Vein () Peculiar temper or temperament; tendency or turn of mind; a particular disposition or cast of genius; humor; strain; quality; also, manner of speech or action; as, a rich vein of humor; a satirical vein.

Veined () of Vein

Veining () of Vein

Vein () To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.

Veinal () Pertaining to veins; venous.

Veined () Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble.

Veined () Having fibrovascular threads extending throughout the lamina; as, a veined leaf.

Veinless () Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.

Veinlet () A small vein.

Veinous () Marked with veins; veined; veiny.

Veinstone () The nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which accompanies the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite, fluor spar, etc.; -- called also veinstuff.

Veiny () Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble.

Velar () Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining to the soft palate.

Velar () Having the place of articulation on the soft palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and hard q.

Velaria () of Velarium

Velarium () The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the Discophora.

Velate () Having a veil; veiled.

Vele () A veil.

Velella () Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus Velella.

Veliferous () Carrying or bearing sails.

Veliger () Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the state when it is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.

Velitation () A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish.

Velivolant () Flying with sails; passing under full sail.

Vell () The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet bag.

Vell () To cut the turf from, as for burning.

Velleity () The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete volition.

Vellet () Velvet.

Vellicated () of Vellicate

Vellicating () of Vellicate

Vellicate () To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively.

Vellicate () To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.

Vellication () The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.

Vellication () A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a muscular fiber, especially of the face.

Vellicative () Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching; causing vellication.

Vellon () A word occurring in the phrase real vellon. See the Note under Its Real.

Vellum () A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and for binding books.

Vellumy () Resembling vellum.

Velocimeter () An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles.

Velocipede () A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three, or four wheels. See Bicycle, and Tricycle.

Velecipedist () One who rides on a velocipede.

Velocities () of Velocity

Velocity () Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light.

Velocity () Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.

Velours () One of many textile fabrics having a pile like that of velvet.

Veltfare () The fieldfare.

Vela () of Velum

Velum () Curtain or covering; -- applied to various membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See under Palate.

Velum () See Veil, n., 3 (b).

Velum () A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of quillworts Isoetes).

Velum () A veil-like organ or part.

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