Verdigris Ver"di·gris transitive verb To cover, or coat, with verdigris. [ R.] "An old
verdigrised brass bugle."
Hawthorne.
Verdin Ver"din noun [ Confer Spanish
verdino bright green, French
verdin the yellow-hammer.]
(Zoology) A small yellow-headed bird ( Auriparus flaviceps ) of Lower California, allied to the titmice; -- called also goldtit .
Verdine Ver"dine noun [ French
verd ,
vert , green.]
(Chemistry) A commercial name for green aniline dye.
Verdingale Ver"din·gale noun See Farthingale . [ Spelled also
verdingall .] [ Obsolete]
Verdit Ver"dit noun Verdict. Chaucer.
Verditer Ver"di·ter noun [ French
vert-de-terre , literally, green of earth.]
(Chemistry) (a) Verdigris. [ Obsolete]
(b) Either one of two pigments (called blue verditer , and green verditer ) which are made by treating copper nitrate with calcium carbonate (in the form of lime, whiting, chalk, etc.) They consist of hydrated copper carbonates analogous to the minerals azurite and malachite. Verditer blue ,
a pale greenish blue color, like that of the pigment verditer.
Verditure Ver"di·ture noun [ Confer
Verditer .]
The faintest and palest green.
Verdoy Ver"doy adjective [ French
verdoyer to become green. See
Verdant .]
(Her.) Charged with leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.; -- said of a border.
Verdure Ver"dure noun [ French, from Latin
viridis green. See
Verdant .]
Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of the meadows in June. A wide expanse of living verdure , cultivated gardens, shady groves, fertile cornfields, flowed round it like a sea.
Motley.
Verdured Ver"dured adjective Covered with verdure. Poe.
Verdureless Ver"dure·less adjective Destitute of verdure.
Verdurous Ver"dur·ous adjective Covered with verdure; clothed with the fresh green of vegetation; verdured; verdant; as, verdurous pastures. Milton.
Verecund Ver"e·cund adjective [ Latin
verecundus , from
vereri to feel awe.]
Rashful; modest. [ Obsolete]
Verecundious Ver`e·cun"di·ous adjective Verecund. [ Obsolete] "
Verecundious generosity."
Sir H. Wotton.
Verecundity Ver`e·cun"di·ty noun The quality or state of being verecund; modesty. [ Obsolete]
Verein Ver·ein" noun [ G.]
A union, association, or society; -- used in names of German organizations.
Veretillum Ver`e·til"lum noun [ Latin , dim. of
veretrum the private parts.]
(Zoology) Any one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound Alcyonaria belonging to Veretillum and allied genera, of the tribe Pennatulacea. The whole colony can move about as if it were a simple animal.
Vergalien, Vergaloo Ver"ga·lien, Ver"ga·loo noun [ Confer
Virgouleuse .]
(Botany) See Virgalieu .
Verge Verge noun [ French
verge , Latin
virga ; perhaps akin to English
wisp .]
1. A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the verge , carried before a dean. 2. The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge . [ Eng.]
3. (Eng. Law) The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the Palace court, within which the lord steward and the marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction; -- so called from the verge, or staff, which the marshal bore. 4. A virgate; a yardland. [ Obsolete]
5. A border, limit, or boundary of a space; an edge, margin, or brink of something definite in extent. Even though we go to the extreme verge of possibility to invent a supposition favorable to it, the theory . . . implies an absurdity.
J. S. Mill. But on the horizon's verge descried,
Hangs, touched with light, one snowy sail.
M. Arnold. 6. A circumference; a circle; a ring. The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow.
Shak. 7. (Architecture) (a) The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft. Oxf. Gloss. (b) The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a roof. Encyc. Brit. 8. (Horol.) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under Escapement . 9. (Hort.) (a) The edge or outside of a bed or border. (b) A slip of grass adjoining gravel walks, and dividing them from the borders in a parterre. 10. The penis. 11. (Zoology) The external male organ of certain mollusks, worms, etc. See Illustration in Appendix. Syn. -- Border; edge; rim; brim; margin; brink.
Verge Verge intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Verged ;
present participle & verbal noun Verging .] [ Latin
vergere to bend, turn, incline; confer Sanskrit
v...j to turn.]
1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to approach. 2. To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to the north. Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards him as its center.
Barrow. I find myself verging to that period of life which is to be labor and sorrow.
Swift.
Vergeboard Verge"board` noun [
Verge +
board. Confer
Bargeboard .]
(Architecture) The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended from the edge of the projecting roof (see Verge , noun , 4), and in position parallel to the gable wall. Called also bargeboard .
Vergency Ver"gen·cy noun 1. The act of verging or approaching; tendency; approach. [ R.]
2. (Opt.) The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens, used as measure of the divergence or convergence of a pencil of rays. [ R.]
Humphrey Lloyd.
Verger Ver"ger noun [ French
verger , from
verge a rod. See 1st
Verge .]
One who carries a verge, or emblem of office. Specifically: --
(a) An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a justice, etc. [ Eng.]
Strype. (b) The official who takes care of the interior of a church building.
Verger Ver"ger noun A garden or orchard. [ Obsolete]
Vergetté Ver`get`té" adjective [ Confer French
vergeté .]
Divided by pallets, or pales; paly. W. Berry.
Vergette Ver·gette" noun (Her.) A small pale.
Veridical Ve·rid"ic·al adjective [ Latin
veridicus ;
verus true +
dicere to say, tell.]
Truth-telling; truthful; veracious. [ R.]
Carlyle.
Verifiable Ver"i·fi`a·ble adjective Capable of being verified; confirmable. Bp. Hall.
Verification Ver`i·fi·ca"tion noun [ Confer French
vérification .]
1. The act of verifying, or the state of being verified; confirmation; authentication. 2. (Law) (a) Confirmation by evidence. (b) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea. Verification of an equation (Math.) ,
the operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it expresses truly the conditions of the problem. Davies & Peck. (Math. Dict.)
Verificative Ver"i·fi·ca·tive adjective Serving to verify; verifying; authenticating; confirming.
Verifier Ver"i·fi`er noun One who, or that which, verifies.
Verify Ver"i·fy transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Verified ;
present participle & verbal noun Verifying .] [ French
vérifier , Late Latin
verificare , from Latin
verus true +
-ficare to make. See
Very , and
- fy .]
1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of; to confirm; to substantiate. This is verified by a number of examples.
Bacon. So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify .
The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign.
Milton. 2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to verify a written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or the like. To verify our title with their lives.
Shak. 3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Veriloquent Ve·ril"o·quent adjective [ Latin
verus true +
loquens speaking.]
Speaking truth; truthful. [ Obsolete]
Verily Ver"i·ly adverb [ From
Very .]
In very truth; beyond doubt or question; in fact; certainly. Bacon. Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Ps. xxxvii. 3.
Verine Ver"ine noun [ Contr. from
ver atr
ine .]
(Chemistry) An alkaloid obtained as a yellow amorphous substance by the decomposition of veratrine.
Verisimilar Ver`i·sim"i·lar adjective [ Latin
verisimilis ;
verus true +
similis like, similar. See
Very , and
Similar .]
Having the appearance of truth; probable; likely. "How
verisimilar it looks."
Carlyle.
Verisimilitude Ver`i·si·mil"i·tude noun [ Latin
verisimilitudo : confer Old French
verisimilitude . See
Verisimilar .]
The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood. Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult.
Glanvill. All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative.
Sir. W. Scott.
Verisimility Ver`i·si·mil"i·ty noun Verisimilitude. [ Obsolete]
The verisimility or probable truth.
Sir T. Browne.
Verisimilous Ver`i·sim"i·lous adjective Verisimilar. [ Obsolete]
Veritable Ver"i·ta·ble adjective [ French
véritable . See
Verity .]
Agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine. "The
veritable Deity."
Sir W. Hamilton. --
Ver"i*ta*bly ,
adverb
Veritas Ver"i·tas noun [ Confer French
véritas . See
Verity .]
The Bureau Veritas. See under Bureau .
Verity Ver"i·ty noun ;
plural Verities . [ French
vérité , Latin
veritas , from
verus true. See
Very .]
1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact; truth; reality. "The
verity of certain words."
Shak. It is a proposition of eternal verity , that none can govern while he is despised.
South. 2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality. Mark what I say, which you shall find
By every syllable a faithful verity .
Shak.
Verjuice Ver"juice` noun [ Middle English
vergeous , French
verjus , that is, the juice of green fruits;
verd ,
vert , green +
jus juice. See
Verdant , and
Juice .]
1. The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice. 2. Tartness; sourness, as of disposition.
Vermeil Ver"meil noun [ French, vermilion, from Late Latin
vermiculus , from Latin
vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus, from
vermis a worm. See
Worm , and confer
Vermicule .]
1. Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red. [ Poetic & R.]
In her cheeks the vermeil red did show
Like roses in a bed of lilies shed.
Spenser. 2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze. 3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold. Knight.
Vermeologist Ver`me·ol"o·gist noun One who treats of vermes, or worms; a helminthologist.
Vermeology Ver`me·ol"o·gy noun [ Latin
vermes worms +
-logy .]
(Zoology) A discourse or treatise on worms; that part of zoölogy which treats of worms; helminthology. [ R.]
Vermes Ver"mes noun plural [ Latin
vermes , plural of
vermis a worm.]
(Zoology) (a) An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by Linnæus and his followers. (b) A more restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied orders.
Vermetid Ver"me·tid noun (Zoology) Any species of vermetus.
Vermetus Ver·me"tus noun [ New Latin , from Latin
vermis worm.]
(Zoology) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidæ . Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube.
Vermicelli Ver`mi·cel"li noun [ Italian , plural of
vermicello , literally, a little worm, dim. of
verme a worm, Latin
vermis . See
Worm , and confer
Vermicule ,
Vermeil .]
The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into dough, and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a slender, wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the paste is made in larger tubes, it is called macaroni .
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