van, n.m., (agri.) fan, van; winnowing-baskets.
vandale, n.m. and adj., Vandal; vandalic.
vandalisme, n.m., vandalism.
vandoise, n.f., (ich.) dart; dace.
*vanille, n.f., (bot.) vanilla, vanilla-tree; (bot.) vanilla (fruit).
*vanillier, n.m., (bot.) vanilla-tree, vanilla.
vanité, n.f., vanity, self-conceit. Que vous avez de —! how full of vanity you are! Faire — d’une chose; to be proud of a thing. Sans —; vanity apart.
vaniteu-x, -se, adj., vainglorious, absurdly vain.
vannage, n.m., (agri.) winnowing; (hydraul.) system of water-gates in a dam, etc.
vanne, n.f., water-gate, sluice, sluice-gate; paddle-door. adj. Eaux —s; waste waters (from factories, etc.).