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Traditional English :: velum
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velue.html - n.
(pl. vela) a membrane, membranous covering, or flap. [L, = sail, curtain, covering, veil] |
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Traditional English :: velutinous
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velue.html - adj.
covered with soft fine hairs. [perh. f. It. vellutino f. velluto VELVET] |
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Traditional English :: vela
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velue.html - pl. of VELUM. |
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Traditional English :: velamen
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velue.html - n.
(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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velue.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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velue.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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