VIOLET
Vi"o*let, a. Etym: [Cf. F. violet. See Violet, n.]
Defn: Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined. Violet shell (Zoöl.), any species of Ianthina; — called also violet snail. See Lanthina. — Violet wood, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the Andira violacea, a tree of Guiana.
VIOLET-EAR
Vi"o*let-ear`, n.
Defn: Any tropical humming bird of the genus Petasophora, having violet or purplish ear tufts.
VIOLET-TIP
Vi"o*let-tip", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips.
VIOLIN
Vi`o*lin", n. Etym: [It. violino, dim. of viola. See Viol.] (Mus.)
Defn: A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a fiddle.
Note: The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones, and in the orchestra it is the leading and most important instrument.
VIOLINE Vi"o*line, n. (Chem.) (a) A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from the root and foliage of the violet (Viola). (b) Mauve aniline. See under Mauve.