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VISCUS.
1644 DiGBV Nat. Bodies xxiii. (1658) 262 The soHdness
and viscuousness of the substance will not permit it to evaporate.
fl Vi'SCns ^. Obs. rare, [app.a. L. vhcus birdlime,
glue.] A soft viscous substance or mass.
1643 J. Steer tr. Exp. Chyrurg. viii. 36 This following
Viscus. .in-:arnateth all sorts of corrupt ulcers. 1673 Ray
yourii. Lozv C. 457 Snails takes alive shells and all, and
pounded in a mortar till they become a perfect pap or
viscus.
^I.Viscas - (vi-skps). Anat. [L. viscus, usually
in pi. viscera Viscera.] One or other of the soft
internal organs of the body.
17J8 Chambers Cyci., Liver, a large glandulous Viscus,
of a red sanguine Colour [etc.]. 1754-64 Smellir Midwif.
1. 144 A t-^nsion of the part ensues affecting the nerves of
that Viscus. 1771 En yd. Brit. I. 238 1 It passes next behind
the liver, through the great sinus of that viscus. 1804
Abernethv Sur^. Obs. 236, I felt the bladder, and could
puncture that viscus. 1839-47 Todds Cyci. Anat. HI.
208/2 In other parts of the bxiy they assume various
appearances peculiar to each viscus or organ. 1879 Spe?*-
CER Data Ethics m. 33 Imperfection of any viscus, as
lungs, heart or liver,
trans/. i9»aT. Castle /ntrod. Boi. 260 Sap or lymph..
must either be intermediately conveyed to some viscus
proper to give it elaboration, or immediately distributed
throughout the whole body of the plant.
Visdamme, obs. variant of Vipame.
Visdome, obs. So. form of Wisdom.
t Vise, sby Obs.-' [Cf. Vise v.'\ View, contemplation,
regard.
a 1450 MvBC Par. Pr. 66 Thus thys worlde )>ow moste
despyse, And holy vertues haue in vyse.
Vise, sbJ^ Coalmining. Also 7 weyse. [Of
obscure origin. Cf. Veise.] (See quots.)
i67« G. Sinclair Misc. Observ. Ifydrostat. (1683) 281
That which the coal-hewers term the vise, or some of them
the weyse of the gae. .which in effect is. .but a dark vestige
of the dipp or ri';e, that the body which now constitutes the
gae, should have had naturally, if it had been perfected.
»7*9 J; WiLLtAMS Min. A'ingd. I. 13 Your conductor, with
the p )int of a pick, can open up a little of the vise or fissure
in the pavement, /h'd. 14 The mine has been made in the
vise or fissure of the slip. [See also Vestigia.] 1886 J.
Barrowman Sc. .Mining Terms 69 P^eizi:, vees, vise, the
line of fracture of a fault or hitch.
Vise, var. (now usually C/.S,) of ViCK sb.- (see
also sb.^, etc.) ; obs. f. Vi.ss ;
(manner) ; obs. f. WiHEa.
obs. Sc. f. Wise sb.
t Vise. V. 0^. Forms : 4-5 vise, 5 wyae, 5-6
vyse, 6 .SV. vyiss, wys. [Partly (i) aphetic f.of
avisi Advise v. or Devise v. : partly (2) a. OF.
(mod.F.) T'lV^r :—pop.L, *visare, f. vfs-f ppl, stem
of L. vidire to see. Cf. Vizy z'.l]
1. trans. To devise, contrive, make.
cijas Song 0/ Yesterday 14 in E. E. P. (1862) 133 pis
dayaslecf we may be liht With allc J>e mur)>es >at men
may vise To reuele with ^tsc buyrdes briht. a 1400-50
Alexander 4636 5* vise 50W ^ar-of [sc. goldj vessell lor
vanyte & pride, /bid. 5651 pe names of all ^ prouynces
& i»e places J>at he was prince ouire.. ware visid all in versis
in variant letters.
2. refl. To bethink oneself {well or better) ; =
Advise ». 5.
a 1330 Syr Degarre 542 Nou I schal vise me bette. c 1375
Sc. Leg. Saints xliii. {Ceciie) 345 For-)?! is gud je wyse ^u -
weilc, or ?e ty ;)e al varldis sele. a x^oo-^ Alexander ( D.) 75 1
pan ayres hym forth alexander & hys aynde takes . ..wysez
hym how he say wald or he aunswer ;he!des. a 1500 in
/f(t//> Iia:'iH^, etc. 81 Thar ^ha is 5liai, th.ir nay is nay,
Thai wysthmn weili, ore at thai say. a 1568' This ll-'aridis
joy* in Bannatyne MS. (Hunter. CI.) 202 Dreid God, do
Weill ;..Seik weill at weill, and vyiss the voundir weil.
b. trans. To think of as useful or necessary.
a 1400-50 Alexander 1-26 pen takis to him tresour 8:
trus^e% in ba^gis. . .And oSire nccessari notis as nedis to his
craftis To silce salmary dangell as him self vyscs.
3. To advise, counsel, direct (a person); = Advise
V, 9.
a 15*9 Skeltom Replyc. ngst. Yng. S.:olers 297 Therfore I
vyse you to forsake Of heresy the deuyllysshe scoles. a 1553
Udall Royster D. i. iv. (Arb.) 26 Weil mocke muche of hir,
and kcepe hir well 1 vise ye. 1587 Mascali, Goz't. Cattle,
Horses < 160:1) loi To trust all currant horse-coursers, I vise
thee to Ijeware.
b. With clause as object ; — Advise v. 9 c.
1581 A. Haix lUeid V. 08, I am content answerd the God,
but in your place I vise For better end, that Pallas she do
take the enterprise.
4. intr. To look on (something).
a 1400-50 Alexander 1539 "A ve^ioure to vise on of violet
floures. Il>id.i,qi,s pan come a flijtir in of fowls as fast as
it dawid, To vise on as vowtres as vermeon hewid.
b. To reflect on ; to consider, contemplate.
1568 T. Howell Newe Sonets (tSyg) iiS'Within whose
troubled head, such thronge of thoughts doth rise, That
now on this and then on that, I cease not oft to vise.
6. trans. To look at or regard attentively or
closely; to observe, rare.
1550 Bale Eng. Votaries n. 88 She loked smothely
vpon him (the storye siyth) and he as gcntyllye vy.icd her
agayne. ^1557 Asp. Parker /'j. cxix. 352 inure my hart
1 purpose yet all whole thy lawcs to vyse.
Hence f Vised///, a., = Advised///, a. i;
tVi-aing vbl. sb.^ advice, counsel.
c 1375 .SV. Leg- Saints xxxvi. {Htiptista) 496 .Scho glutcrit
liyme rycht ofie With wysing fare ^ wordis softe, 1422
YoNGR tr. Secreta Secret, 130 Yf thou wolte largely lyue .
thrc ihyngis thou moste beholde.. .The thyrde that ye can
be viitide, and sec the Services and Mentis of thy Subiectes.
247
Vise, obs. Sc. var. Wise v. (to direct).
II Vis6 (vf-z^), sb. [F. visl, pa. pple. of viser
to examine, view : see Vise v:\ An entry or note
on a passport, certificate, or other official docu-
ment signifying that it has been examined and
found correct ; a formal official signature or entry
of this nature: =Visa.
1858 Hawthobne Fr. t, It. Note-Iks. ( 1 883) 36 The oti,?
of a mmister carries more weight than that of a consul.
1904 Times 26 Aug. n/6 The . . system . . requires Consular
vises andcertificates for all exports to their country.
II Vise (vf-zi' ), V. [See prec] trans. To put a
visi on (a passport or other document) ; to endorse
or sign as correct and in due order.
l8ia B. SiLLlMAN Jrnl. Trav. (1820) 111. 33 This pass,
port had not been indorsed, ' vised ' as they termed it. 184a
Borrow mile in Sfain viii, An officer, .despatched a soldier
with me to the police office, that my passport might
be visaed. 1858 Merc. Mariiu Mag. V. 24 Foreign vessels
are bound to have their ship papers visid by ihe . . Consular
Agents. 1891 Nation (N.Y.) 19 May 372/a The information
given to Intendente Viel, who visaed the cablegram.
trans/. 1854 Tait's Mag. XXI. 166 I'he same ages visi^'d
other noels who wrote worse, and better.
Visaire,' obs form of Vizieb.
t Vi-sely, adv. Obs.-^ [Aphetic f. of avisely
Advisedly aiz).] Carefully, attentively, prudenth.
c 1380 WvcLlF IVks. (t88o) 278 pat (>e sotil aniortasyn^e
of seculer lordischipis Jjat is don bi menene hondis 111
fraude of \>^ kyngis statute be visely enquyred.
t Vi'Senent. Obs. In 5-6 vyse-, vysment
(5 Sc. viss-, wys-). [Aphetic f. of avisement
Advisement, or directly a. OF. visement (rare) f.
viser Visi n.j Consideration, deliberation, reflection,
thought.
? 1414 l6 Pol. Poems (t904) 58 Wi() wit and vysement all
amende. Lete werk be wilnes 5e can Joure Crede. ^1440
JacoPs Well 170 pe ferst spanne muste be forthowjt in
thynkyng of )>i synnes be-fom, wyth a full vysement, to
brynge hem to bi mynde. c 1500 Debate Carfenlers Tools
25 in Hazl. E. P. P. I. 80 Thou arte a fole in that case : For
thou spekes without vysment. 1535 W. Stewart Cron.
Seat. (Rolls) II. 353 And syne agane to him so said this king,
Without lang vysment in so grit ane thing, a 15M He
Cratlous Craunii 85 in liaimatyne MS. (Hunter. CI.) 242
With vertewous vysement counsall gude reasoun.
tVi-sanage. Obs.~^ [Of obscure origin.] A
term of abuse applied to a woman.
14 . . Jieryn 1012 * Go home, lewde visenage, ))SA evil must
howethcl' Quod Beryne to the damesell, & gan hir fray &
feer.
Visenomy, obs. variant of Visnomy.
Viser, v. rare. [a. F. viser : see Vis£ v.'] trdns.
= Vise v.
i8jj L. Ritchie Wand, by Loire 105 At Tours, they refused.
.to viser our passports. 1905 Daily Chron. 3 July
51 The con.suIates are overwhelmed with applications to
viser passports for people going abroad.
Vi88r(e, obs. forms of Visob sb., Vizieb.
tVi'sem, sb. Obs. Insvy-, 5-6 viseme, 6
.SV. vis(8)orne (7 Sc. vizerne). [Altered form of
viser N\909.sb.y\ A visor or vizard. Alsoy?^.
c 1400 Anturs o/Arti. xxxii. Then he auaylet vppe his
viserne fro his ventalle. 1483 Cath, Angl. 402/1 A vyserne,
lana. 1561 ItAVsir. Biillinger on Afoe. {i^j^) -joh, Thai
the very .sonnc of God plucketh of the viserne from Ihcie
varlets. a 1571 Knox Hist. Ref.n: Wks. t84a II. 406 For
I see the pure flock in no less daunger nor it lies bene at
ony time befoir, except that the Devillhesgottinavisiernc
upon his face.
Hence t Vi"»eni v., f Vi-»erned ///. a., -= Vi-
SOB v., VlSOBED///. a.
1483 Cath. Angl. 402/1 To vyserne, larvare. a 1508
Roi.LocK .SVrw. ix. Wks. (1845) I. 406 All ar visorned folk;
he cuiiimis out, scho cu mmis out, all masked and disaguysed.
t Visevase. Ofe.-' In 5 vyseuase. [a. obs.
Du. and Flem. vise-, viese-vase (Kilian ; W.Flem.
viezeveze) phantom; mod.Dn. \\!i?,viezevaas, -waas
prank, trick, grimace.] A vain or empty matter.
1481 Caxton Reynard\\. lArb )8 Now makelh kywaert
the hare a complaynt also, that thynketh me a vyseuase.
tVi'Sffee. Obs. rare. Also 7 //. vysgeis.
[app. ad. Sp. and Pg. Jisga in the same sense.]
(^See quot. 1620 and Fizgig 4.)
'S93 '"' F. Drake Revived (1628) 45 Such poore weapons
as they had : viz. a broken pointed Rapier, one old Visgee
and a rustie Caliuer: lohn Drake took the Rapier, and..
Richard Allen the Visegee. l6ij R. Hawkins Voy. S. Sea
42 The Dolphins and Bonito's are taken with certaine instruments
of Iron, which we call Vysgei-s, in forme of an
Eelespeare, but that the blades are round, and the poynts
like vnto the head of a broad Arrow.
Vishnu {\r\nu). Also 7 Vistnoy, 8 Wistohnu,
8-9 Vishnoo, Vishnou. [.Skr. Vishnu,
prob. f. the root vish, and meaning 'all-pervader'
or 'worker' (Monier- Williams).] One of the
principal Hindu deities, holding the second place
in the great triad, but by his worshippers identified
with the supreme deity and regarded as the preserver
of the world.
J638 .Sir T. Herbert Trao. (ed. j) 43 Bremaw..has
power to create all other creatures. Vistney has order
given to preserve them. zj6\ Orme /fist. Mil. Trans,
in-tostan I. 183 That identicalimage of the god Wistchnu,
which n^ed 10 be worshipped by the god Brahma, c 1790
Sir W. Jones Hymn la NdrAyena Wks. 1799 VI. 368 The
evil beings, who are feigned 10 have sprung from the ears
of Vishnu, c 1791 Lncycl. Brit. (ed. 3) VIII. 516/1 Many
VISIBILITY.
of these enthusiasts will throw themselves in the way of the
chariots of Vishnou or Sheevah. £1813 Mrs. Sherwood
Stories Ch. Calech. x. 73 At the foot of this tree was a
little stone figure of Vishnou (that is, one of this country's
gods). 1877 J. E. Carpenter tr. Tie/e's Hist. Relig. 147
In the cultus of Krishna the worship of Vishnu reaches its
climax.
Vishnnism (vi-Jn«|iz'm). [f. prec. -l- -ism.]
The worship of Vishnu.
1871 Alabaster Wheel of Law 250 Veneration of holy*
fool-prints is not a peculiarly Buddhist idea, but is also found
in other religions, and particularly in Vishnuism. 1875 Sir
W. W. Hunter in P. E. Roberts Life xiii. (1901; 238
Brahma-worship. . is a strange mixture of Vishnuism, Sivaism,
and something much older. i88a Athenxuni 17 June
759/ 1 Prof. Weber's theory that Christianity shaped to a
certain extent Vishnuism.
Vishnnite (vi-JnK|3it). [f. as prec. ^ -ITE.]
A worshipper of Vishnu ; an adherent of Vishnu-
ism. Also atlrib. or as adj.
1871 Tvi.OR /V,/H. Cult. II. 364 A Vishnuite who has inadvertently
killed a monkey, .may expiate his offence by a
mock sacrifice. i88< Athenaeum 17 June 758/3 The great
(^ivaite and Vishnuite systems of more recent times.
Vishnuvite (vi-Jn«|V3it). [f. as prec, with
V from the Skr. adj. vaishnavd belonging to
Vishnu.] = prec.
The form Vishnavile has had some currency.
1883 Eiuycl. Brit. XV. 185/1 The Vi^hnuvites are chiefly
found in the northern districts [of the Madras Presidency}.
1896 Mission. Herald (Boston) Oct, 395 This evangelist.,
saw a Vishnuvite mendicant approaching, .singing a Christian
hymn. Ibid., He was singing them in place of his old
Vishnuvite hymns.
Visibility (vizibi-liti). [ad. late L. visibilitat-,
visibiiitds {Tettull.), f. L. visibiiis : see next
and -ITY. So F. visibiliU(OV. visiblete). It. visi-
bilith, Sp. visibilidad, Pg. idade.']
1. The condition, state, or fact of being visible;
visible character or quality; capacity of being
seen (in general, or under special conditions).
a. Of the Church, a kingdom, etc.
1581 W. FuLKE in Con/er. 11.(1584) H ij b. What visibilitie
could there be in those dales. ., when there was no face at
all 01 an outward Church? a 1591 H. Smith Cod's Arroiu
(1593) Lj, And consequently visibility (which the Papists
make a marke of the Church) is no perpetuall marke thereof
1619 Lvnde Fj'a Tula Ep. Ded. i That the world may know.
It is no difficult matter for a meane I.ay-man to prooue the
ancient visibilitie of the Protestant profession, a i66> Hey-
LlN Laud (1668) 53 He maintained the constant and perpetual
visibility of the Church of Christ. 16*7 Poole Dial,
betw. Protest, j, Papist 49 If Christ did indeed promise the
perpetual visibility of his Church. 1699 Ki:rnet J9 Art.
xix. 183 Another question may arise out of the first words of
this Article, concerning the Visibility of this Church. 1841
MvERS Cath. Th. IV. S 29. 315 The visibility of the Theocracy
gradually grew fainter and fainter from the first
establishment of a visible monarchy. 1866 J. G. Murphv
Coiniti., Exod. XV. 18 The kingdom thus rising into visibility
never .-igain disappears from the earth.
b. Of things in general.
1614 Jackson Creed 111. xxx. §5 The actual visibility of
colours wholly depends upon the light as well for existence
as duration. 1651 Baxter /n/. Bapt. 74 Where there is not
so much as a .seeming or visibility, there is no evidence.
1678 Cudwortk Intell. Srst. 407 The Sun gives to things
not only their Visibility, but also their Generation. 1737
WiiisTON jfosefhus. Hist. v. v. § 4 This gate had no doors,
for it represented the universal visibility of heaven. 1771
H. Barnes Pract. Cas. C. P. (ed. 2) 322 The Affidavits as
to Defendant's Visibility were fully answered, and his total
Absconding proved. 1794 G- Adams Nat. ^ Exp. Philos.
Ill, XXV. 53 They considered the visibility of matter not a
necessary consequence of its creation. 1813 Shelley Q.
Mab vii. 13 tufte, But the God of Theologians is incapable
of local visibility. 1867 J. HoCG Microsc, 1. ii. 44 The visibility
of the effect depends on the distance of the object
from the object-glass. 1881 Procter Fam. Sci. Stud. 35
The comet.. attracted more attention when it had passed
from view than. .during the brief period of its visibility.
o. spec. The possibility of (a vessel, etc.) being
seen under the conditions of distance, light, atmosphere,
etc., existing at a particular time;
hence conversely, the possibility of seeing, or the
range of vision, under such conditions.
Cf. Harbord Gloss. Navig. (1863), s.v. Weather notation.
19x4 tr. Baudry's Naval Battle 265 The radius of visibility
must fix the maximum time allowable for final preparations.
1916 Sir J. ^RLLICOE Disf. 24 June, in Battle
0/ yutland 62 The vi.;ibility early on ist June (three to
four miles) was less than on 3rst May.
2. With a !>nd pi. A visible thing or object.
i6s8 Feltham Resolves 11. ti.l xcii. 269 St. Paul grants,
that they may know God, through the visibilities in his
Workes. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ef. 1. iii. 9 The beatitude
of that part which earth and visibilities too weakly
affect, 1660 Jer. Taylor Worthy Coinmun. i. § i. 27 It
cannot be natural flesh, however altered in circumstance
and visibilities. x8s8 Carlvle Misc. (1857) I. 162 Mind, by
being modelled in Men's imaginations into a Shape, a Visibility.
1843— ^(tj/ ff Pr. 11. xvi, The Hijjhest God dwells
visible in that mystic unfathomable Visibility, which calls
itself ' I ' on the Earth,
t b. = Sight sb. i c. Obs.-^
177s Johnson in Boswell Li/e (1904) 1. 624 Sir, I have seen
all the visibilities of Paris, and around it.
t3. Appearance, aspect, look, Obs.~^
1669 I'.UNVAN Holy Citie 114 'And the City lieth four
square '... Now both the City, Gatcsand Wall, were exactlj'
in their Visibility according 10 the Word.
1 4. The faculty or power of seeing ; the exercise
of this ; sight, vision, Obs. rare.