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See Villain, 1.

Villanage. Blackstone.

Of or pertaining to a villein.

, pl. of Villus.

Having the form or appearance of villi; like close-set fibers, either hard or soft; as, the teeth of perch are villiform.

See Villous.

State of being villous.

Furnished or clothed with villi.

One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface.

The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthæ). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye.

Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenter's bevel; -- said of a partition line of a shield.

A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceæ, from tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts.

One who cavils. Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. Boyle.

Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] Hooker.

Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ly, adv. [R.] -- Cav"il*ous*ness, n. [R.]

A half-vill, consisting of five freemen or frankpledges. Blackstone.

In an evil manner; not well; ill. [Obs.] "Good deeds evilly bestowed." Shak.

Of or pertaining to ashes. [Obs.] Light and favollous particles. Sir T. Browne.

One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.

A city hall or townhouse.