Villanelle, vil-a-nel′, n. a poem, of a form borrowed from the French, consisting of nineteen lines on two rhymes, arranged in six stanzas, the first five having three, the last four lines. [It. villanella—villano, rustic.]
Villarsia, vi-lār′si-a, n. a genus of widely distributed aquatic or marsh plants, of order Gentianaceæ—named from the French botanist Dominique Villars (1745-1814).
Villegiatura, vi-lėj-a-tōō′ra, n. country retirement. [It.,—villegiare, to stay at a country-seat—villa, a country-seat.]
Villein, another spelling of villain (only in its original meaning).
Villi, vil′ī, n.pl. (anat.) fine small fibres covering certain membranes: (bot.) fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants:—sing. Vill′us.—adjs. Vill′iform, having the form or appearance of villi; Vill′ōse, Vill′ous, covered with long, soft hairs: formed of minute villi, resembling the pile of velvet.—n. Villos′ity, state of being villous. [L., pl. of villus, hair, wool.]
Vim, vim, n. (slang) energy, force. [Accus. of L. vis, strength.]
Vimen, vī′men, n. a long flexible shoot of a plant.—adjs. Vim′inal; Vimin′eous. [L.]
Vina, vē′na, n. an East Indian musical instrument having five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds.
Vinaigrette, vin-ā-gret′, n. a small box of silver or gold for holding aromatic vinegar, used as a smelling-bottle. [Fr.,—vinaigre.]
Vinasse, vi-nas′, n. a residual product containing potash salts, obtained from the wine-press, &c. [Fr.]