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VESPERTILIONINE.
Vesperti-liouine, a. {sd.). Zoo/, [f. L. vesfertilidn-,
vespertiHo bat + -ine.] a. adj. Of or
belonging to, comprising or consisting of, a large
distinct group of insectivorous bats included in
the sub-order Microchiroptera.
l«75 G. E. DoBSON in Ann. Nat. Hist. XVI. 350 The
fatnilies of Microchiroptera.. form two natural atlianccii,
which may be called the Vespertilionine and Embaljonurine
alliances respectively.
b. sb. A bat belonging to this group.
1891 Cent. Dkt._
Vesperti'lionize, v. nome-word. [f. as prec.
+ -ize!] /ram. To convert or turn iit/o a bat.
1854 Badham Hatieut. 451 Others.. have vespertilionized
this skate into the Sea-bat.
Vespertinal (vespartai-nal), a. [ad. late L.
vesptrttna/-is, f. L. vesper/inus : see next and -Ai-.
Cf. obs. F. vesper/ina/, -e/.] — next.
iSfi Frascrs Mag-. XIX. 469 All my troubles, cares,
anxieties, perplexities—matutinal, meridional, and vespertinal.
1849 TuoREAU tiWk Cotuord Riv. irg The vespertinal
pout had already begun to flit on leathern fin. 1854
Lowell Cambridge 30 Yrs. Ago Prose Wks. 1890 I. 90
F. became purely vespertinal, never stirring abroad till after
dark. 1901 AtlietiXKin 28 Dec. 876 3 Vespertinal events.
might be dated in Saxon times in four different ways.
Vespertine (ve-spaitain, -in), a. (and sb:).
[ad. L. vesper/Jn-m (hence also OF. vespertin,\\.,
Sp., Pg. vesper/ino), i. vesper Vesper : see -ine .]
1. Of or pertaining to the evening ; coming,
occurring, or taking place in the evening ; s/xc. in
.Is/ro/. (cf. 2).
1501 Arnolds Citron. 168 Vfthou wil kepe late set plantis,
kepe hem from vespertyn reynes. cisjo Rollano Crt.
Venus 11. 695 Kra Phebus rais to the hour vespertine, c 1610
Sir C. Hevimn Astro/. Disc. (1650) 60 The .second is.. the
Vespertine oriental Apparition, which he callelh the last
rising. 1634 Sir T, Herbkrt Trav. (1638) 217 1 he starres ;
their heliacal], acronicall, matutine, and vespertine motions.
1716 M. Davies At/un. Brit. I. 33 The Morning and Vesperlin
Service in that Church. i8i> Carv Dante, Purg.
XV. 140 Far onward as our eyes. .could stretch against the
bright Vespertine ray. 1851 Glbnny Handbli. FL Card. 68
It IS desirable on account of its powerful vespertine fragrance.
1901 Athenxum 18 Dec 877 The vespertine
portion of the ecclesiastical day.
b. Of animals, birds, etc. : Appearing or especially
active in the evening.
In quot 1607 after L. /upiis vespertinus, the Vulgate ren.
dering of Heb. z'eb ^ereb in Hab. i. 8.
1607 TopsEUL Four-/, /leasts 435 This first and vulgar
kinde of Hyaena is bred in Affricke and Arabia. . .God htm.
selfe in holy scripture calleth it by the name of a Vespertine
Wolfe. l8aa Shaw Gen. Zoot. III. I. 114 Vespertine Frog.
..Native of Siberia. 1891 Cent. Diet. s.v., The vespertine
or evening grosbeak, //esperifliona vespertina.
+ 0. Dim, imperfect. Obs,"^
t6>3 Bp. Hall Best Bargaim Wks. (1625) 518 If ye had
already that vespertine knowledge of the Saints which ye
shall once haue in heauen.
2. As/r. and As/rol. Of a star, planet, etc, : Set- \
ting at or just after sunset.
1601 Holland Piiny 11. xvi. I. ti These stars or planets
in their evening setting, are neerest to the earth :. . and then :
they be called Occidentail Vespertine, i. when the sun to- '
ward the evening covereth them with nis raies. 1647 Lilly '
Chr. Astro/, cxxvii. 577 .\n Infortune in the Nativity,, .if
Vespertine, [shows] long Di.seases. 1679 MoxoN /kat/t.
/?iiare-to worthy, c \^S Wyntoun Cron. 11, xii.
1073 Golde, siluir and wesschaelle, Cleynly made of gud
metaille. 1490 Ace. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 132 For the
caryage of the siluer vesscheall to Lythgow again Payee.
XS«3 OoUGLAS Mneid i. ix. 109 Siluer plait . . was brocht To
set on buirdisj and weschail forgit of gold. 1549 Compi,
ScotL xvii. 145 Coppir, bras, and yrn and vthir mettellis var
meltit to mak vteiisel veschel necessair to serue ane hous-
hald. a 1578 Lindesav (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) I.
337 Costlie beding, weschell and naiperie according for ane
king. 1627 [see sense 7].
y, h. 1474 QKX.iG^Chesse \\. v. (1883) 6g He sayde that hit
was better and more noble thynge to shyne in good maners
than in vayssel. 1605 Tryall Chevair. iv. i, And so, sir,
you that walk in pewter vessayle, like one of the worthyes,
will you be rul'd by me? [iSjo Scott Monast. xvi, Every
bit of vassail and silver work have we been spoiled of
since Pinkie Cleuch.]
b. dial. (See quots.)
1854 Miss Baker Northampt. Gloss. 375 Vessel, ..2\\ the
plates, dishes, and culinary utensils which are put into
requisition during a meal. ' Wash the vessel up. Never
applied to a tea-service or to glasses. 1893 Wilts. Gloss.
176 To wash up the vessel is to wash up plates, dishes, &c.
2. Any article designed to serve as a receptacle
for a liquid or other substance, usually one of circular
section and made of some durable material
esp. a utensil of this nature in domestic use,
employed in connexion with the preparation or
serving of food or drink, and usually of a size
suitable for carrying by hand.
Often with defining term preceding (sometimes hyphened*,
indicating its special use, as dairy, drinking^ kitchen,
iiiilk-^ winC'Vessel. See also Air-, Steam-vessel 1.
o. a 1300 Cursor M. 13395 lesus badd fcam Jjan o-nan Fil
|?air gret wessels [Fair/, vessels] o stan O water clere. 1340
A^enb. 235 pe |[»inges pet byej> y-hal^ed, ase ^e uesseles y.
blissed, )>e chalis, ^e copereaus. c 1386 Chaucer Monk's T.
204 Goth, bringeth forth the vessealx . . The which my fader
in his prospente Out of the temple of Jerusalem byraft.
C1400 Maundev. (Roxb.) xi. 43 A vessell of gold full of
manna, c 1450 MS. DouceSS fo'- 11 Steep hem with sugre
water.. in to a feyre fessell. CX47X Fobtescue Wks. (1869)
458 Oftyntyms his Highnessc must and will bye. .Wessels,
Wcslments, and other Ornaments for his Chapel. iS»6
TiNDALE Luke V. 37 Also no man poureth newe wyne into
olde vessels. »5So N. C. Wiiis (Surtees, igo8) 208 Such
vessels, barkes, and other thinges as belonges to the tanners
craft. 1577 Hkkmsou England \n Holinsked l.jiof I Aii^Tward
putting it [sc. brawn] into close vessels, they poure .
good small ale. .thereto tyll it be couered. »6io Holland
Camden's Brit. 650 An earthen vessel in which was
hourded a mighty deale of Romaine coine. 1658 J. Harrington
Prerog. Pop. Go7't. 11. ii. 11 His Enemies breaking
down his Statues,.. made homely Vessels of them.
1719 De Foe Crusoe 1. 121 To my great Mbfortune, I had
no Vessel to boil or stew any Thing. 1791 Cowper Odyss.
n. 381 Join thou the suitors, and provide, In separate vessels
Ntow'd, all needful stores, 1831 Brewster Optics iii. 23 Let
the board with its pedestal be placed, .in a glass vessel of
water. 185S Dickens Dorrit ii. ix. Bending over a steaming
vessel of tea. 1907 Verney Mem. I. 8 Queer tin vessels
of many shapes.
Prov.Phr. _ 1599 Shaks. Ifen. K iv. iv. 71 But the saying
is true. The empty vessel makes the greatest sound.
trans/. 1645 Ussher Body Div. (1647) ^oo The third night
(as it seemeth] God caused the Waters to retire into their
Vessels.
&. ci^z^ WvNTOuN Cron. v. 1458 pat. .his blude In til a
weschael tj-cht and gude Sulde be put. a 1500 Ratis Raving,
etc. 101 As lekand weschell haldis no thinge, Sa opin
tung has na traistinge. 1561 W1N3ET /Fij. (S.T.S.) 1. 94
'J'he weschelis and ornamentis appropriat to the seruice of
(jod. 1596 Dalrvmple U.Leslies Hist. Scot. II. 120 In
dischis of daintie, in veschelis of al sortis. 1756 Mrs.
Calderwood yrnl. (1884) 84 They immedially put those
veshells into cold water.
y. 13.. E. E, A tut. P. B. 1713 pou..has hofen l^y hert
agaynes l>e byte dryjtyn, . .& now his vessayles (are] avyled
ill vanyte vnclene. C1420 Liber Cocorum (1862) Lay
pigges in a vessayle, with bothe hande.
6. In various fig. applications. (Cf. 3.)
1303 R. Brunne Handl. Synne 7859 pe lew t>ey called ' a
voyde vessel ', And forsoJ>e, so hyt fel. c 1315 Shoreham i.
1548 per-fore ech man. .wessche and greydy hysfessel. And
do trewlyche hys charge. 1587 Holinshed Chron. (ed. 2)
III. 832/1 The vessell of amitie betweene the king of Enggland
& the French being first broched by this popes letters.
1599 Shaks. Hen. V, iv. Chorus 3 Of a time, When creeping
Murmure.. Fills the wide Vessell of the Vniucrse.
1605 — Macb. III. i. 67 For them, the gracious Duncan
haue I murther'd; Put Rancours in the Vessell of my Peace
Onely for them, a 1650 May Old Couple v, Gently, my
joys distil Lest you do break the vessel you should fill. 1667
Milton P. L. xii. 559, Greatly instructed I shajl hence
depart, .and have my fill Of knowledge, what this vessel
Ciin containe. 1883 H. Drummond Nat. Law in Spir. W.
( 1 884) 270 Who will not willingly exchange bis shallow vessel
for Christ*s well of living water?
o. The contents of a vessel ; a vcsselful. rare.
1506 Pilgr. Per/. (W. de W. 1531) 25 b, The vyntenar
i;yueth frely, .a taste of his wyne though he gyue not the
hole vessell at ones. 1609 Skene Reg. Maj.^ Stat. K,
William 3 Ane free man.. sail gif for multure at the milne
the sextenc veshell.
t d. Arch. (See quot. and Vase i b.) Obs.-^
1704 J. Harris Lex. Tcchn. I, Vessels, in Architecture,
are certain Ornaments, usually set over ihe Cornices, and
S'l named, because they represent divers sorts of Vessels,
which were in use among the Ancients.
t e. slang. The nose. Obs.
1813 Sporting Mag. XLI. 170 There d—n your eyes, I've
tappeid your vessel.
o. fig.
(chielly in or after Biblical use), a. Said