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Vienna paste: Definition and part of speech

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Vienna paste

  1. A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic potash and quicklime; — called also Vienna caustic.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Viennese: Definition and part of speech

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Viennese

  1. n. sing. & pl. An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to Vienna, or people of Vienna.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

View: Definition and part of speech

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View

  1. n. Appearance; show; aspect.
  2. n. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
  3. n. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as, a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.
  4. n. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or range of sight; extent of prospect.
  5. n. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view from a window.
  6. n. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, /ither drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.
  7. n. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one’s views of the policy which ought to be pursued.
  8. n. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object, aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view of escaping.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Vie: Definition and part of speech

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Vie

  1. n. A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager.
  2. v. i. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See Revie.
  3. v. i. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.
  4. v. t. To stake; to wager.
  5. v. t. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.