2. Lustful; lascivious; libidinous. [R.] Derham.
VENEROUS
Ven"er*ous, a.
Defn: Venereous. [Obs.] Burton.
VENERY
Ven"er*y, n. Etym: [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.]
Defn: Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition. Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is continence; of unlawful, chastity. Grew.
VENERY
Ven"er*y, n. Etym: [OE. venerie, F. vénerie, fr. OF. vener to hunt,
L. venari. See Venison.]
Defn: The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the chase.
"Beasts of venery and fishes." Sir T. Browne.
I love hunting and venery. Chaucer.
VENESECTION Ve`ne*sec"tion, n. Etym: [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein + sectio section.] (Med.)
Defn: The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood; bloodletting; phlebotomy.
VENETIAN
Ve*ne"tian, a. Etym: [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]