veiicor-moth 
an old Knglish collectors' name, given from the 
eoloi'iitinii, \\hi-li suggests veneering. ('/,,/'/. 
Hiirtiti'ltii.* i* (In- yalileli vi'ln-rr; <'. jiinrttti*, til-' p--all V- 
necr ; jim! ('. in-iriin->'llu, tb6 OOnnnOD TTOMT. Sir cut un- 
der Cramliidte. 
veneer-preSS (veiicr'pres), . A special form 
of press HSril In hulil Vi'lli-crs ill |iositioll wllilr 
being glued to sv ..... Ixx'ork or furniture*. \:m..u- 
rompliratcil forms of MITI-U lamps arhl H-I ''u pns^ - :n< 
Used, Homo lieilltf tit In 1 \vilh ^!raiii-pipi's to ki cp I In- will'- 
Soft lllltil tin- M ni-rl ha- :nl:i]ili-d itself In the ilTcglll.ir 
surface to wllit-h it in to IN- :itl:n-|ii--l 
Veneer-Saw (ve-ner'sa ), . A circular B8W for 
cutting veneers from tin 1 solid wood, ivory, etc. 
It tins :i Iliin edge, .'ind is thicker toward the 
center. !'.. II. Kniiflil. 
veneer-scraper (vo-nei-'skra'per), . A tool 
with an adjustable blade for dressing veneers. 
/;. //. Kniiiht. 
veneflcal (ve-uef'i-kal), <>. [< L. reneficus, poi- 
sonous (see i-'-ni lii'i ), + -/.] 
6717 
venenosityt (ven-e-nos'i-ti). . [= K. 
ini.-ili = Sp. riiniinsiiliiil = I';;, n iii'niiniilii'lf = 
It. n in ini.iiiii : < i- 1 HI mini + -iti/. I The property 
or slate- nl' being x'enenosc or poisonou.-. 
venenous (x-cn'c n\i->. n. |< <>!'. >(< /-j-. F. 
n in in ii j' = I'r. ri-i/fiiiis = Sp. !';,' '' n n< inixn, 
< LI,. ITIH-IUI.--IIX. I'liisolioll-. < L. a 'in mini, poi- 
son: see rrnHin. (.'f. n m mw ami riiinininin. 
doublets of rfnriiniiH.] I'oisonoiis; toxic. 
VenenouB anthelmlntlc, a remedy for intestinal worms. 
which ac-U by destroying the jianutite, and not by simply 
expelling it: a vermicide as distinguished from a vermi- 
fuge. 
venerabilityt (ven'e-ra-bil'j-ti), n. [< vein ru- 
ble -f -iti/ (see -bilityj.] The state or character 
of being venerable. 
'llii' i-M-.-llrnee and venerabUity of their prototypes. 
Ilr. 11. More, Antidote against Idolatry, vili. 
venerable (ven'e-ra-bl), a. [< OF. renerable, 
All with spindles, timbrels, rattles, or other veneflcal 
instruments, making a confused notte. 
B. Joiuon, Masque of Queens. 
veneflcet (ven'e-fis), n. [< L. veneficiuw, a poi- 
soning, < venejifus, poisoning, < venenum, poi- 
son, + -ficuH. < facere, make.] Sorcery, or the 
art of poisoning. Ktiiley, 1727. 
veneficial (ven-e-lish'al), a. [< L. veiiefciiim, 
a poisoning (sec rnufirr). + -al.] 1. Acting by 
poison; sorcerous. [Bare.] 
As for the magical virtues In this plant |the mistletoe), 
ami conn i\ nl i-ttinicy unto venejicial intentions, it seemeth 
a pagan relick derived from the ancient drulds. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., II. 6. 
2. Addicted to sorcery or poisoning. 
veneficiOUS (ven-e-tish'us), a. [< L. n iirjiriiini, 
a poisoning (see venefice), + -ous.] Same as 
veneficial. 
To sit cross-legged . . . was an old venejinoui practice ; 
ami . I uno la made in this jx>sture to hinder the delivery of 
Alrimcna. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., v. 23. 
veneflciously (ven-e-fish'us-li), adv. By poison 
or witchcraft. 
'I lie intent hereof [breaking an egg-shell) was to pre- 
vent witchcraft; for, lest witches should draw or prick 
their names therein, and venejicitiuxly mischief their per- 
sons, they broke the shell, as Dclecampius hath observed. 
Sir T. Brou-ne, Vulg. Err., v. 23. 
veneisunt, . An old spelling of venison. 
venemoust, a. An obsolete spelling of venom- 
ous. 
venenate (ven'e-nat), v. t. [< L. vcncnatus, 
pp. of vcnenare, poison, < reneiium, poison: see 
venom.] To poison ; charge or infect with 
poison. [Kare.] 
Poisoned jaws and venenated stings. 
Middleton, Solomon Paraphrased, xvi. 
These iniasms . . . are not so cnergic as to venenate the 
entire mass of blood. Harvey. (Johtaon.) 
venenate (ven'e-nat), a. [< L. venenattts, pp. : 
seetheverb.] Infected with poison; poisoned. 
By giving this in fevers after calcination, whereby the 
venenate parts are carried off. Woodward, On Fossils. 
venenation (ven-e-mVslign), n. [< venenate + 
-ion.] 1. The act of poisoning. 2. Poison or 
venom. 
This txntnation shoots from the eye : and this way a 
basilisk may impoison. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err. 
venenet (ve-nen'), a, [Irreg. (as adj.) < L. ve- 
nenum, poison: see venom.] Poisonous; ven- 
omous. 
Dry air opens the surface of the earth to disincarcerate 
venene bodies, or to evacate them. 
Harvey, On the Plague. 
veneniflllOUS (ven-e-nif'l^-us), a. [< L. vene- 
iii/in, poison, + Jtuere, flow: see fluent.] Inbot. 
and zool., flowing with poisonous juice or ven- 
om : as, the renenifluous fang of a rattlesnake. 
See cuts under ('ratal us and riper. 
Venenosa (ven-o-no'sji), ./>/. [NL., neut. pi. 
of LL. veiiritii.itiH, full of poison: see venenose.] 
One of three sections into which serpents 
(Ophit/in) have been divided, according as t hex- 
are venomous or otherwise, the other sections 
being Innornti and Sitxi>eeta. The definition of the 
group as having grooved fangs in the upper jaw, followed 
by smaller solid, hooked teeth, would make I'enenoxa 
nearly equivalent to the Prattroglypha; but if applieil to 
poisonous snakes at large it would be equivalent to Pro- 
terofflifpha and Sulenofilypha together. It is disused now, 
except as a convenient descriptive term, like Thanato- 
phidia. Also called .V' 
venenoset (ven'e-nos), a. [< L. venenosus, poi- 
sonous: see i-i'iiriioiix.] Full of venom; poison- 
ous, as a serpent; belonging to the Venemmi : 
nocuous; thanatophidian. 
F. venerable = Sp. renerable = Pg. 
It. r< in niliili , < L. i-i'iiiriihilia, worthy of ven- 
eration or reverence, < rim run, venerate, re- 
xere; see venerate.] 1. Worthy of veneration 
or reverence; deserving honor and ivs| ..... t, 
particularly with a suggestion of age or ili^- 
nity: as, a venerable magistrate; a ceurralili- 
scholar. In the Anglican Church, specifically 
applied to archdeacons. 
Venerable Nestor, hatch 'd in silver. 
Shalt., T. and O., I. 8. 06. 
See how the venerable infant lies 
In early {toinp. 
Dri/den, Britannia Redivlva, I. 110. 
The world that gray-bearded and wrinkled profligate, 
decrepit without being venerable. 
Haicthorne, Seven Gables, xil. 
2. Hallowed by religious, historic, or other 
lofty associations ; to be regarded with rever- 
ence : as, the renerable precincts of a temple. 
The place is venerable by her presence. 
Shirley, Maid's Revenge, I. 2. 
We went about to survey the general! decays of that 
ancient and cruerable church. 
Evelyn, Diary, Aug. 27, 1660. 
All along the shores of the venerable stream (the Ganges] 
lay great fleets of vessels laden with rich merchandise. 
ii, Warren Hastings. 
Malpighi . . . demonstrates that all such tumours, 
when' any inserts are fniiinl. an' raised np by some vene- 
nose liquor, whkh, together with their eggs, such insects 
shed upon the leaves. liuii. Works of Creation. 
venerableness (ven'e-ra-bl-nes), n. The state 
or character of being venerable. 
The innocence of infancy, the wnrrablrne** and impo- 
tence of old age. Smith, Sermons, XI. iv. 
venerably (ven'e-ra-bli), adv. In a venerable 
manner; so as to excite reverence. 
At the moment I was walking down this aisle I met a 
clean shaven old canonico, with red legs and red-tasseled 
hat, and with a book under his arm, and a meditative look, 
whom I here thank for being so venerably picturesque. 
llmivlh, Venetian Ule, xxi. 
Veneracea (ven-e-ra'se-a),.7</. [NL.,< Venus 
( fener-), 5, + -acea.] 'lii conch. : (a) A family 
of bivalves: same as Ftneridte. (b) A super- 
family or suborder of siphonate or sinupalhate 
bivalve mollusks, represented by the f'eneridx 
and related families. 
Veneraceae (ven-e-ra'se-e), n. pi. [NLi., < Ve- 
nus ( 1'ener-), 5, + -aceie.] Same as f'enerirl&. 
veneracean (ven-e-ra'se-an), a. and . I. a. 
Of or pertaining to the Veneraeea. 
II. n. Any member of the Veneraeea. 
veneraceous (ven-e-ra'shius), a. Same as ven- 
eracean. 
venerant (ven'e-rant), a. [< L. reneran(t-)x. 
ppr. of venerari, ^venerate : see venerate.] Rev- 
erent. [Bare.] 
When we pronounce the name of Giotto, our itenerant 
thoughts are at Assist and Padua. 
liuMn, Modern Painters, III. i., 1, note. 
venerate (ven'e-rat), r. t. ; pret. and pp. vener- 
ulnl, ppr. venerating. [< L. veneratus, pp. of 
venerari (> It. venerare = Sp. Pg. venerar = F. 
vcnerer), worship, venerate, revere; from the 
same source as Venus, love: see Venus.] To 
regard with respect and reverence; treat as 
hallowed; revere; reverence. 
While beings form'd in coarser mould will hate 
The helping hand they ought to venerate. 
Crabbe, Works, V. 214. 
The Venetian merchants, compelled to seek safety In 
Alexandria, visited the church in which the bones of St. 
Mark were preserved and venerated. 
C. E. Sorton, Church building in Middle Ages, p. 47. 
= Syn. Wonhip, Reverence, etc. See adore. 
veneration (ven-e-ra'shon), M. [< OF. vencra- 
tiiin. F. reiteration = Spi veneracion = Pg. vene- 
r<ii;<iii = It. rruertizimie, < L. renerdtio(n-), ven- 
eration, reverence, < venerari, venerate, revere: 
see ri-in-rtitr.~\ 1. The feeling of one who ven- 
erates; a high degree of respect and rever- 
venerer 
; a n exalted feeling or sentiment excited 
by the ditfiiily, wi.-dom. and goodness of a per- 
son, or by Ihi" sacredtiess of liis diameter, and. 
with regard to a place, by the sacred or historic 
a-Nncialions that hallow it. 
Places consecrated to a in--; than ordinary veneration, 
by being reputed to have some particular actions done In 
tin in relating to the Death and l!< -mr. -t-tion oi i hrist. 
ilauntireU, Aleppo to Jerusalem, p. 09. 
Veiuratinn is the name given to the state of mind com- 
prehending both religious regard and a sentiment drawn 
out by the more commanding and august of our fellow- 
beings. A. Uain, Emotions and Will, p. 92. 
2. The outward expression of reverent feeling; 
worship. 
"They fell down and worshipped him," after the man- 
ner of the Kasterlings when they do miff-atom to their 
kings. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 18116), I. 46. 
3. In pliren., the organ of adoration, reverence, 
or respect for what is great and good. See ent 
under ;</"<%//. =8yn. 1. Jteverenet, Veneration, 
Awe, etc. See reverence. 
venerative (ven'e-ra-tiv), o. [< venerate + 
-ire.] Feeling veneration; reverent. [Kare.] 
I for one, when a venerative youth, have felt a thrill of 
joy at being kindly nodded to . . . by some dlslliucuiahed 
personage. AU the Year Itound, V11I. 61. 
venerator (ven'e-ra-tor), n. [= F. vtnerateur 
= Sp. Pg. venerinlur = It. rrwratore, < L. vene- 
rator, one who venerates, < rrnrniri, venerate : 
see venerate.] One who venerates or rever- 
ences. 
Not a scorner of your sex, 
But venerator. Tennyton, Princess, Iv. 
venereal (ve-ne're-al), a. [As venere-out + -a I.] 
1. Of or pe'rtaining to yenery, or sexual inter- 
course: as, venereal desire. 
No, madam, these are no venereal signs. 
Shalr., Tit. And., U. 8. 37. 
Then, swollen with pride, into the snare I fell 
Of fair fallacious looks, venereal trains, 
Soften'd with pleasure and voluptuous life. 
Mill'.ii. S. A., 1. .VlX 
2. Arising from or connected with sexual in- 
tercourse: as, venereal disease; venereal virus 
or poison. 3. Adapted to the cure of venereal 
diseases: as, venereal medicines. 4. Fitted to 
excite venereal desire ; aphrodisiac. 6t. Of or 
pertaining to copper, which was formerly called 
by chemists Venus. 
Blue vitriol, how venereal . . . soever, rubbed upon the 
whetted blade of a knife, will not impart its latent colour. 
Boyle. 
Venereal carnosity. same as venereal tcarti. Vene- 
real disease, a collective term for gonorrhea, chancroid, 
and syphilis. Venereal sore or ulcer, chancre or chan- 
croid: more often the latter. Venereal warts, acumi- 
nate condylomata, or warts situated on the mucous sur- 
faces of the genitals. They were formerly supposed to be 
caused by a venereal poison, but are not now generally 
so regarded. 
venereant (ve-ne're-an), a. [< ME. venerien, < 
OF. venerien '= F. v'eiiMen; as venere-oux + -an.] 
1. Inclined to the service of Venus, or to sexual 
desire and intercourse. 
For ccrtes I am al Fenerien 
In feelynge, and myn herte Is Marcien. 
Chaueer, Prol. to Wife of Bath's Tale, I. 809. 
2. Amorous; wanton. 
Others fall In love with light Wives I do not mean 
I'fn- r'-ini Lightness, but in reference to Portion. 
Hmrrll, Letters, I. vl. 60. 
venereate (ve-ne're-at), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
vencreated, ppr. venereatiiiff. [C vcnerr-oug + 
-ate 1 .] To render amorous or lascivious. 
To rrnerente the unbridled spirits. 
Feltham, Resolves. I. 26. 
venereous (ve-ne're-us), . [= Sp. venereo = 
Pg. It. renereo, < li. venereus, venerimi, of or 
pertaining to Venus or sexual intercourse, < 
Vtnus ( Vencr-), Venus, sexual intercourse: see 
Venus.] 1. Lascivious; libidinous; lustful; 
wanton. 
Lust is the Are that doth maintains the life 
Of the venereinit man (but sets at strife 
The soule & body). 
Time* Whittle (E. K. T. 8.X p. 119. 
The male ... Is lesser than the female, and very vene- 
reinif. Derham, Physico Theot, iv. 15, note s. 
2. Giving vigor for or inclination to sexual 
intercourse; aphrodisiac: as, reHereotts dnigs. 
No marvell if he brought us home nothing but a meer 
tankard drollery, a renereout parjetory for a stewes. 
Milton, Apology for Smectymnuns. 
Venerer (ven'er-er), n. [< teneryl + -erl.] 
One who watches game; a gamekeeper; a 
hunter. 
Our Veneren, Prickers, and Tenderers. 
Browning, Flight of the Duchess, x. 
