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Virility (?), n. [L. virilitas: cf. F. virilité.] The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood; manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion. “Virility of visage.” Holland.
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Viripotent (?), a. [L. vir man + potens fit for.] Developed in manhood; hence, able to beget; marriageable. [Obs.]
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Being not of ripe years, not viripotent. Holinshed.
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Virmilion (?), n. See . [R.]
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Virole (?), n. [F., a ferrule. See .] (Her.) A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn.
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Viroled (?), a. (Her.) Furnished with a virole or viroles; -- said of a horn or a bugle when the rings are of different tincture from the rest of the horn.
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Virose (?), a. [L. virosus. See .] Having a nauseous odor; fetid; poisonous. [R.]
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Virtu (?; 277), n. [It. virtù virtue, excellence, from L. virtus. See .] A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. J. Spence.
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Coloq. An article of virtu , or Coloq. a piece of virtu , Coloq. , an object of art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or private collections.
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I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view,
To be shown to my friends as a piece of virtù. Goldsmith.
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Virtual (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. virtuel. See .] 1. Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy without the agency of the material or sensible part; potential; energizing.
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Heat and cold have a virtual transition, without communication of substance. Bacon.
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Every kind that lives,
Fomented by his virtual power, and warmed. Milton.
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2. Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual presence of a man in his agent or substitute.
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A thing has a virtual existence when it has all the conditions necessary to its actual existence. Fleming.
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To mask by slight differences in the manners a virtual identity in the substance. De Quincey.
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Coloq. Principle of virtual velocities (Mech.), the law that when several forces are in equilibrium, the algebraic sum of their virtual moments is equal to zero. -- Coloq. Virtual focus (Opt.), the point from which rays, having been rendered divergent by reflection of refraction, appear to issue; the point at which converging rays would meet if not reflected or refracted before they reach it. -- Coloq. Virtual image . (Optics) See under . -- Coloq. Virtual moment (of a force) (Mech.), the product of the intensity of the force multiplied by the virtual velocity of its point of application; -- sometimes called virtual work. -- Coloq. Virtual velocity (Mech.), a minute hypothetical displacement, assumed in analysis to facilitate the investigation of statical problems. With respect to any given force of a number of forces holding a material system in equilibrium, it is the projection, upon the direction of the force, of a line joining its point of application with a new position of that point indefinitely near to the first, to which the point is conceived to have been moved, without disturbing the equilibrium of the system, or the connections of its parts with each other. Strictly speaking, it is not a velocity but a length. -- Coloq. Virtual work . (Mech.) See Virtual moment, above.
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Virtuality (?), n. [Cf. F. virtualité.] 1. The quality or state of being virtual.
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2. Potentiality; efficacy; potential existence. [Obs.]
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In one grain of corn, there lieth dormant a virtuality of many other. Sir T. Browne.
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Virtually (?), adv. In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.
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Virtuate (?), v. t. To make efficacious; to give virtue of efficacy. [Obs.] Harvey.
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Virtue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See , and cf. .] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak.
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Built too strong
For force or virtue ever to expugn. Chapman.
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2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
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Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about. Mark v. 30.
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A man was driven to depend for his security against misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his syntax. De Quincey.
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The virtue of his midnight agony. Keble.
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3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the material or sensible substance.
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She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. Sir. J. Davies.
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4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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I made virtue of necessity. Chaucer.
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In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is better observed than in Terence, who thought the sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in of sentences. B. Jonson.
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5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty.
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Virtue only makes our bliss below. Pope.
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If there's Power above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he must delight in virtue. Addison.
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6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc. “The very virtue of compassion.” Shak. “Remember all his virtues.” Addison.
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7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity of women; virginity.
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H. I believe the girl has virtue.
M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the world to attempt to corrupt it. Goldsmith.
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8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers. Milton.
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Coloq. Cardinal virtues . See under , a. -- Coloq. In virtue of , or Coloq. By virtue of , through the force of; by authority of. “He used to travel through Greece by virtue of this fable, which procured him reception in all the towns.” Addison. “This they shall attain, partly in virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of piety.” Atterbury. -- Coloq. Theological virtues , the three virtues, faith, hope, and charity. See 1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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Virtueless (?), a. Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities; powerless.
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Virtueless she wished all herbs and charms. Fairfax.
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Virtuosity (?), n. 1. The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense, the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or æsthetic cultivation takes the place of religious character; sentimentalism.
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This famous passage . . . over which the virtuosity of modern times, rejoicing in evil, has hung so fondly. C. Kingsley.
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2. Virtuosos, collectively. Carlyle.
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3. An art or study affected by virtuosos.
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Virtuoso (?), n.; pl. Virtuosos (#); It. Virtuosi (#). [It. See .] 1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer of curiosities, etc.
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Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble arts, and is a critic in them. Dryden.
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2. (Mus.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a brilliant concert player.
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Virtuosoship, n. The condition, pursuits, or occupation of a virtuoso. Bp. Hurd.
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Virtuous (?; 135), a. [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See , and cf. .] 1. Possessing or exhibiting virtue. Specifically: --
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(a) Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave. [Obs.]
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Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly virtuous. Chapman.
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(b) Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Lifting up his virtuous staff on high,
He smote the sea, which calméd was with speed. Spenser.
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Every virtuous plant and healing herb. Milton.
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(c) Having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action.
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The virtuous mind that ever walks attended
By a strong siding champion, conscience. Milton.
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2. Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women.
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Mistress Ford . . . the virtuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her husband. Shak.
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-- Virtuously, adv. -- Virtuousness, n.
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{ Virulence (?), Virulency (?), } n. [Cf. F. virulence, L. virulentia an offensive odor, a stench.] 1. The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.
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2. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. “Refuted without satirical virulency.” Barrow.
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The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities and sublimities of the other. I. Taylor.
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Virulent (?), a. [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf. F. virulent. See .] 1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury.
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A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by uncleanness. Sir W. Scott.
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2. Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure; malignant; as, a virulent invective.
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Virulented, a. Made virulent; poisoned. [Obs.]
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Virulently, adv. In a virulent manner.
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Virus (?), n. [L., a slimy liquid, a poisonous liquid, poison, stench; akin to Gr. � poison, Skr. visha. Cf. , v. i.] 1. (Med.) Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic poisons. [Archaic]
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2. the causative agent of a disease, . [obsolescent]
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3. any of numerous submicroscopic complex organic objects which have genetic material and may be considered as living organisms but have no proper cell membrane, and thus cannot by themselves perform metabolic processes, requiring entry into a host cell in order to multiply. The simplest viruses have no lipid envelope and may be considered as complex aggregates of molecules, sometimes only a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and a coat protein. They are sometimes viewed as being on the borderline between living and nonliving objects. They are smaller than living cells in size, usually between 20 and 300 nm; thus they pass through standard filters, and were previously referred to as filterable virus. The manifestations of disease caused by multiplication of viruses in cells may be due to destruction of the cells caused by subversion of the cellular metabolic processes by the virus, or by synthesis of a virus-specific toxin. Viruses may infect animals, plants, or microorganisms; those infecting bacteria are also called bacteriophages. Certain bacteriophages may be non-destructive and benign in the host; -- see .
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4. Fig.: Any morbid corrupting quality in intellectual or moral conditions; something that poisons the mind or the soul; as, the virus of obscene books.
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5. (Computers) a program or segment of program code that may make copies of itself (replicate), attach itself to other programs, and perform unwanted actions within a computer; also called computer virus or virus program. Such programs are almost always introduced into a computer without the knowledge or assent of its owner, and are often malicious, causing destructive actions such as erasing data on disk, but sometime only annoying, causing peculiar objects to appear on the display. The form of sociopathic mental disease that causes a programmer to write such a program has not yet been given a name. Compare trojan horse{3}.
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Vis (?), n. 1. Force; power.
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2. (Law) (a) Physical force. (b) Moral power.
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Coloq. Principle of vis viva (Mech.), the principle that the difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the system while the work is being done. -- Coloq. Vis impressa [L.] (Mech.), force exerted, as in moving a body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed force. -- Coloq. Vis inertiæ . [L.] (a) The resistance of matter, as when a body at rest is set in motion, or a body in motion is brought to rest, or has its motion changed, either in direction or in velocity. (b) Inertness; inactivity. Vis intertiæ and inertia are not strictly synonymous. The former implies the resistance itself which is given, while the latter implies merely the property by which it is given. -- Coloq. Vis mortua [L.] (Mech.), dead force; force doing no active work, but only producing pressure. -- Coloq. Vis vitæ , or Coloq. Vis vitalis [L.] (Physiol.), vital force. -- Coloq. Vis viva [L.] (Mech.), living force; the force of a body moving against resistance, or doing work, in distinction from vis mortua, or dead force; the kinetic energy of a moving body; the capacity of a moving body to do work by reason of its being in motion. See Kinetic energy, in the Note under . The term vis viva is not usually understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of the body which is due to the vibrations of its molecules.
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Visa (?), n. [F.] See .
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Visa, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Visaed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Visaing.] To indorse, after examination, with the word visé, as a passport; to visé.
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Visage (?; 48), n. [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing, a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See .] The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; -- chiefly applied to the human face. Chaucer. “A visage of demand.” Shak.
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His visage was so marred more than any man. Isa. lii. 14.
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Love and beauty still that visage grace. Waller.
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Visage (?; 48), v. t. To face. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Visaged (?), a. Having a visage. Shak.
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Visard (?), n. A mask. See .
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Visard, v. t. To mask.
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Vis-a-vis (?), n. [F., opposite, face to face.] 1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another; esp., one who faces another in dancing.
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2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite sides.
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Vis-a-vis, adv. Face to face.
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Visayan (?), n. [Cf. Sp. Bisayo a Visayan.] A member of the most numerous of the native races of the Philippines, occupying the Visayan Islands and the northern coast Mindanao; also, their language. The Visayans possessed a native culture and alphabet.
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Viscacha (?), Viz-cacha (�), n. [Sp.] (Zoöl.) A large burrowing South American rodent (Lagostomus trichodactylus) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger. Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its burrows. Called also biscacha, bizcacha, vischacha, vishatscha.
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Viscera (?), n., pl. of .
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Visceral (?), a. [Cf. F. viscéral, LL. visceralis.] 1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the viscera; splanchnic.
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2. Fig.: Having deep sensibility. [R.] Bp. Reynolds.
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3. proceeding from emotion or instinct rather than from intellect; deeply emotional; -- as, a visceral reaction.
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4. dealing with coarse or base emotions; -- as, a visceral literary style. [RHUD]
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Coloq. Visceral arches (Anat.), the bars or ridges between the visceral clefts. -- Coloq. Visceral cavity or Coloq. Visceral tube (Anat.), the ventral cavity of a vertebrate, which contains the alimentary canal, as distinguished from the dorsal, or cerebro-spinal, canal. -- Coloq. Visceral clefts (Anat.), transverse clefts on the sides just back of the mouth in the vertebrate embryo, which open into the pharyngeal portion of the alimentary canal, and correspond to the branchial clefts in adult fishes.
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Viscerate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Viscerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Viscerating.] To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to eviscerate; to disembowel.
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Visceroskeletal (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or skeleton, of the viscera; as, the visceroskeletal system of muscles. Mivart.
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Viscid (?), a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe, birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr. �: cf. F. viscide.] Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.
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Viscidity (?), n. [Cf. F. viscidité.] The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.
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Viscin (?), n. (Chem.) A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe (Viscum album), holly, etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime.
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Viscoidal (?), a. Somewhat viscous. Cf. , a., 2.
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Viscosimeter (?), n. [Viscosity + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the degree of viscosity of liquids, as solutions of gum.
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Viscosity (?), n. [Cf. F. viscosité, LL. viscositas.] 1. The quality or state of being viscous.
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2. (Physics) A property possessed by a viscous fluid, being a resistance to the forces causing a fluid to flow, caused by interactions between the molecules of the fluid and between the fluid and the walls of the conduit through which it moves; also, a measure of such a property.
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Viscount (?), n. [OE. vicounte, OF. visconte, vescunte, F. vicomte, LL. vicecomes; L. vice (see , a.) + comes a companion, LL., a count. See .] 1. (O. Eng. Law) An officer who formerly supplied the place of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.
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2. A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of nobility. See , n., 3. [Eng.] Chaucer.
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Viscountcy (?), n. The dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount. Sir B. Burke.
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Viscountess (?), n. [F. vicomtesse, LL. vicecomitissa.] The wife of a viscount.
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{ Viscountship, Viscounty (?), } n. [F. vicomté.] The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.
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Viscous (?), a. [L. viscosus. See .] Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a viscous juice. -- Viscousness, n.
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☞ There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between viscous and viscid.
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Viscum (?), n. [L.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe of Europe.
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2. Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the European mistletoe.
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Viscus (?), n.; pl. Viscera (#). [L., perhaps akin to E. viscid.] (Anat.) One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the abdomen.
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Vise (?), n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.] An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. [Written also vice.]
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Visé (?), n. [F. visé, p. p. of viser to put a visa to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.] An indorsement made on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a visa.
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