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Traditional English :: velitation
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velify.html - n.
archaic a slight skirmish or controversy. [L velitatio f. velitari skirmish f. veles velitis light-armed skirmisher] |
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Traditional English :: vela
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velify.html - pl. of VELUM. |
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Traditional English :: velamen
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(pl. velamina) an enveloping membrane esp. of an aerial root of an orchid. [L f. velare cover] |
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Traditional English :: velar
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velify.html - adj. 1 of a veil or velum. 2 Phonet. (of a sound) pronounced with the back of the tongue near the soft palate. [L velaris f. velum: see VELUM] |
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Traditional English :: Velcro
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velify.html - n. propr. a fastener for clothes etc. consisting of two strips of nylon fabric, one looped and one burred, which adhere when pressed together. Velcroed adj. [F velours croch÷ hooked velvet] |
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Traditional English :: veld
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velify.html - n.
(also veldt) S.Afr. open country; grassland. [Afrik. f. Du., = FIELD] |
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