Velum () The circular membrane that partially incloses the space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.

Velum () A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of Protozoa.

Velure () Velvet.

Velutina () Any one of several species of marine gastropods belonging to Velutina and allied genera.

Velutinous () Having the surface covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence; velvety; as, a velutinous leaf.

Velverd () The veltfare.

Velveret () A kind of velvet having cotton back.

Velvet () A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads. Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton or linen back.

Velvet () The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid growth.

Velvet () Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety.

Velvet () To pain velvet.

Velvet () To make like, or cover with, velvet.

Velvetbreast () The goosander.

Velveteen () A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet; cotton velvet.

Velveting () The fine shag or nap of velvet; a piece of velvet; velvet goods.

Velvetleaf () A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety leaves, as the Abutilon Avicennae, the Cissampelos Pareira, and the Lavatera arborea, and even the common mullein.

Velvety () Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.

Venae () of Vena

Vena () A vein.

Venae cavae () of Vena

VenAe portae () of Vena

Venada () The pudu.

Venal () Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood.

Venal () Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held for sale; salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as, venal services.

Venality () The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official.

Venally () In a venal manner.

Venantes () The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey.

Venary () Of or, pertaining to hunting.

Venatic () Alt. of Venatical

Venatical () Of or pertaining to hunting; used in hunting.

Venatica () See Vinatico.

Venation () The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.

Venation () The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted.

Venatorial () Or or pertaining to hunting; venatic.

Vended () of Vend

Vending () of Vend

Vend () To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; to make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell; as, to vend goods; to vend vegetables.

Vend () The act of vending or selling; a sale.

Vend () The total sales of coal from a colliery.

Vendace () A European lake whitefish (Coregonus Willughbii, or C. Vandesius) native of certain lakes in Scotland and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called also vendis.

Vendee () The person to whom a thing is vended, or sold; -- the correlative of vendor.

Vendemiaire () The first month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792.

Vender () One who vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of possessing a thing, either his own, or that of another as his agent, for a price or pecuniary equivalent; a seller; a vendor.

Vendetta () A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.

Vendibility () The quality or state of being vendible, or salable.

Vendible () Capable of being vended, or sold; that may be sold; salable.

Vendible () Something to be sold, or offered for sale.

Venditate () To cry up. as if for sale; to blazon.

Venditation () The act of setting forth ostentatiously; a boastful display.

Vendition () The act of vending, or selling; sale.

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