|
Traditional English :: vesica
|
 |
vesel.html - n. 1 Anat. & Zool. a bladder, esp. the urinary bladder. 2 (in full vesica piscis or piscium) Art a pointed oval used as an aureole in medieval sculpture and painting. |
|
|
Traditional English :: vesicate
|
|
vesel.html - v.tr. raise blisters on. vesicant adj. & n. vesication n. vesicatory adj. & n. [LL vesicare vesicat- (as VESICA)] |
|
|
Traditional English :: vesicle
|
|
vesel.html - n. 1 Anat., Zool., & Bot. a small bladder, bubble, or hollow structure. 2 Geol. a small cavity in volcanic rock produced by gas bubbles. 3 Med. a blister. vesicular adj. vesiculate adj. vesiculation n. [F v÷sicule or L vesicula dimin. of VESICA] |
|
|
Traditional English :: vesper
|
|
vesel.html - n. 1 Venus as the evening star. 2 poet. evening. 3 (in pl.) a the sixth of the canonical hours of prayer. b evensong. [L vesper evening (star): sense 3 partly f. OF vespres f. eccl.L vesperas f. L vespera evening] |
|
|
Traditional English :: vespertine
|
|
vesel.html - adj. 1 Bot. (of a flower) opening in the evening. 2 Zool. active in the evening. 3 Astron. setting near the time of sunset. 4 of or occurring in the evening. [L vespertinus f. vesper evening] |
|
|
Traditional English :: vespiary
|
|
vesel.html - n.
(pl. -ies) a nest of wasps. [irreg. f. L vespa wasp, after apiary] |
|
