VELVETY
Vel"vet*y, a.
Defn: Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.
VENA
Ve"na, n.; pl. Venæ. Etym: [L. See Vein.]
Defn: A vein. Vena cava; pl. Venæ cavæ. Etym: [L., literally, hollow vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected directly with the heart.— Vena contracta. Etym: [L., literally, contracted vein.] (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and near the orifice from which it issues. — Vena portæ; pl. VenÆ portæ. Etym: [L., literally, vein of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See under Portal.
VENADA
Ve*na"da, N. Etym: [Cf. Sp. venado a does, stag.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The pudu.
VENAL
Ve"nal, a. Etym: [L. vena a vein.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood. [R.]
VENAL
Ve"nal, a. Etym: [L. venalis, from venus sale; akin to Gr. vasna: cf.
F. vénal.]
Defn: Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held for sale; salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as, venal services. " Paid court to venal beauties." Macaulay. The venal cry and prepared vote of a passive senate. Burke.