Defn: The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many birds.
VIBROGRAPH
Vi"bro*graph, n. [Vibrate + -graph.]
Defn: An instrument to observe and record vibrations.
VIBROSCOPE
Vi"bro*scope, n.
1. An instrument for observing or tracing vibrations.
2. An instrument resembling the phenakistoscope.
VIBURNUM
Vi*bur"num, n. Etym: [L., the wayfaring tree.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as ornamental, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.
VICAR Vic"ar, n. Etym: [OE. vicar, viker, vicair, F. vicaire, fr. L. vicarius. See Vicarious.]
1. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of another; a substitute in office; a deputy. [R.]