3. (Bot.)
Defn: The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane.
VEXINGLY
Vex"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a vexing manner; so as to vex, tease, or irritate. Tatler.
V HOOK
V" hook`. (Steam Engine)
Defn: A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped like the letter V.
VIA
Vi"a, n. Etym: [L. See Way.]
Defn: A road way. Via Lactea Etym: [L.] (Anat.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See Galaxy, 1. — Via media Etym: [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; — a name applied to their own position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as being between the Roman Catholic Church and what they term extreme Protestantism.