Defn: Crying like a child. [Obs.]
VAGINA
Va*gi"na, n.; pl. Vaginæ. Etym: [L. vagina a scabbard or sheath.]
1. (Anat.) (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein. (b) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to the external orifice if the genital canal, or to the cloaca.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and various other invertebrates. See Illust., of Spermatheca.
3. (Bot.)
Defn: The basal expansion of certain leaves, which inwraps the stem; a sheath.
4. (Arch.)
Defn: The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust of figure seems to issue or arise.
VAGINAL
Vag"i*nal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. vaginal.]