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VICTUAIiAGE. Hence Vi*otu»lled /;>/«. 1855 KiNCSLEY If'fstw. Hot xxxii, Some five and twenty of the soundest and best victualled ships. Victnalage. rare. [f. Victual sb,^ Victualling; victuals. x62a Mabbk tr. AUmatCs Guzman
VICUNA. 191 VIDUATB. X834 EM£ycl Metrop. (1843) VI. 350 The Victualling Office at Plymouth.. is now brought almost into juxta-position with it \sc. the Dockyard). b. Boxing slang. The stomach. 1751 Smollett Per, Pic.c, He. .found it impracticable to smite his antagonist upon the victualling office. 1785 Grosr Diet. Vuig^. Toftgve S.V. -lixo Sporting Mag;, y I. 80 Spring put in a heavy claim on his opponent's victualling office. 11 Vicuna (vik?^'n^a), vicu'lia. Forms: a. *j becunia, 7- vicuna, 8-9 vicunna,9va-, vecuna, vicugna, vicunnia, 9- vicufia. ^. 7 vicugne, 9 vicune. [a. Sp. vicuna (Pg. vicunha), the Quichnan name of the animal. See also Vigogne, ViGONE, and Vigonia.] 1. A South American dLmma\{Aucheniavi£unna)i closely related to the llama and alpaca, inhabiting the higher portions of the northern Andes and yielding a fine silky wool used for textile fabrics. a. i6m R. Hawkins Voy. S. Sea 47 It may be surmised, that it is as that of the Becunia, and other Beasts, which breed the Beazer stone. 1661 Lovell Hist. Ani/n. ^ Min, 28 The beast is about the bignesse and likeness of a Stagg. Their hair . . is said also to help the gout : sc. Of that called Vicunas. 1704 Collect. Voy. (Churchill) HI, 11/2 The Wild Goats are numerous; theyarecall'd Vicunna's. ij^SAnson's Voy. I. vi. 68 There are in ail parts of this country a good number of Vicunnas or Peruvian sheep. 1771 tr. Permty''s Voy. Malouine IsL (1773) 289 Several of our people went a shooting . . and saw some carcases of vicunas. 1805 Luccock Nat. Wool 14 We allude particularly to.. the camel, and the dromedary, in the East, and the vicuna in South America. 1847 Prescott Peru{\%y>\ II. 100 His dress., was composed of the wool of the vicuna wrought into mantles, so fine that it had the appearance of silk. 1875 Encycl. Brit. I. 598/1 The vicugna is a much rarer animal than the alpaca. 1894 Lydekker Roy. Nat. Hist. II. 413 During the wet season of the year the vicunias seek the highest ridges of the Cordillera. ^. 1604 K. GIrimstone] D'AcosteCs Hist. IndifS iv. xl. 316 Amongst the most remarkable things at the Indies of Peru, be the Vicugnes, and sheep of the countrie, as they call them. 1613 Pt'RCHAS Pilgriviage {xi>\^) -jyz The Vicugne somewhat resembleth a Goat, but is greater, c x8o6 Ace. Viceroynlty Buenos Ayres 31 note^ There is also a wild species of the pacos, called vicunes. 2. eilipt. VicuBa cloth ; also, a garment made of this. 1851 Catal. Gt, Exfub. 491/1 Ponchos :—Plain and brocade, striped ; aravenas. Vicunas. i8a^ Household Words 24 Sept. 76/1 The verbiage by which coals are transformed in to., alpacas, vicunas, ponchos, ..and siphonias. 1883 Daily News 33 Sept. 3/3 A dress of cigar-brown vicugna. 1887 Standard 15 Sept. 2/1 A thick diagonal vicuna has been introduced as a jacket cloth. 3. altrib. and Comb., as vicuHa-fur, -hunter, vicu£La-cloth, cloth made of vicuna-wool skin ; (hence eilipt vicuHa-coslume) \ vicu£La-wool, (a) wool or fur of the vicuna ; {b) a mixture of fine wool and cotton. 1851 Catal. Gt. Exhib. ^^0/2 Union cloth. . . *Vicuna cloth. i88a Caulfeild & Saward Diet. Needieiv. 515/1 Vicuna cloth . . is employed as a dress material, and is very soft in texture. 1889 Daily News 22 Oct. 6/1 Vicuna cloth is much in favour for dresses just now. 1884 CasstrH't Fnm. Mag. Oct. 697/2 The standing figure wears a pale brown *vicuna costume. 1851 Catal. Gt. Exhib. 487/1 "Vicuna fur, with woollen back. lUo C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 135 lliis ed us down into a valley, where I parted with my young •vicuna- hunter. 1840 Penny Cyel. XVlII. 278/2 The finest [ponchosj are made of * vicuna skins. 1804 Gent I. Mae. Nov. 1059 On board., were 20 sacks of * Vicuna [mis^r. Viennal wool. iBiSAmer. St. Papers, For. Relat. (1834) IV. 327 The imports.. consisted of.. 771 arrobas of vacuna wool. 186s Catal. Intermit. Exhib., Brit. II. Na 4073 Tweeds . .made from Vicugna wool. 1880 C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 135 The exquisite fabrics they weave from vicufia* wool. fVi-curats. Obs.~^ [See Vice- prefix.'] A substitute in ecclesiastical functions, a 1617 HiERON Aarons Bells (1633) 20 Their unlearned and for the mo>t part ungodly Vi-Curates. Vid.i, abbrev. of Vide v. 1609 Skene Ree. Maj. Table 04 The father by reason of poverty may revoke the gift or donation made to his sotme. vid. father. Ibid. 95 Querrell (complaint, pley). Vid. Pleyes. 1706 Stevens Span. Diet, i, Enxaguaduras, vid. Enjuagaduras. 1736 Ainsworth Eng.-Lat. Diet. i. Index Geogr., Atrecht. Vid. Arras. 1788 Lempriere Class, Diet., iphimedusa, one of the daughters of Danaus.. .KiW. Danaides. 1801 Levden Scenes Infancy i. xxii. note, Vid. ' Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border*. 1836-9 Todd's CycL Anat. II. 626/3 Vid- the diagram yf^. 283. t Vid.^, abbrev. of Videlicet. Obs. 1676 W. Harbord in Essex Papers (Camden) 61 He was ..found guilty of manslaughter by 6, vid: Ld. Trcatsurjer, Ld. Privy Scale (etc. J. llVidame (v-rdam). Also 6 vydara(e, visdamme, 7 vidam. [a. F. vidame, OF. visdame, ad. med.L. vicedoniinus, f. vice- \lQT.' + dominus lord.] Formerly in France, one who held lands from a bishop as his representative and defender in temporal matters. X5a3 Ld. Berners Eroiss. I. xlv. 25 b/s The Vydame of Calons dyd marueyles. 1550 Acts Privy Council III. 121 Ordre..for the sending of..oone of the Gromes of the Chambre, to be furreror harbenger to the saide Visdamme. 1614 Srldkm Titles Honor 2$3E^c\iheT is there in France any Vidame which holds not of some Bishoprik, vnlesse that of Beauuais, . .and from the chief Town of the Bishop- rique are the Vidames denominated. 1635 R. N. tr. Camden's Hist. FMz. i. 47 The P'rench Embassadour in England solicited her that the Vidame of Chartres.. might be delivered to the King. 1680 Mackenzie Sci. Her. 87 To Counts, Vidames, and Viscounts [they allow] a direct standing Helmet, with 9 Barrs. 17*5 tr. Dufin s Ecct. Hist, iiih C. I. V. 179 The Advocates and Vidames succeeded the Defenders, and by little and litt le these last Offices were abolish'd. x8oi Ranken Hist. Prance I. 334 They employed a vidame, vice-dominus or commissary. z8o> Ibid. 11. 259 They commissioned generally their avoues, or vidames, or some superior vassal, to levy and head the troops of their barony. 185a Sir J. Stephen Lect. Hist. France I. 131 The advocate or vidame of an ecclesiastical corporation was usually some powerful count. trans/. i6as in Birch Crt. .y Times Jos. I (1849) II. 346 <strong>Here</strong> is a speech of a new dignity of vidams to be created, which should wedge in 'twixt knights and baronets. Hence f Vidameship. Obs. a 1641 Spelman Ant. Deeds Eng. Wks. (1723) 11. 342 These Officers obteyned likewise of their Lords the Bishops to have the Office of Vidameship in Fee. Viddeful, obs. Sc. form of Widdiful a, Viddie, obs. Sc. form of Widdy sb, II Vide (vai'dz), V. imp. [L. vide, imp. sing, of videre to see.] * See, refer to, consult * ; a direction to the reader to refer to some other heading, passage, or work (or to a table, diagram, etc.) for fuller or further information. Freq. abbreviated as vid, : see Vid.* ; also occas. as v. V 5. 1565 Cooper Thesaurus App., Pysades, the sonne of Strophius:.. Vide Pisades. x6a6 Bacon Sylva §59 For which I haiie compounded an Ointment of Excellent Odour, which I call Roman Ointment, vide the Reeeit. 1699 EvELVN Acetaria 51 The Limon is somewhat more acute, cooling and extinguishing Thirst. . . Vide Limon. 1713 Swift Cadenus ^ Vanessa iii She then referr'd them to a place In Virgil, vide Dido's case. 1813 J. Badcock Dom. Atnusem. 33 Vide KoWxn passim. 1837 Wilkinson Mann. ^ Cust. Ane. Egypt \\. {1841) I. 66 note. Vide my Egypt and Thebes, p. 194 note. 1857 Gosse Omphalos xii. 354 note, I have already proved that blood must have been in ..the newly-created Man {vide p. 276, supra). + Vide, aphetic form of Divide v, Obs.—^ 1:1400 Destr. Troy 1249 The bourder of his basnet [he) bresies in sonder, And videt the viser with a vile dynt. + Videl., abbreviated f. next. 1589 PuTTENHAM En^. Poesie (Arb.) S2 But the three is made of one number, videl. of two and an vnitie. 1615 W. Bedwell Moham. Impost. 11. 59 Therefore there remaineth yet another great difficultie, videl. How this law should be vniuersall. II Videlicet (vide*liset, vai-), adv. and sb. Also 7 videUicet. [L. videlicet, f. vidi-, stem of videre to see ¥ licet it is permissible. Cf. Scilicet. The pron. {vi-, vaidiiiset) is also to some extent in use.] A. cidv. That is to say ; namely ; to wit: used to introduce an amplification, or more precise or explicit explanation, of a previous statemeot or word. (Cf. the abbreviated forms Vid.^, Videl., Vidz(t., and Viz.) i^^Mann. ^ Househ. Exp. (Roxh.) 452 Alleodre percellis that are enteryd and engfosyd in my lordis book : videlicet: Fcrst [etcj. 149a in Rymer /'>(Wra(i7ii) XII. 480/1 To serve him in his Werres, . .videlicet, himself, having his Custrell and Page. 1509 Wi/l in Archaeologia LXVI. 310 Massez of Requiem to be saide and song for my Soule by Preestes in maner and forme folowing videlicet Euery Freer [etc.^ 1563 FoxE A. M.
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