Vēientēs, um, pl. m., the people of Veii, a town in Etruria, about twelve miles from Rome.

vel [old imperative of (1) volō], adv. and conj., even; or, or else; vel . . . vel, either . . . or.

vēlō, āre, āvī, ātus, to cover up, veil.

vēlōcitās, ātis [vēlōx], f., speed, swiftness.

vēlōx, ōcis, adj., swift, fleet, quick.

velut or velutī, adv., just as if, as if; ostensibly.

vēnābulum, ī [vēnor], n., a hunting spear.

vēnātiō, ōnis [vēnor], f., hunting; a hunting spectacle, in which wild beasts fought against men, or against one another.

vēndō, ere, didī, ditus [contr. from vēnumdō], to sell.

venēnum, ī, n., poison.