [Lat. virgatus = m.i'de of twigs ; viTya =
a rod.] Bot. : Twiggy ; producing many twigs, * Virge, s. [Lat. virga
= a rod.] A inace ; a wand of office. *VJV'-scr, s. [Verger.] vir-gil'-i-a,
s. [Named after the I*ifin poet Virgil, B.C.* 70-19, whose Georgics
contain observations interesting to botanists.] Bot. : A genus of
Soplioreae. Calyx unequally five-toothed; two lower petals combined
from the middle to the tip, and curved like a beak ; stamens ten,
free; legumes leatlipry, indehiscent. Virgilia cajiensls is a tree lifteen
or twenty feet high, which gi'ows at the Cape of Good Hojie. its
wood is used for yokes, spars, &c., but it is liable to be attacked by
worms. Vir-gil'-i-an, a. [See def.] 1. Of or pertaimng
toMaroPubliusVirgilius (Virgil), the Latin poet, born about b.c. 70,
died B.C. 19. 2. Resembling or in the style of Virgil. vir'-gin, "* vir-
gine, * ver-gyn, * vir-gyn, s. fc a. [O. Fr, vlrguie(Pi: vierge), from
Lat. virgijwn^ accus. of virgo = a virgin ; Sj). virgen ; Poit vlrgem ;
Ital. virgine, vergii^."] A* As substantive : • 1. A man who has
preserved his cbasttty. "This la Joi) euniigellBt oou of the
diBclpliaottln Lonl, the which iaavirgyn chosim of God."— IKycIrij;iual
tale." — C. Kiugaley^ Saint's Tragedy. (Iiitrud.) Virgin's bower, 5.
Bot. : Clematis Vitalba, C. Flammula, and some other species of the
same genus. * virgin's milk, s. A cosmetic, one i&> gredient of
which is benzoin. virgin's tree, s. Bot.: Sassafras Parthenoxylon,
[SA8SAFitA&) •^r'-gin, v.i. [Virgin, s.] To play th« virgin ; to be or
remain chaste. "My true lip Dftth virgin'd it e'er siiiue." ahakenp. :
CuridanuM, T. 8. ^r'-gin-al, vir'-gin-all, o, & «. [Fr. t** ginul, from
Lat. virginalts, from virgo, genib virginis = a virgin.] * A, As adj. :
Pertaining to or becomings virgin ; jture, chaste, maidenly. " Wliere
gentln court and grauious delight She to them mnde with mitdneuse
virginnO.' ^ , Speiiier: F. Q., II, Ix. 29 B. As substantive : Music : A
stringed instrument played means of a keyboiird, like tlie modem
pianoforte. It was in foi-m like a box, or desk of wood without legs
or snppor' VIRGINAL. was usually placed upon a tiilde or stand. Tlio
strings were of metjil, one lor each UMte, and tlie sound was made
by means of pieces at i^te, fat, fare, amidst, what, i^ll, father; we,
wet, here, camel, her, there; pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; go, pot; or,
wore, wol^ work, wh6, son; mute, cub, cure, ^nite, cur, rule, full:
try. Syrian. s&, oe = e; ey ■= a: qu = kw.
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virginal— virtual 6083 qutn, whalelDone. leather, or

occasionally elastic metal, attached to slips of wood called "jacks,"
which were in-ovided with metal springs. Tlie compass was about
three octaves. The virginal was a kind of oblong spinnet, and the
precursor of the harpsichord, now suiterseded by the pianoforte. The
foi-m virginals, a pair of viTginalSy is an old dual (as in organs,
regals, a pair of orga-ns) signifying a graduation or sequence. (Of. a
pair qf etairs.) •vir'-gin-al, «.i. [Virginal, s.) To tap or pat ; to strike
as on a virginal, " StlU virginalHna Upou his palm. Shaketp. :
Winter'M JWe, 1. % t vir'-gin-hood, * vir'-gnLH-head, s. [Eng. virgin;
-hood, -head.] The condition of a vii^in ; virginity. ** But thou, my
sir], how will thy virginhood Couclude itself iii iiiarriHge flttiuirly?" R.
Browning : BtUauation't Adveniurg. V3uv-gin'-i-a, s. [Lat. virgo,
genit. Virginia = a virgin, in honour of Queen Elizabeth of England
(1558-1603).] 1. One of the states of North America. 2. A largely-
useil kind of tobacco, grown and manuftiotuied in Virginia, 3. Astroii.
: [Asteroid, 50]. Virginia-rose, s. Bot. : Lupimts luteals. Vir'-gin'-i-g-
n, a. & s. [See dcf.) A- As adj. : Of or pertaining to the state of
Virginia. B, As siibst. : A native or inhabitant of Virginia. Virginian-
creeper, s. Bot. : Ampelopsis hederacea, a shrubby climber ; called
also the American Joy. Virginian- deer, s. Zool. : Cervus virginiaush, a
thicket, from virgula — a small wand.] Bot. : A young slender branch
of a tree or slirub. * T^ir'-id, a. [Lat. viridis, from vireo = to be
green.] Green, verdant. " The virid marjoram." Crompion. ( Webster.)
* vir-i-des'-5en9e, «. [Eng. virideseen(t) ; -ce.] The quality or state
of being viiidescent. * v5tr-i-des'-cent, a. [Lat, viridis = green.]
Slightly green ; greenish. vi-rid'-ic, a. [Lat. virid(is) = green ; suff. -
ic] Green. (See coiu[iound.) viridic-acid, s. Chem. : Produced by
oxidation of caffeotaniiie acid in jiresence of ammonia. The green
rolour formed is precipitated by a salt of lead, and the lead
compound decnmiiosed withsidphydric-aciil. On evaporation it forms
a green amorphous mass, very soluble in water. vir'-i-din, s. (Lat.
virid(is) = green ; suff. -in.] [Chlorophyll.] vir'-i-dine, *. [Lat.
mn(fvw) = green; suff. -ine. ] Chem. : CisH^gN. A member ofthe
pyrirline group of org;iiiic bases olitaiued from coal-tiir and
distinguished by their ititole.rable odom-. Boiling poinb, 230°; sp. gr.
=1-017. Is slightly soluble in water, easily in alcohol and ether. v3br'-
i-dite, s. [Lat. virid(is) = green ; suff. -ite(Min.).^ Mill. : A name
given by Vogelsang to the green decomposition products found in
many rocks, which are essentially hydrated silicates of protoxide of
iion and magnesia. * vi-rid'-i-ty", s. [Laf. virlditas, from viridis =
green.] Greenness, verdure; the colour of fresh vegetation ;
freshness. "The apple maintaineth Itselfe lonjreit in fliJ-iV/i^y ami
vigor, of all other f ruita." — J'. Holland : Plutuwh, 1). 595. * vir'-
SEd-ness, s. [Eng. virid ; -Ttess. ] Viridity, greenness. vir'-ile, vlr'-ile,
*. [Fr. viril = virile, manly, from Lat. virilis, from vir = a man, a hero;
coyn. with Gr, ^/jws (hero^, for vSros) — a hero ; Sansc. vira = Q,
hero, heroic; Zend. 'Hra = a bero ; Irish fear= a man ; Goth, wair;
A.S. wer; O. H. Ger. wer.] [Virtue.] 1. Pertaining to a man as opposed
to a woman ; belonging to the male sex. "If there be any charm to
overcume mnn and all hl» virile virtues, 'tl8 womiin that does afl'ect
It."— J'tU* hum: Discourse on Luke xiv. 20, 2. Peitaining to
procreation ; procreative. "The knot which debilitnted and enfeebled
hli virile iucliiintiona."— i'. Jlicaut: Qreek & Armenian Churches, p.
314, 3. Becoming or characteristic of a man ; masculine, manly ; not
puerile or ellenjinat*, "Hia instruTneut broke for wftnt of afirmnnd
even hand to use it^a tHrile, devoted maater to proluug ths
Bti:tun."—Svrilmer's Mugaxiiie, May, 1880, p. 124. vir-il-es'-5en5e, s.
[Lat 4)friZis = virile.] Med. : That conditicm in an aged woman when
she assumes certain of the cliaracteristics of the man. (Dunglison.) *
vi-ril'-i-t^, s. [Fr. virilit&^^tvo-m. Lat, virilitatem, accus. of virilitas,
from virilis = virile (q.v.).J 1. The quality or state of being virile ;
manhood ; tlie state of one of the male sex who has arrived at the
maturity and strength of a man and has the I'ower of procreation. 2.
The power of procreation ; the organs off procreation. " For
castriited nnimal3 in every species are Innser lived than tliey which
relained tlieir virilities.'— Browne: Vulgar Errours, bk. ill,, ch, ix. 3.
Clinra(;ter, conduct, or habits of a man; masculine conduct or action.
" Tlie In.dy made generous advances to the borderB at
vlrllUi/."~Jolcnsoii : Jiumbler. i. Manly apjiearatice. "Yet could ihey
never observe and keep the viriJify of visage, ami lyoiilike look of Lis
[Alexander!."— J: lloUand: Plutarch, p. 1.038. * Vi-rip'~6-tent, a.
[Lat. vir, genit. viri = a man, jind poteTis, genit. potent is — ai tie,
potent (q.v.).] Fit for a huslianil ; marriageable. " He would not
Buffer hia sunne to niarrie hir, being not of ripe yaiires nor virifjotent
or uiai'iitble."'— i/oH»shed ; Henry Jl. (iin, 1177). * vir-mil-ion, ». &
a. [Vermilton.] vi-rol6', s. [Fr., from virer — to turn, to veer.] Her. :
Tlie hoop, ring, or mouthpiece of the bugle or hunting-horn. vi-
roled', Vi-rolled', a. [Eng. virQl{e) ; ■ed.'\ ller. : Applied to the
garnishings of thd bugle-horn, being the rings or rims which
surround it at various parts. Vir'-dse, «. [Lat. virosus, from virus =
poison, vims.] ' * 1. Ord. Lang. : Poisonous. 2. Bot. : Emitting a fetid
odour. vir'-tA, s. [Vertu.] vir'-tu-al, «, [Fr. virtvel, as if from a TjatL
virtiiulis, from ririfi5= virtue (q.v.); Sp., & Port, rirtval; Ital. vlrtuale.]
1. Having Ihe powerof acting or of invisiblo elTicit.-v witliout tlie
muterial or sensible part; proceeding from or characterized by
transference of virtue, that i.s, force, energy, or iuflueiLi-e. " Heat
and cold have a virtual transition, without comiiiunicatiuu of
subjitaiiue.' — «'(co/*. 2. Being in essence or effect, not in fact; not
actual, but equivalent, so far as effect ia concerned. " It contains all
; not only in general, hut in avecial ; not only virtttiil, Ijut actuaL"—
jK/j. Taj/lor : Uisaatf sivefrom ro/jTy, § A, * 3. Potential. " Causes
either real or»irturtZ."—irn(er;antJ." Work*, Iv. 416. virtual-focus, s.
Optics : TliK Tioint from whicb rays which have been rendered
divergent by rellectiou or rei'rai:ti(m appear to iMsue. Virtual-force,
s. Physics: A potential force; a force whicb, if pxprted, would be
cii|oil» b^ ; po^t, jo^l ; cat, jell, chorus, jhin, bengh ; go, gem ;
thin, this ; sin, as ; expect, Xenophon, e^ist. -ing; -
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6084 virtuality— vis Tirtual-ima^, s, (ypt'ia: (See extract).

"Tliere lire two cwea relative to th« direction ol wyH refli-ct'-«l liy
mlriura nccor'liitt; as tlie rvva iiil«r re&L'i-ti'iit nrv convi-nn-nt or
ilivtr^ciiL In tin- tirst ciute tic r-il-^tfl r.» d" Ji.it fiuiie from theull.- r -
i.i^ "f tlir- miriiti'; II. N niti'i-iininco la called the .■//■.■*«i/ i>-i f.
The im.-iijes "f iml liui.tiuii of the turces to ui»li-ii:. ill one grain of
coriie . . . there lietli dormant the M'liuiHiu of iiKiiiy oLlier."—
B*'oM«o; i'uljar Mrroitrt, \i)/i, vti., ch. li. vir'-tij-al-ly, * ver-tu-al-ly,
ridv. [Etig virtniU ; -fy.\ In a virtual manner; iu elfect or efficacy, if
not ii\ nctnalitv ; in elfect though not niiitiirially ; piactically. "The
Mc*jiiih h^.^ jet vlrttuiUn, thoneh not yet coi'iiurally. auiuugfit
tlicm." — Seeker : Hermoiis, vuL li., cer. le. • vir'-tu-ate, v.L
[En?;.rtrfw(e); -ate.] To niake e'lli&iciuus ; to give virtue or cfficiicy
to. *' Uetltra now invukeH the earth, aire, wimK monntaliis, &c., as
eitlier iiroiluciu^ or virlua'init iiiayiwill liiljreiiieubi." — itaudi/a: VftU;
iietiunorphosc* vii. (Nutu.| vir'-tue, " ver-tu, * ver-tuo, * ver-tew, s.
IFr. vertiL, thnn Lat. virlutem, accus. nf urr/iw = manly excellence,
cnpjicily, woitli ; froii\ vir-=A man; ii\\ vtrttid; Port, virtude; Ital.
VirLi,, V€rtL\ LViuile.) * 1. Manly strength or courage ; bravery,
vahtur. " Tnut to thy aingle virtue.' ShaJcexp. : Lear, v, 3. 2. Active
quality r-r power ; an inherent power; property e:ipahle of prniliicing
ceitain efl'ects ; strenglli, fi)rce, edicacy. (Frequently apidied to
niedicinal po.vur oj- efficucy.) "Tlie virtue of your eye nuiat break my
oath." blftkit/j. : Love's LaOour't Lntt, v. 3. * 3. Secret agency ;
elllcacy, without visible or niat-erial action. " She moves the hoily,
wlilch she ilnth possexs ; Yet 110 pai t touchetli, but by virtue's
touch." Davief. *4. The essenne; the very substance or best pait of a
thing. " Pity la tho virtue of the law." almk^s/'.: Timon, lit 5. *5. A
great deed; a mighty woik ; a miracle. "Thainie Jhesiia higaii fc^
fleye repreef tocitees in whii:he ful many rtrtuea ol biuj v.creii
dou."— I^'yglije: ilatUicw xi. 23. 6. Moral goodness ; the practice of
iimnil duties, and ab-'teiition from vice; a conformity of life and
convprsatimi to the moral Liw ; uprightness, rectitude, morality. (The
opposite olvUx.) "The exeuiplary desire of regiilatiiic mir thonghta
auil imrauita Hy right pnin;iiili;a, constitutes titriue.'' — Cojan: On tlie
i'astwits, I't i.. cIl ii. 7. A i»arl.icular moral excellence. " lie til her
virtnex very kind, l!e to her faults a little hiind.' I'rior : KnglUh
PadLoA 8. Specif., female purity ; chastity. " Aiii;el>i had never the
purpoge to corrupt her; only Uc iiath niadu an assay uf her virlttc'—
SJuikap. : iltuisurc /ur Mmv^urc, iiL L 1 9. Any good quality, merit,
or accomplishment; any excellence. "I can aing, weave, sew, and
dance, With other virlit'S." ShaJccsp. : Pericles, Iv. «. * 10. One of
the orders of the celestial hierarchy. They are generally represented
in art as angels in complete armour, bearing pennons and battle-
axes. " Hear, all ye Angels, Progeny of Light, ^ Throuea,
Domiuatious. Priucedoms, VirUiea. Powers. JllUton: P. /.., V. 6UL IT
(1) Cardinal virtues: A name for justice, prudence, temperance, and
fortitude. (2) In virtue of, t By virtue of: By or through the efficacy
oi- authority. " Ynu may suspect him, By virtue qf youT office, to bo
nu true man.** aiialccs/j. : Much Ada, ill. X (3) Seven principal
virtues : [Sevex, ^ (6)]. (4> TJteological virtues: [Theological-
virtues], * virtue - proof, a. Irresistible in or through virtue. " No veil
She needed, virtua-proqf.' Hilton : P. L., ▼. 384. * vxr'-tued, n. [Eng.
virtn(e): -erf.] Endued with some power or virtue. [Virtue, s. 2.J "
Hath the virt ued f^teel a power to move?" Quarli^s: Emblems, V. iv.
3. "* vir'-tue-fiy, v.t. [Eng. virtue; -fy.] To give virtue to. *' It ia this
which vtrfuefips emotion, even thouph there lie iiotliiiis virtuous
which la not voluntary.' — CiuUtnera : CoiLitUutton of Man, i)t, ii. *
vir'-tue-less, * ver-tue -lesse, * vertu-lesse, a, [Eng. virtue; -kss.] 1.
Destitute of virtue, efficacy, or operating qu.ilities. " VirtuJcu she
wished all lierlia and charms, Wheiewithfalau men iiicrejise their
i,)utieiits'hiLrmB.' Fairfax. 2. Destitute of excellence or merit;
valueless. " They depraued the name of Jeaoi, as a thyng pcrtides^c
~ UduL : Markeix. 3. Destitute of virtue or moral goodness ; vicious,
wicked. " Who BO knoweth bow aoufht aud vertuleue he U." —Uilali
JlurkevL * vir-tu-6s'-i-t^, 5. [Eng. virtuosio); -ity.] 1. Tiie study of
some branch of tlie fine arts. "I have been cultli'atiug lorae
virtuotitiea."— Century Mai/iizine, June, luti^, y. 'J8D. 2. Lovers of
the fine arts collectively ; the virtuosi, (Carlyle.) vir-tii-o'-so (pi. vir-
tu-o'-si), ». [Ital.= (a.) virtuous, learned, (s.) a person skilled in the
line arts, from i^at. virtiui— virtue (q.v.).J A man skilled in the tine
art^i, aa painting, nuisic, or sculpture; a skilled ]»erformer on some
musical instrument; a connoisseur uf antiquities, curiosities, and the
like. "Will had picked up a small iwhble of so odd n make, that lie
said l.e wimhl prea^-nt it to a friend of bij, an ciuineiit virtuoso." —
Addt*on : Hijectator, No. !7. * vir-tu-d'-sd-ship, s. [Eng. virtuoso; -
ship.\ The pLii*Miiits or occupation of a virtuoso. "Irftiw view
philOBOiihy. like mere rirlunsoship, iu its usual ciirtxF.'—iihajiesbars/:
CltaracleriUics ; AltM^ lit. I. vir'-tu-ous, *ver-tu-ous, *ver-tu-os, •
ver-tu -OUSe, a. [Fr. vertueux, from Low Lat. virtu Ob-US, from Lut.
utr(u;j= virtue (q.v.); bp., Poit,, &. ItJil. virtuoso.] *1, Brave, valiant,
valorous, manly, strong. •' I know too well your virtiiaiM spirit.''
Clia/iiuan: Ueiitleman Utitar, i. L *2. Strong, mighty. "Then will I to
Clyuipns' top our vlrtuout empira bind." Chtipmnn: Jfomer ; Hiad vi'ii.
-I'l. 3. Efficacious by inherent qualitie* ; liavlng singulnr qualities or
powers; poleut, powerful ; full of virtue. *' It is a wine of virttmus
powers. My mother made it of wjhl fluwers." Coleridge: t'hristnbrl,\,
i. Havingexcellentqnalities; specif., chaste, pure, nnsprAted. (Applied
to women.) " Alistress Foid, tlie honest woman, the modeit wife, tht*
DtrtuuiLs i^rt-atmc. that luitli the jealous fool to her husband."—
i!)/ifiA:i itself iiL'alnnt dise-ases, wards otf Slime, cures in tho iM^st
aiid speediest way tinuty oi those that have set in, and by a iirocess
of ita own brings others more slowly to a favourable Issue. Thltf
liuiate power is called the vis nuturiB meilicat-rix."-^ Gregory :
Co%itp. Medlciute Zheoretlcce (ed. 5th] S fiX l&tc, fa:, fare, amidst,
what, fall, father; we, wet, here, camel, her, there; pine, pit, sire, sir,
marine; go, pd% or. .w6re» wqI^ work, who, son; mute, ouh, ciire,
unite, cur. rule, full; try, Syrian, ea.
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vis— vise 5085 5. Vis mortna : Dead force ; force doing no

work, but merely producing pressure, as a body at rest. 6. Vis
nervosa : The property of nerves by which they convey stimuli to
muscles. (Quaiii.) 7. Vis viva : Living force ; the force of a body
moving against resistance, or doing work. It is expressed by the
product of the mass of a body multiplied by the square of its
velocity. vis (2), s. [Fr. = a visage, from Lat. insu-m^ accus. of visits
= the vision, sight.] [Visage,] Face. (Only used in the phrase vis-d-
vis.) Vis-a-vis (pron. viz-a-viO, adv. & s. [Fr. = face to face.] A, As
adv. : In a position facing each other ; standing or sitting face to
face. B. As substantive : 1. One who or that which is opposite to or
lace to face with another; specilically, one who fiues another in
certain dances, as in a quadiille. " Miss Blanche was Indeed the vis-
d-vU of Uiaa Liiuiiv."— rAdcfctrrtt//; PertUennis. cli. xxvii. 2. A light
town carriage for two persons, who are seated opposite each other,
instead of Bide by side. " CoiiM tlie st'Lge be n large v^is-A-vis,
Reserved for tlie polished iiiid great' JI. iC J. Sjnith : JinJectvU
Adtireneg, p. 105. vf-^a, s. [Vise.] A vise. " Were unable to nbl:Alii
the Kussiau vUa at Stockholm."—/"iu/rf, Ayril 4, 1885. vi'-sa, v.t.
[Visa, s.] To vis^. vSs'-age (age as ig), * vys-age, 5. [Fr., from vis =
the visnge, face, from Lnt. visum, accus. of visKS= the vision, slight;
hence, look, mien, face ; prop. pa. par. of video = to see.] The face,
countenance, or look of a Kerson or animal. (Mainly api'lied to
human eiiigs.) " ReiireaeTitinjr either a huinau vis'ige. or that of
someiuiiLual." — Cook: Third i'oijii'jt', bit. iv,, ch, L * vis'-age (age as
ig\v.t. [Visage, s.] To front or face a thing. vi^'-aged (aged as xgd),
* vys-aged, a. [Eng. visagifi); -erf.] Having a visage, countenance, or
luok of a particular type. "Grim viiaged warhatli siiiootb'il his wrinkley
tlieapi>atle ' l)oweU jf love.'"— B/j. U-Ji/iiolds : On the J'tt^tlaiis, ch.
xi. Visceral-arch, s. Anat. (C' Emhriioi. (PL) : A series of parallel
ridgt'S at the hides of and behind the inoutli, traiiaver.sely to the axis
of the body. Tlie iuterviLls between them widen into clefts, * vis'-eer-
ate, v.t. [Viscera.] To eviscerate (q.v.)vis'-^id, ft. [Fr. viscide, from
Lat. viscidus = clammy, like bird-lime, frinn visciim^ mi.stletDe,
birdlime. ] aticky or adhering, and liaving a ro]ty or glntinuus
consistency ; semifluid and sticky ; claiuiny. vis-9id'-i-ty, * vis-cid-i-
tie, «. [Fr. viseidite, from viscide = viscid.] I. Tlie quality or state of
being viscid; glutinoiisness, stickiness, clamminess. " To mend
visciaity ot blood." OrenTi : The Spleen. * 2. Glutinous concretion. "
Ciithnrtics of iiiercuriiils precipitate the viwtdittei by their styptic!
ty."—i'''ioye/'. vis' -9111, s. [Lat. visc(um); -in.] Chem.: A waxy
substance, the principal con.stituent of biid-lime, extracted from the
stalks, leaves, and berries of tlie imstletoe. It is clear, colourless,
inodoi-ous, and tasteless, insoluble in water, but slijihtly .soluble in
alcohol, has the consistency of honey at ordinarv temperatures, but
becomes more fluid at'sO^ Heated to 100^ it is as fluid as almond
oil. Vis'-cin-6l, s. [Eng, viscin; -ol.] Chem. : A fragrant oil prepared by
mixing viscene with soda-ley, and distilling the resulting crystalline
mass with water. * vis-c6n'-ti-el, [ViCONTIEL.] Vis-c6s-im'-e-ter, s.
[Eng. viscosi{ty), and meter.] Chem. : A name given by Dollfus to an
apjiaratus for measuring the viscosity of colouring liquids thickened
with gum, by comparing tlie time reqnirwl by a given qunntity of the
liquid tn p.iss tlirough a certain aperture, with tliat required by an
equal quantity of water. {Waits.) vis-c6s'-i-ty, "^ vis-cos-i-tie, s. [Fr.
viscosite, from Lat. viscosus — viscous (q.v.).] I. The qunlity or state
of being viscous ; stickiness, glutinousness, adhesiveness, viscidity,
tenacity. "Thenlr beinjr mixed with thennimal fluids, deters mliiei)
their condition as to rnrity, density, viscoritp, teuuity. "— j4 rbuthnot.
2. A glutinous or viscous body or sabt stance. "A tenuous
prnjiimtion, or continued eflluviuni, nftef some (liattiiK'e. retneuth
uiitu ituelf, lui is ubiturvuble iu ilioiJ3 uf syi-upa and Hemiiuil
oUvusititiS." — lirnwna. vis'-coiint (s silent), * vi-cont, * vi'-co^t, *vi-
counte, *vy- count, s. [l-i. viconte; O. b'r. uLscoiUe, Ironi Lat.
vicecomitem, accus. of vicecoviKS = one who (ills tlie place of a
count or eai-1 ; vice = in the phice of, and comes = a companion, a
count, an earl.] * 1. An officer who supplied tlie pliice of the count or
c:4rl, auii acteil as his dei)uty in the mauagem''ut of tlie atl'airs of
the county, in reality tilling the office of aheritf. " The viscinit, culled
eitlier proconiea or vicecnmes. Id lime prist guuenied in the euiiiitie
vnder the emie." —Jloliiislied: JJesvr. England, hk 11., ch. v. 2. A
degree or title of nobility ranking next below an earl, and above a
barun. It is tlie most recently established Enylish title of nobility,
having been first conferred by letters patent from Heiny VI. on John
Lord Beaumont, in A.D. 1441* Tba title of viscount is VISCOUNTS
CORONET. frequently held in Englnnd as the second title ol an carl,
and is bnrne liy the eldest sun as a courtesy title during the lile of his
fatlier. The coronet of a viscount of England is composed of a circle
of gold, cliased, having on the ed^jG tweho, fourlecn, or sixteen
peails ; the ca[i of criinsiin vtlvct, turneil up with enuinc, and closed
at the top with a rich tassel ufgold. 3. All olficer of the Crown in
Jersey, who pciforniH the duties of an Eiii,djsh coioner. tie hits a
deputy viscount, wiio acts iu his absence. vis-count'-ess (is as i), s.
[Eng. viscount; -ess.] Tire wile {»t a viscount; a peeress of the
fourth degree of nubility. vls'_;^c6unt-ship, vis'- coiint - 5?,
vls'c6unt'-9y (is as i), s. [Eng. viscoviit; -shijh -cy, -y.] The quality,
rank, or degree of a viscount. " It a barony mnile htm a
Conservative, wbat woald bo the Btl'ect of ii,viscuuuCi/f''—/JaUi/
Aeuis.Jfiu. 1> 1881 ^s'-cous, a. [Lat. viscosus, from viscum^ Lird-
linie.] Glutinous, sticky, adliesive, viscid. " Full of a pi-iwae and
ttlscoua humor."— P. Holland: Pli7iit, bk. xvi., vh. xxvii. viscous-
fermentation, s. Chem. : A change brou;^ht about in saccharine
solutions by the aid of a particular ferment, consisting of an
aggregation of single cells, each containing a single bright nucleus.
The prndnct of fennontation is a gnin-like ropy substance, the
presence of which in a solution has the power of arresting ordiuary
or vinous fermentation. Vis'-COUS-ness, s. [Eng. viscous; -ness.] The
qunlity (u- state of being viscous; viscidity, viscosity. vis'-cum, s.
[Lat. = the mistletoe.) Bot. : Mistletoe ; a genus of Loranthaceae
(q.v.). Leaves opposite, whorled, or wiiiiting; flowers unisexual ;
males with the calyx obsolete, four petals, ovate, fieshy, united at
the base, and bearing each a single autliei', adnata with its upper
surface. Fertile (lowers, with a Bupeiinr calyx ha\ing an obscure
niiirgin; four erect, ovate, very minute petals, and a BOSBile stigmi.
Species about one huiulred, of wliich V. album is the well-known
European mistletoe. The United States has about six species, of
difforeut generic uame. vis'-cus, s. [Lat.] Anat: An entrail ; one of
the contents of the head, thorax, or abdomen. [Viscera. 1 *vise (1),
vese, s. [Fr. 6i.
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5086 Vise — visit vS'-§e (2), «. [Fr., pa. par. of vlscr = to

put a vise to, from Lat. vtaiw, pa. jiar. of vUleu = to 8ce.l An iudDi-
seineiit niade upon a ptussport by the pioporly constituted authoi-ity
, whetliur ambaaaadur, consul, or police, sliowiug that It lia3 been
examined and found correct. •vife (3), «. [Vice, s.] •vl'-§e, v.t. [ViyE
(2), s.] To put a vis6 on ; to exaiiiiiie aud indoi'se, as a pas»[ ort.
Vish'-nod, Vtsll'-llUs «. [Sana., from vie = to enter, to pervade.) «
Brahinanism : The secnad person of the modem Hindoo Triiiiurli (.5.
v.). VVlien he first apiteai-s in Vedio times, he is simply the God of
the Shining Firmament, the younger brother of ludm, and inferior to
him in dignity. By the time that the eiuc poems, tlie Rtiniayaiui and
the MaliaUharat, were coir.posed, Vislmoo had made a considerable
advance to his present position, the full attainment of which,
however, was leserved for the period of the Purauas. One of these
boolcET is called the Vishnoo Furana. He is regarded aa the member
of the Tiiad whose special function is to preserve. To do this he nine
times successively became incarnate, and will do so once more. The
first time he appeared, it was as a (ish to warn a rigliteous king,
Manu, of an aiipoaching deluge, aud save the sacred Vedas fi'om
being lost. His second appearance wa.s as a tortoise to suiiport the
wurld, while the gods and godde.sses churned the sea ; tlie third, ns
a Imar, to lift up the submerged \v rid on his tusks ; the fourth, as a
man-lion, to tear to pieces an impious king; the fifth, as a dwnif, to
recover for the gods their supremacy lost by their neglect; the sixth,
as Parasnrama, to wash away the sins of the earth by the
destruction of the Kshatriya race— pi-ol ably au allusion to the
historic fact that when the Ar,\an Bralunan and Kshatriya warriors
had well estalili.shed tlieuiselves in India, jealou.sic3 arose between
them, and the Kshatriyas were vanquished, and in large mciuiure
destroyed, by the liialunans ; tlie seventh, was aa Riuna, tlie hero of
the Ramayaiia ; the eighth, as Krishna; the nintli, as Booddlia; and
the t^nth, as Kalki, or the White Horse, Is still to come. When it
arrives, Vishnoo shall appear on a white hor.se, with a drawn sword,
wherewith he shall destroy the wicked, and thus prepare the way for
a renovated world. Vishnoo himself is generally repi'esented as a
dark-blue man, with four arms, the first holding a war-club, tlic
second a conch -shell, the third a quoit-like weapon called Chakra,
and the fourth a water-lilj. His two most popular incarnations are as
Rama and Krishna. His most enthusiastic followers are generally
diuwn from the uu'UUe classes of Hindoo society. His mark on their
foreheads is a trident, with a yellow fork in the centi-e, and a white
one on each side. Many monaatio sects worship him almost
exclusively. [Vaishnava.] Vis-i-lt)il'-i-ty, s. [Fr. visihillte.) The quality or
state of being visible or perceivable by the eye ; perceptibility,
conspicuousnesa. " Depict iiiin tliat hath iii> colour or figure, 110
pfirta Qor iKKly, 110 iiccideuta or visibUtta'—iip. Taylor: RiUe 0/
Conscience, bk. ii., ch. ii. «if-i-ble, *vys-y-l)le. a. & s. [Fr., from Lat.
visibilis, from visns, pa. par. of video = to see; Sp. visible; ItaL
visibile.] A. As adjective : 1. Perceivable by the sight; cajiable of
being seen ; perceptible by the eye ; in view. " The visible world, the
proper object of sight, is not external, hut iu the uiinil.'—Iieid: On
the Mind, ch. vi., § 11. 2. Apparent, open, conspicuous. " Though hia
nctlniig wure not visible," Sluikesp. : Cj/mlieiine. IIL 4. B. As suhst. :
That which is or can be seen by the eye. "The iiiatheiunticnl
conaidemtiou of vlnihle flfCQre, trhluh WB ahiiU cfvll the geometry
of visiblea." — Reid; On the Hind, ch. vi., S B. Visible Churchy «.
TheoL: The Clairch, as seen by man, not as it apitears tn Gcd. It
inclur<>!i (if tlie o|>tlck nei'ves nito the biniii, are the cauwa of
rislon.'^Ne'Wtou : Optlvks. 3. That which is seen or perceived by the
eye ; an object of sight. 4. Specif., that which is seen otherwise than
by the ordinary sight, or the rational eye ; a supernatural, prophetic,
or imaginary appearance ; sometliing seen in a trance, dre;un,
ecstasy, or the like; a phantom, a spectre, an apiiarition. " Upon tlie
foot of thia couBtractfon, it is anpiwaed thiit Isaiah in prophetic
drotun or visinn heiird God Bi»eakiug to him (liko i\n St I'eter he;ird
a voice, uiid Baw a aisi-oii. while he liiy iu a tr.mce), aud that in idea
he transacted all that God Ho ordered him to do,"— Wttterland :
fyo7-/u, vl ZiH. 5. Anything unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.
1 Vision is the act of seeing or the thing seen; nfparition, the thing
that appenrs. Vision, signifying a thing sslmi, is taken for a
snpernntural exertion of the vision; ajyparition refers us to the object
seen, whicli may be true or false, according to the manner in which
it presents itself. Joseph was warned by a vision to fly into Egyjtt ;
Mary Magdalen was informed of the resurrection by an ap^ian'tion;
feverish people often think they see visions; timid and credulous
people sometimes take trees and posts for aitparitions. Sti'ictly
speaking, a phautmn is a false njrparition, or the appearance of a
thing otherwise than it really is ; thus the ignis-fatuns, or will-o'-the-
wisp, is a pJinntovi. A spectre is the apparition of any spiritual being;
a gliost is the spirit of a ilead person appearing to the living. (Crabb.)
(1) Arc of vision: Astron: Au arc which measures the least distiuice
at which, after sunset, a fixed star or planet emerging from the sun's
rays b»> conies visible. (2) Beatific vision : [Beatific]. (3) Direct (or
simple) vision ; Optics : Vision performed by means of raya passing
directly or in straight lines from the i-adiant point to the eye. The
distance at which objects c:in be seen with the greatest distinctness
varies in ditferenc individuals, and in the same individual it is often
dilferent in the two eyes. For small objects, such, as ordinary print, it
is from fourteen to tifteen inches in normal cases. (4) Field of vision
: Optics : The same as Field of view (q.v.^ (5) Reflected vision:
Optics : Vision performed by means of rays reflected as by mirrors.
(C) Ee/racted vision : Optics : Vision performed by means of raya
refracted or deviated by passing through mediums of diflerent
densities. • vis'-ion (s as zh). v.t. (Vision, «.] To se« as in a vision ;
to perceive by the eye of the intellect or imagination. " We in the
niorniit^ eyed the pleasant fields VisivJied heloie." Southey :
Joano/Arc, vUi, * vis'-ion-^l (s as zh), a. [Eng. vision, s. ; -al.]
Pertiuning oi- relating to vision. "The visionnl interpretation Hpi)enrB
to be |)refeJ^ able to the other. "— tyaterland : iVariOi, vi. 228.
^L§i'-idn-ar-i-ness (§ as zh). s. [Eng. visioimry ; -ness.] The quality
or state of being visionary. vis'-i6n-ar-y(s as zh), o. & s. [Eng. vision;
-ary.] A. As adjective : 1. Of or pei-taining to visions; appropriate to
or characterized by the appearance of visions. " At the visio7iar}/
hour . . . Angelic barpa ate lu full concert heaid.' ThwHSon :
Hammer, SfiO, 2. Existing in imagination only ; not rt'al; Imaginaiy ;
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