Chapter 1842

Ves"i*ca*to*ry (?; 277) , a. [Cf. F. v\'82sicatoire .] (Med.) Tending, or having power, to raise a blister. -- n. A blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.

Vesicle <Xpage=1605>

Ves"i*cle (?) , n. [L. vesicula , dim. of vesica a bladder, blister; akin to Skr. vasti bladder: cf. F. v\'82sicule .] A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell. Specifically: --

(a) (Bot.) A small bladderlike body in the substance of vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.

(b) (Med.) A small, and more or less circular, elevation of the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.

(c) (Anat.) A cavity or sac, especially one filled with fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle .

(d) (Zo\'94l.) A small convex hollow prominence on the surface of a shell or a coral.

(e) (Geol.) A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass.

Vesico- <Xpage=1605>

Ves"i*co- (?) . A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with , or relation to , the bla<?/der ; as in vesico prostatic, vesico vaginal.

Vesicoprostatic <Xpage=1605>

Ves`i*co*pro*stat"ic (?) , a. (Anat.) Of a pertaining to the bladder and the prostrate gland.

Vesicouterine <Xpage=1605>

Ves`i*co*u"ter*ine (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bladder and the uterus.

Vesicovaginal <Xpage=1605>

Ves`i*co*vag"i*nal (?) , a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bladder and the vagina.

Vesicula <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic"u*la (?) , n. ; pl. Vesicul\'91 . [L., dim. of vesica .] (Anat. & Med.) A vesicle.

Vesicular <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic"u*lar (?) , a. [Cf. F. v\'82siculaire .] 1. Of or pertaining to vesicles; esp., of or pertaining to the air vesicles, or air cells, of the lungs; as, vesicular breathing, or normal breathing, in which the air enters freely the air vesicles of the lungs .

2. Containing, or composed of, vesicles or vesiclelike structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate; as, vesicular coral; vesicular lava; a vesicular leaf .

3. Having the form or structure of a vesicle; as, a vesicular body .

Vesicular column (Anat.) , a series of nerve cells forming one of the tracts distinguished in the spinal; -- also called the ganglionic column . -- Vesicular emphysema (Med.) , emphysema of the lungs, in which the air vesicles are distended and their walls ruptured. -- Vesicular murmur (Med.) , the sound, audible on auscultation of the chest, made by the air entering and leaving the air vesicles of the lungs in respiration.

Vesicularia <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic`u*la"ri*a (?) , n. [NL. See Vesicle .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of marine Bryozoa belonging to Vesicularia and allied genera. They have delicate tubular cells attached in clusters to slender flexible stems.

Vesiculata <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic`u*la"ta (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Vesicle .] (Zo\'94l.) The campanularian medus\'91.

Vesiculate <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic"u*late (?) , a. Bladdery; full of, or covered with, bladders; vesicular.

Vesiculate <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic"u*late (?) , v. t. To form vesicles in, as lava.

Vesiculation <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic`u*la"tion (?) , n. (Geol.) The state of containing vesicles, or the process by which vesicles are formed.

Vesiculose, Vesiculous <Xpage=1605>

Ve*sic"u*lose` (?) , Ve*sic"u*lous (?) , a. [L. vesiculosus : cf. F. v\'82siculeux .] Bladdery; vesicular; vesiculate; composed of vesicles; covered with vesicles; as, a vesiculose shell .

Vespa <Xpage=1605>

Ves"pa (?) , n. [L., wasp.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and hornets.

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Vesper <Xpage=1606>

Ves"per (?) , n. [L., the evening, the evening star, the west; akin to Gr. <?/, <?/, and perhaps to E. west . Cf. Hesperian , Vespers .] The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset; hence, the evening.

Shak.

Vesper <Xpage=1606>

Ves"per , a. Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells .

Vesper sparrow , the grass finch. See under Grass .

Vesperal <Xpage=1606>

Ves"per*al (?) , a. Vesper; evening. [R.]

Vespers <Xpage=1606>

Ves"pers (?) , n. ; pl . [OF. vespres , F. v\'88pres , LL. vesperae , fr. L. vespera evening. See Vesper , n. ] (R. C. Ch.) (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary. (b) The evening song or service.

Sicilian vespers . See under Sicilian , a.

Vespertilio <Xpage=1606>

Ves`per*til"i*o (?) , n. [L., a bat.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of bats including some of the common small insectivorous species of North America and Europe.

Vespertiliones <Xpage=1606>

Ves`per*til`i*o"nes (?) , n. pl. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of America and Europe, belonging to Vespertilio and allied genera. They lack a nose membrane.

Vespertilionine <Xpage=1606>

Ves`per*til`i*o"nine (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones.

Vespertinal <Xpage=1606>

Ves"per*ti`nal (?) , a. Vespertine.

Lowell.

Vespertine <Xpage=1606>

Ves"per*tine (?) , a. [L. vespertinus . See Vesper .] 1. Of or pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the evening.

Gray.

2. (Bot.) Blossoming in the evening.

Vespiary <Xpage=1606>

Ves"pi*a*ry (?) , n. [L. vespa a wasp.] A nest, or habitation, of insects of the wasp kind.

Vespillo <Xpage=1606>

Ves*pil"lo (?) , n. ; pl. Vespilloes (#) . [L.] (Rom. Antiq.) One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.

Like vespilloes or grave makers. Sir T. Browne.

Vessel <Xpage=1606>

Ves"sel , n. [OF. vessel , veissel , vaissel , vaissiel , F. vascellum , dim. of vasculum , dim. of vas a vessel. Cf. Vascular , Vase .] 1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin, a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.

[They drank] out of these noble vessels . Chaucer.

2. A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel ; a passenger vessel .

[He] began to build a vessel of huge bulk. Milton.

3. Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing something; esp. (Script.) , one into whom something is conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy .

He is a chosen vessel unto me. Acts ix. 15.

[The serpent] fit vessel , fittest imp of fraud, in whom To enter. Milton.

4. (Anat.) Any tube or canal in which the blood or other fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.

5. (Bot.) A continuous tube formed from superposed large cylindrical or prismatic cells (trache\'91), which have lost their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of secondary membranes; a duct.

Acoustic vessels . See under Acoustic . -- Weaker vessel , a woman; -- now applied humorously. "Giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel ." 1 Peter iii. 7 . "You are the weaker vessel ."

Shak.

Vessel <Xpage=1606>

Ves"sel , v. t. To put into a vessel. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Vesselful <Xpage=1606>

Ves"sel*ful (?) , n. ; pl. Vesselfuls (<?/) . As much as a vessel will hold; enough to fill a vessel.

Vesses, Vessets <Xpage=1606>

Ves"ses (?) , Ves"sets (?) , n. A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth. [Prov. Eng.]

Vessicnon, Vessignon <Xpage=1606>

Ves"sic*non (?) , Ves"sig*non (?) , n. [F. vessigon , fr. L. vesica a bladder, blister.] (Far.) A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.

Vest <Xpage=1606>

Vest (?) , n. [L. vestis a garment, vesture; akin to Goth. wasti , and E. wear : cf. F. veste . See Wear to carry on the person, and cf. Divest , Invest , Travesty .]

1. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.

In state attended by her maiden train, Who bore the vests that holy rites require. Dryden.

2. Any outer covering; array; garb.

Not seldom clothed in radiant vest Deceitfully goes forth the morn. Wordsworth.

3. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for men, worn under the coat.

Syn. -- Garment; vesture; dress; robe; vestment; waistcoat. -- Vest , Waistcoat . In England, the original word waistcoat is generally used for the body garment worn over the shirt and immediately under the coat. In the United States this garment is commonly called a vest , and the waistcoat is often improperly given to an under-garment.

Vest <Xpage=1606>

Vest , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Vested ; p. pr. & vb. n. Vesting .] [Cf. L. vestire , vestitum , OF. vestir , F. v\'88tir . See Vest , n. ] 1. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.

Came vested all in white, pure as her mind. Milton.

With ether vested , and a purple sky. Dryden.

2. To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court with power to try cases of life and death .

Had I been vested with the monarch's power. Prior.

3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is vested in the king, or in the courts .

Empire and dominion was [were] vested in him. Locke.

4. To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or houses . [R.]

5. (Law) To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with an estate ; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested in possession .

Bouvier.

Vest <Xpage=1606>

Vest (?) , v. i. To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title or right; -- followed by in ; as, upon the death of the ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in the heir at law .

Vesta <Xpage=1606>

Ves"ta (?) , n. [L. Vesta , akin to Gr. <?/ Vesta, <?/ the hearth of the house, and perhaps to Skr. ush to burn (see East ), or perhaps to Skr. vas to dwell, and E. was .] 1. (Rom. Myth.) One of the great divinities of the ancient Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia . She was a virgin, and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on it, and the family round it.

2. (Astron.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by Olbers in 1807.

3. A wax friction match.

Simmonds.

Vestal <Xpage=1606>

Ves"tal (?) , a. [L. Vestalis belonging to Vesta, vestal. See Vesta .] Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth; hence, pure; chaste.

Vestal <Xpage=1606>

Ves"tal , n. [L. Vestalis (sc. virgo ): cf. F. vestale . See Vestal , a. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar.

&hand; The Vestals were originally four, but afterward six, in number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth year of the candidate's age.

2. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! Pope.

Vestales <Xpage=1606>

Ves*ta"les (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Vestal .] (Zo\'94l.) A group of butterflies including those known as virgins, or gossamer-winged butterflies.

Vested <Xpage=1606>

Vest"ed (?) , a. 1. Clothed; robed; wearing vestments. "The vested priest."

Milton.

2. (Law) Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed; as, vested rights; vested interests .

Vested legacy (Law) , a legacy the right to which commences in pr\'91senti , and does not depend on a contingency; as, a legacy to one to be paid when he attains to twenty-one years of age is a vested legacy , and if the legatee dies before the testator, his representative shall receive it. Blackstone . -- Vested remainder (Law) , an estate settled, to remain to a determined person, after the particular estate is spent. Blackstone. Kent.

Vestiarian <Xpage=1606>

Ves`ti*a"ri*an (?) , a. [See Vestiary .] Of or pertaining to a vestiary or vestments.

Vestiary <Xpage=1606>

Ves"ti*a*ry (?) , n. [L. vestiarium . See Vestry .] A wardrobe; a robing room; a vestry.

Fuller.

Vestiary <Xpage=1606>

Ves"ti*a*ry , a. Pertaining to clothes, or vestments.

Vestibular <Xpage=1606>

Ves*tib"u*lar (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a vestibule; like a vestibule.

Vestibule <Xpage=1606>

Ves"ti*bule (?) , n. [L. vestibulum , of uncertain origin: cf. F. vestibule .] The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall.

Vestibule of the ear . (Anat.) See under Ear . -- Vestibule of the vulva (Anat.) , a triangular space between the nymph\'91, in which the orifice of the urethra is situated. -- Vestibule train (Railroads) , a train of passenger cars having the space between the end doors of adjacent cars inclosed, so as to admit of leaving the doors open to provide for intercommunication between all the cars.

Syn. -- Hall; passage. -- Vestibule , Hall , Passage . A vestibule is a small apartment within the doors of a building. A hall is the first large apartment beyond the vestibule, and, in the United States, is often long and narrow, serving as a passage to the several apartments. In England, the hall is generally square or oblong, and a long, narrow space of entrance is called a passage , not a hall , as in America. Vestibule is often used in a figurative sense to denote a place of entrance. "The citizens of Rome placed the images of their ancestors in the vestibules of their houses." Bolingbroke

Vestibulum <Xpage=1606>

Ves*tib"u*lum (?) , n. ; pl. Vestibula (#) . [L., vestibule.] (Zo\'94l.) A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and anus open.

Vestigate <Xpage=1606>

Ves"ti*gate (?) , v. t. [L. vestigatus , p. p. of vestigare . See Vestige .] To investigate. [Obs.]

Vestige <Xpage=1606>

Ves"tige (?) , n. [F., from L. vestigium footprint, trace, sign; the last part ( -stigium ) is probably akin to E. sty , v. i. Cf. Investigate .] The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population .

What vestiges of liberty or property have they left? Burke.

Ridicule has followed the vestiges of Truth, but never usurped her place. Landor.

Syn. -- Trace; mark; sign; token. -- Vestige , Trace . These words agree in marking some indications of the past, but differ to some extent in their use and application. Vestige is used chiefly in a figurative sense, for the remains something long passed away; as, the vestiges of ancient times; vestiges of the creation . A trace is literally something drawn out in a line, and may be used in this its primary sense, or figuratively, to denote a sign or evidence left by something that has passed by, or ceased to exist. Vestige usually supposes some definite object of the past to be left behind; while a trace may be a mere indication that something has been present or is present; as, traces of former population; a trace of poison in a given substance .

Vestigial <Xpage=1606>

Ves*tig"i*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.

Vesting <Xpage=1606>

Vest"ing (?) , n. Cloth for vests; a vest pattern.

Vestiture <Xpage=1606>

Ves"ti*ture (?; 135) , n. [See Vesture .] In vestiture. [R.]

Vestlet <Xpage=1606>

Vest"let (?) , n. [Dim. of vest .] (Zo\'94l.) Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the genus Cerianthus . These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, in which they dwell, whence the name.

Vestment <Xpage=1606>

Vest"ment (?) , n. [OE. vestement , vestiment , OF. vestement , vestiment , F. v\'88tement , fr. L. vestimentum , fr. vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment, clothing. See Vest .] A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress; specifically (Eccl.) , any priestly garment. "Royal vestiment ." Chaucer . "Priests in holy vestments ." Shak .

The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the quality of the persons represented. Dryden.

Vestry <Xpage=1606>

Ves"try (?) , n. ; pl. Vestries (#) . [OE. vestrye , F. vestiaire , L. vestiarium , fr. vestiarius belonging to clothes, fr. vestis a garment. See Vest , n. , and cf. Vestiary .] 1. A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary .

He said unto him that was over the vestry , Bring forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. 2 Kings x. 22.

2. (Ch. of Eng.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually held in a vestry.