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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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142 words match “VENA”

A vein. Vena cava; pl. Venæ cavæ. Etym: [L., literally, hollow vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart.-- Vena contracta. Etym: [L., literally, contracted vein.] (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and near the orifice from which it issues. -- Vena portæ;…

VENAL a. 2 definitions

Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood. [R.]

The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable; mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services, for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the venality of an official. Complaints of Roman venality became louder. Milton.

In a venal manner.

The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their prey.

Of or, pertaining to hunting.

VENATIC; VENATICAL a.

Of or pertaining to hunting; used in hunting. [R.] " Venatical pleasure." Howell.

VENATION n. 2 definitions

The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.

Or or pertaining to hunting; venatic. [R.]

A genus of grasses, including the common oat (Avena sativa); the oat grasses.

Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.

A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of rent. Jacob.

A crystalline globulin, contained in oat kernels, very similar in composition to excelsin, but different in reactions and crystalline form.

CONVENABLE a. 2 definitions

Consistent; accordant; suitable; proper; as, convenable remedies. [Obs.] With his wod his work is convenable. Spenser.

That which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient. And they missed Their wonted convenance, cheerly hid the loss. Emerson.

Fit; proper; suitable. [Obs.] "A covenable day." Wyclif (Mark vi. 21).

Fitly; suitably. [Obs.] "Well and covenably." Chaucer.

COVENANT n. 8 definitions

arties, or one of the stipulations in such an agreement. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant. 1 Sam. xviiii. 3. Let there be covenants drawn between us. Shak. If we conclude a peace, It shall be with such strict and severe covenants As little shall the Frenchmen gain thereby. Shak.