Defn: A vender; a seller; the correlative of vendee.
VENDOR'S LIEN
Vend"or's lien. (Law)
Defn: An implied lien (that is, one not created by mortgage or other express agreement) given in equity to a vendor of lands for the unpaid purchase money.
VENDS
Vends, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: See Wends.
VENDUE Ven*due", n. Etym: [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.]
Defn: A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. [Obsoles.] Vendue master, one who is authorized to sell any property by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.]
VENEER
Ve*neer", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Veneered; p. pr. & vb. n. Veneering.]
Etym: [G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to furnish. See
Furnish.]
Defn: To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively. As a rogue in grain Veneered with sanctimonious theory. Tennyson.
VENEER
Ve*neer", n. Etym: [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See Veneer, v. t.]