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Twofold. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Bribed. [R.] Fuller.

Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also unmonied.] Shenstone.

The borele.

broad alluvial plains on one or both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively. The valley of the shadow of death. Ps. xxiii. 4. Sweet interchange Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains. Milton.

A bout; a thrust; a venew. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Three veneys for a dish of stewed prunes. Shak.

Villainous. [Obs.] "Vileyns sinful deeds make a churl." Chaucer.

An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of vines producing grapes.

One who cultivates a vineyard.

he like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms. Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. Milton. Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe. Byron.

A game played by volleying a large inflated ball with the hands over a net 7 ft. 6 in. high.

Discharged with a sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as, volleyed thunder.

An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or whitish color; -- said usually of horses. Booth.

Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color. Booth.

A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of squaring. See Wany, a.

A jar or bottle, as of porous earthenware, in which water is cooled by evaporation.

The American snakebird. See Snakebird.

The snow goose. [Canadian, & Local U. S.]

See Web, n., 8.

To warray. [Obs.] Chaucer.