verticality 
cal; vcrlicalnoss. Kir T. Hi'mmr. Vulg. KIT., 
vi. X 
vertically t ver'H-kal-i ),<lr. Inn vertical iniiii- 
ncr, position, or direction; in a line or plain' 
passing through tin- zenith; also, upward to- 
ward or downward from tin- /enith. 
r.llllcl-llirs, wlil-ll till')' alight, rK-i'lhch i \\g-ri 'rlirtlllil. 
moth* rxp;mil tin-in hon/untnlly. 
II. II. l.t'iiv*. I'rolm. of l.lfc ninl Mind, 1st ser., II. 144. 
Tlir ihkcsMl softly ami n-iiiriiliii tliroiiKh Hi, motion- 
less air, and all the senses were full of languor and repose. 
I/,,,,-,-//*, Yi-m-tbM Mfe, III. 
Verticalness (ver'ti-kal-ucs). n. The State of 
licinj; vertical ; verticality. 
verticel (ver'ti-scl), n. Same as verticil. 
vertices, . Latin plural of ri-rtex. 
verticil (vcr'ti-sil), . [Also verticel; = V. 
rrrticitli' = Sp. Pg. It. rrrtii-illn, < L. rerticillun. 
t lie whirl of a spindle, dim. of vertex, a whirl: 
see n-rli-j-.] 1. In hot., a whorl: applied to or- 
gans, as loaves or flowers, that are disposed in 
a circle or ring around an axis. 2. In :<">l., a 
whorl, or circular set of parts radiating from 
an axis: as, a verticil of hairs, tentacles, or 
processes. 
verticillaster (vor'ti-si-las'ter), n. [NL., < L. 
verticilliis, the whirl of a spindle (see verticil), 
4- dim. -aster.] In hot., a form of inflorescence 
in which the flowers aro arranged in a seem- 
ing whorl, consisting in fact of a pair of op- 
posite axillary, usually sessile, cymes or clus- 
ters, as in many of the Labiatx. 
verticillastrate (ver'ti-si-las'trat), n. [< verti- 
f illaitler + -ate*.'] In hot., bearing or arranged 
in verticillasters. 
verticillate (ver-ti-sil'at), n. [= F. verttettU = 
Sp. n rticiliiili> = I'fj. r<'rticillado = \i. rerticillato, 
< NL. "verticillatus, < L. vertieillus, a whirl: see 
'rrlicil.] Whorled ; disposed in a verticil, as 
leaves or flowers; having organs so disposed. 
Verticillate antenna, In entom. , antennae whose joints 
are whorled with verticils of hairs. Verticillate leaves, 
in '</ . same as stellate leaves (which see, under stellate.). 
verticillated (ver'ti-si-la-ted), . [< terti- 
I'illnti' + -erf 2 .] Same as verticillate. 
verticillately (ver'ti-si-lat-li), adv. In a verti- 
cillate manner. 
verticillate-pilose (ver-ti-sil'at-pi'los), a. Pi- 
lose or hairy in whorls, as the antenna? of some 
insects. 
verticillation (ver'ti-si-la'shon), n. [< verti- 
fil/utc + -/OH.] The formation of a verticil; the 
presence or existence of verticils; a set of ver- 
ticils, or one of them; annulation. 
In the Diadematidffi the spines are hollow, long, and 
set with rings or verticillations. Stand. Xat. Ilitt., 1. 107. 
verticillus (ver-ti-sil'us), M. ; pi. verticilli (-1). 
[NL. : see verticil.] A verticil, 
verticityt (ver-tis'i-ti), n. [< F. verticitc = 
Sp. verticidad = Pg. vc rticidade ; as vertex (rer- 
tic-) + -ity.] A tendency to turn ; specifically, 
the directive force of magnetism. 
We believe the verticitij of the needle, without a certifi- 
cate from the days of old. Glanvitte. 
Whether then they be globules, or no ; or whether they 
have a vertifity about their own centers. 
Locke, Human Understanding, IV. II. 12. 
Pole of verticlty. See jxrf2. 
verticlet (ver'ti-kl), n. [< L. verticttla, verticu- 
IIIIH, a joint, dim. (cf. vertex, a whirl), < ver- 
tcre, turn about: see verse*-, and cf. vertebra.] 
An axis ; a hinge. Wuterhouae. 
Verticordia (ver-ti-k6r'di-&), H. [NL., < L. 
I'erticonlia, a name of Venus, < vertere, turn, + 
cor (cord-), heart.] 1. [De Candolle, 1826, so 
named because closely akin to the myrtle, sacred 
to Venus.] A genus of plants, of the order Mi/r- 
lin-rie and tribe ('haiiiielniirii-ip. It is characterized 
by nve or ten calyx-lobes deeply divided into subulate 
plumose or hair-like segments, and by ten stamens alter- 
nate with as many staminodes. The 40 species are all 
Australian. They are smooth heath-like shrubs with small 
entire opposite leaves. The white, pink, or yellow flowers 
are solitary in the upper axils, sometimes forming broad 
leafy corymbs, or terminal spikes. Some of the species 
are cultivated under glass, under the name of juniper- 
myrtle. 
2. [S. Wood, 1844.] In eoncli., the typical ge- 
nus of Vertii-ordiMic. 
Verticordiidae ( ver"ti-k6r-di'i-de), n.pl. [< I 'cr- 
ticordia + -ids?.] A family of dimyarian bi- 
valve mollusks, typified by the genus Verti- 
rnrdia. The animal has the mantle-margins mostly con- 
nected, the siphuns sessile, and surrounded by a circular 
fringe and one pair of small branchiae. The shell is cor- 
difonn, nacreous inside, and the ligament Is lodged in a 
subinternal groove, and has an ossicle. 
vertiginate (ver-tij'i-nat), a. [< LL. vertigi- 
tiatus, pp. of vertiftiiHirt; whirl around, < L. ver- 
tigo (-gin-), a whirling: see vertigo.] Turned 
round ; giddy. Coleridae. [Rare.] 
423 
8787 
Vertiginidse (ver-ti-jiu'i-de). n. /./. [NL., < 
lii-hi/ii (-I/in-) + -iila'.] A family of piihno- 
nate u'a-ti-opods. typitieil liy III.- j;enii, I'/rlign. 
generally united \\itli l'n/>nl or llrln -iil;i . 
Vertiginous (ver-tij'i-uusi, . [= F. n-rlnji- 
in a. i- = Np. Pg. It. vertiijinoso, < L. n riiijn(-iiin-), 
:i wliirlingin the head: sec n rlnjn.] \, Turn- 
ing round; whirling; rotary: as. a n rii</i>itni* 
motion. 
The love of money is a vertvjiaout pool, sucking all Into 
It to destroy It. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. Ix3.'>), I. 300. 
2. Affected with vertigo; giddy; di/,/y. -In-. 
Tni/li>r, Repentance, iii. $ 3. 3. Apt to turn or 
change; unstable. 
" He that robs a church shall be like a wheel," of a ner- 
* and unstable estate. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1836), I. 124. 
4. Apt to make one giddy ; inducing giddiness : 
as, a ri-rlii/iiKiim height. 
The vertiyininu disease Is not so strong with them that 
are on the ground as with them that stand on the top of 
a steepl, Baitrr, Self- Denial, Epistle Monitor}. 
vertiginously (ver-tij'i-uus-li), </r. In a ver- 
tiginous manner; with a whirling or giddiness. 
vertiginousness (ver-tij'i-nus-nes), . The 
state or character of being vertiginous ; giddi- 
ness; a whirling, or sense of whirling; dizziness. 
Vertigo (ver-ti go, now usually ver'ti-go), H. 
[= F. vertige = Sp. vertigo = Pg. vertigem = 
It. vertigine, < L. vertigo' (-gin-), a turning or 
whirling round, dizziness, giddiness, < vertere, 
turn, turn about: see terse*. Cf. tiego.] 1. 
Dizziness; giddiness; a condition in which the 
individual or the objects around him appear 
to be whirling about. It Is called mbjeetive vertigo 
when the patient seems to himself to be turning, and 
objective vertiyo when it Is the surrounding objects that 
appear to move. 
Our drink shall be prepared gold and amber, 
Which we will take until my roof whirl round 
With the vertigo. K. Jonton, Volpone, 111. 6. 
That old eertiyii iu his head 
Will never leave him till he's dead. 
Sv\/l, Death of Dr. Swift. 
2. [</>.] [NL.] In conch., a genus of pul- 
monates, typical of the family fertiginitUf. 
Auditory or* aural vertigo, Menicre's disease : an af- 
fection in which the prominent symptoms are vertigo, 
deafness, and ringing in the ears : supposed to be a disease 
of the labyrinth of the ear. Essential vertigo, vertigo 
for which no cause can be discovered. Ocular vertigo. 
See ocular.- Paralysing vertigo, a disease observed In 
the vicinity of Geneva, Switzerland, manifesting itself in 
diurnal paroxysms of ptosls, vertigo, paresis of various 
parts, and severe rachialgia, lasting seldom more than two 
minutes. It occurs mostly in summer, and affects mainly 
males who work on farms. Also called Gerlier'i diteate. 
vertu't, >> An old spelling of virtue. 
vertu 2 , H. See virtu. 
vertuet, vertulest. Old spellings of virtue, vir- 
tueless. 
vertumnalt, . [Irreg. < L. ver, spring, with 
term, as in autumnal.] Venial. 
Her [mystical city of peace] breath is sweeter than the 
new-blown rose; millions of souls He sucking their life 
from it ; and the smell of her garments Is like the smell 
of Lebanon. Her smiles are more reviving than the tx>r- 
tumnal sunshine. Ren. T. Adam*, Works, II. TO. 
Vertumnus (ver-tum'nus). . [L., the god of 
the changing year, he who turns or changes 
himself, < vertere, turn, change, + -itmntu, a 
formative (= Or. -6ftfvof) of the ppr. mid. of 
verbs. Cf. nluamim.] 1. An ancient Roman 
deity who presided over gardens and orchards. 
and was worshiped as the god of spring or of the. 
seasons in general. 2. [NL.] In zotil.,* ge- 
neric name variously applied to certain worms, 
beetles, and amphipods. 
vertuoust, " An old spelling of virtiioux. 
veru (ver'6), H. [L.] A spit.-veru montanum, 
an oblong rounded projection on the floor of the prostatir 
section of the urethra: same as crista urf(Arjr(wnlchsee, 
under cruta). 
verucoust, a. A bad spelling of verrucotu. 
Verulamian (ver-ij-la'mi-an), a. [< rerulam 
(ML. 1'eniliiniiuni. Vcriildmium). an ancient Brit- 
ish city near the site of St. Albans.] Of or per- 
taining to St. Albans, or Francis Bacon (1561- 
1626), Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans. 
A temper well fitted for the reception of the Veruln- 
mian doctrine. Macatday, Hist. En?., ill. 
veruled (ver'ijld), a. [< verule-y + -erf2.] I n 
//</.. ringed: noting a hunting-horn or similar 
bearing when the rings around it are of a dif- 
ferent tincture from the rest. Also virole, 
viroled. 
verules (ver'ijlz), . [PI. of verule, var. of virule, 
fende.] In her., a bearing consisting of sev- 
eral small rings one within another concen- 
trically. Also called vires. 
very 
Vervain ( ver' van i, . | Formerly also n rrnnn . 
. n mil : < ( IF. ri in nil- Sp. I '- 
It. n rln mi, vervain, < L. n rl /'. a gn -en iHiiigli. 
etc.. one of a da-s of plani^ nsi,| as cooling 
relni'dies. hence later \ i-fliellil, verv:i 
hrnii.] One of several weedy plants of the ge- 
nus (" -rlirna, primarily l'.ntlirin<ilix, widely di> 
per-ed in warm and temperate regions iu both 
hemispheres. It is a plant a foot or two high, with 
spreading wiry branches, and ver)- small flowers In slender 
racemes. It had sacred associations with the Druids, as 
sii'l. ,-d among the Romans; It has been worn as an amulet, 
b> Id to be serviceable to witches and against them, used 
In love- philters, and credited with virtue against a variety 
of diseases. In Christian times it became associated with 
the cross, whence much of IU repute. It Is also called 
Jiino't-teari. kaly-hrrb, lierb-qf-vrate- or kerb <tf the crow, 
and piffton'i^riut. (See ptgtm't-gnM.) The plant has 
a bitterish and astringent fasti-, and perhaps some slight 
febrifugal and othcrOitur, Imt Is replaced by better rem- 
edies. In America several other verbenas receive the 
name, as V. htutata, the blue vervain, a talllsh slender 
plant with small blue flowers, V. ftritia, the hoary ver- 
vain, a hairy plant with larger purple flowers, and K. ur- 
tica.Mia, the white or nettle leafed vervain, with small 
white flowers. 
With reverence place 
The en in on the altar. 
B. Jontmt, Sejsnus, v. 4. 
And flu m, light vervain too, thou must go after, 
Provoking easy souls to mirth and laughter. 
Fletcher. Faithful Shepherdess, II. 
Bastard or false vervain. HejeStaekytarphcta.- Stink- 
ing vervain. See tMnJt. 
vervain-mallow (ver'van-mal'6), n. A spe- 
cies of mallow, Malta Alcea. 
verve (verv), . [< F. verve, rapture, anima- 
tion, spirit, caprice, whim.] Enthusiasm, es- 
pecially in what pertains to art and literature : 
spirit; energy. 
If he be above Virgil, and Is resolved to follow hia own 
prrre (as the French call it), the proverb will fall heavily 
upon him, Who teaches himself has a fool for bis master. 
Itryiien. Ded. of the .tjicid. 
verveinet, . An obsolete form of retrain. 
verveled (ver'veld), a. In her., same as var- 
reled. 
vervelle (ver-vel'), . [F. : see varveU.] In me- 
dieval armor, a small staple or loop, especially 
one of those attached to the steel head-piece, 
through which the lace was passed for attach- 
ing the camail. 
vervels (ver'velz), H. pi. Same as rarrelg. 
vervet (ver'vet), H. A South African monkey, 
Cercopitliecux i>y</crytlirus, or r. lalandi. it Is one 
of the so-called green monkeys, closely allied to the grlvet. 
Vervets are among the monkeys carried abont by organ- 
grindera. 
Very (ver'i), a. [< ME. very, verri, rerray, ver- 
rai, veray, verry, rerrey, vt-rrei, verri; < OF. verrai. 
rerai, vrai, rray, F. rri = Pr. rerai, true, < LL. 
as if 'verticils, for L. vcrax (rerdc-), truthful, 
true, < vents (> It. Pg. vero = OF. rer, veir, 
voir), true, = Olr. fir = OS. war = OFries. er 
= MD. traer, D. tcaar = MLG. tear = OHG. 
MHG. u-dr (also OHG. adri, MHG. irsere), G. 
walir, true, = Goth, icers, in tm-wer*, doubtful ; 
cf. OBulg. viera = RUHS. viera, faith, belief: 
prob. ult. connected with L. velle, will, choose. 
E. will : see will 1 , icale?. From the L. rcrus are 
also ult. E. verily (the adv. of very), veracious, 
veracity (the abstract noun of veracioujt, and of 
very as representing L. verax), verity, aver, and 
the first element in verify, verisimilar, verdict, 
etc.] True; real; actual; veritable: now used 
chiefly in an intensive sense, or to emphasize 
the identity of a thing mentioned with that 
which was m mind : as, to destroy his very life : 
that is the very thing that was lost : in the latter 
use, often with same: as, the very same fault. 
That was the eerray Croys assayed ; for the! fonnden .'t 
Crosses, on of oure Lord and 2 of the '2 Thcves. 
Mandcvilte, Travels, p. 7s. 
This is rerry gold of the myn. 
Book o/Qninte. Kttenee (ed. Kurnlvall). p. S. 
The very Greekcs and Latlnes themselnes tooke pleasure 
In Riming verses, and vsed It ss a rare and gallant thing. 
Pvttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesle, p. M. 
Whether thou be my very son Esau or not. 
Qen. zxvli. 21. 
When all else left my cause, 
My very adversary took my part. 
Beau, and Ft., Honest Man's Fortune, I. 1. 
One Lord Jesus Christ, . . . eery flod of eery Ood. 
Xicene Creed, Book of Common Prayer. 
We have as eery a knave In our company [By-ends] as 
dwelleth In all these parts. Btinyan, Pilgrim's Progress. 
Bliss was it In that dawn to be alive. 
But to be young was wry Heaven ! 
Wordncorth, Prelude, zl. 
[ Very Is occasionally used in the comparative degree, and 
more frequently In the superlative. 
Thou hast the ven'ent shrew of nil. 
Skalr.. T. of the 8., v. 2. 84. 
