*veillote or veillotte, n.f., hay-cock; (bot.) meadow-saffron.

veinage, n.m., (paint.) veining.

veinard, n.m. and adj., (pop.) lucky fellow, in luck’s way.

veine, n.f., (anat., geol., min.) vein; (of marble or wood) vein; (geol.) seam; underground spring of water; (fig.) vein. Je suis en —; my hand is in; I am in luck’s way. En — de; in the vein for, in the humor for. Bonne —; good run of luck (at play). Avoir de la —; to be in luck. Je ne suis plus en —; my luck has turned.

veiné, -e, adj., veiny, veined.

veiner, v.a., (paint.) to vein.

veineu-x, -se, adj., veined, veining; (anat.) venous, venal.

veinule, n.f., (anat.) small vein.

vêlage, n.m., calving (of cows).

vélar, n.m., hedge-mustard, hedge-garlic.