That part of the helmet which covered the face.
VITAL AIR, or azote and oxygene, now properly called nitrogene gas; the cause of the rapid ignition of gunpowder, is the expansion of the air or oxygene which it contains.
VITCHOURA, Fr. A furred coat.
VITESSE, Fr. Dispatch; promptitude of action.
VITONIERES, Fr. Limber holes.
VIVANDIERS, Fr. Victuallers, sutlers, &c.
VIVAT, Fr. A familiar exclamation, which is used not only by the French, but by the Dutch, Germans—it comes from the Latin, and signifies literally, May he live!
Vive le Roi! Fr. Long live the king!
Vive la Republique! Fr. Long live the republic!
Qui vive? Fr. A military phrase which is used in challenging—Who comes there?