Defn: A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; — called also Bismarck brown, Manchester brown, etc.
VETCH Vetch, n. Etym: [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF. veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. sativa.
Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of the genus Lathyrus; the horse vetch, of the genus Hippocrepis; the kidney vetch (Anthyllis vulneraria); the milk vetch, of the genus Astragalus; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice (Abrus precatorius).
VETCHLING
Vetch"ling, n. Etym: [Vetch + -ling.] (Bot.)
Defn: Any small leguminous plant of the genus Lathyrus, especially L.
Nissolia.
VETCHY
Vetch"y, a.
1. Consisting of vetches or of pea straw. "A vetchy bed." Spenser.
2. Abounding with vetches.
VETERAN
Vet"er*an, a. Etym: [L. veteranus, from vetus, veteris, old; akin to
Gr. vatsara. See Wether.]