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Turbulence. What a tale of terror now its turbulency tells! Poe.

Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent commotion; as, the turbulent ocean. Calm region once, And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent. Milton.

In a turbulent manner.

Having two distinct capsules; bicapsular.

A little ulcer. [R.]

An umbellet.

Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a tincture different from the body.

Not governed or controlled. "Unruled and undirected." Spenser.

A vaginula.

A little valve; a valvelet.

A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zoöl.), one of the small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.

A small worm or insect larva; also, a wormlike body. [R.] Derham.

ce 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 nymphæ, in which the orifice of the urethra is situated. -- Vestibule train (Railroads), a train of passenger cars having t…

Same as Vestibule train, under Vestibule.

An old French variety of pear, of little value.

f Chaucer, the line is always broken by a cæsura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule. Hallam.

The quality or state of being virulent or venomous; poisonousness; malignancy.

oisonous or venomous; very active in doing injury. A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by uncleanness. Sir W. Scott.

Made virulent; poisoned. [Obs.]

In a virulent manner.