1000000031

of a living

cr~ature)

as a man oc bea!l, whicb is Oaia to

appe:tfe his wrath,

~or

Dbtain fome (avaue.

VICTIMARIUS, in antiquity, a miniller or fervan. of

lh,e

priell,

whofe office was to bind tbe vitlims, and pre·

pare {he water, knife, and otber things

Dccclr,uy

foc the

facrifice.

VICTOR Y, the over.hrow or defea. of ao eoemy, in war

or combato

VICrUALLING.OFFlcE, an olliee kep' on Tower.hill,

~ondon.

foc the furDilhing his

mdjefly's

D1Vy

with yic–

tllal,.

VIC fUALS, 6gni6es any fullenanee, or lhing. neeelfary

to live.upon, as

meal

and

provifions,

VIENNA, lhe capital Cily of the eirele of Au(lria and of

the Gternan empirt, is útuated

011

che Danube, in E.

long.

16° 21',

and N .

Iot.

48°

20'.

Vienna is an archbiJhop's Cee. and has a celebrated u–

Diver~ty .

VIGILS, in ehureh ·hi(lory, are lb. fa(ls

appoin.ed

be·

fore ccnaio (cHival"

arder to prepare the

Dlind

for a

due obfervation of the eofuing Colemnity.

VIGO, a pon.lown of Galiei., in Spain,

miles Cou,h·

ea(l of Cape Fioiaerre :

W .

long . 9°

18',

N. lat.

42° " ..

V'JLLA. FItANCA. lhe

Dame

Ceveral

towns. one in

Pied–

mont, three mNes

can

Nice ;

anot!ler

'of C .. talom3.

cighteen miles wefi of Barcelona; a tbird. tbe capital of

Sr Michael, oae of the Azores; and

¡ ,founh,

IQwn

of Eilrrmadura, in Spáio, fifly.four mil•• fculh·ea(l of

SalilnJilnca.

\ ' I LLA · FI..A";

e n

tOWD

of OrlcaRais, in

Fraace,

twel,e

miles nortb of L yons.

VILL.

'I.GE,

an alfemblage of houCes, inhabiled ehieAy by

pe..fants ¡nd

farmen,

¡nd

haviDg

markcf,

wbereby

is 'diOinguifhed from a

tOWD.

VILLAIN.

VILLI1N,

in our aDcient

cuRaros, denotes

aman of fervile and baCe condition,

viro

a bandOlan or

nanto

VILLA.

I.Ii¿

L, the name of two

tOWlJ5;

the one

Spain,

thirty miles Donh of

Valencia

aod the other

Portu–

"gal, fifty

mile~

ean of Porto.

VILLA- IUCA,

a port.town cf M exico, (ituatedon

d1C

gulph

of 1'vfexieo,

W .

IODg.

100°,

'and N. lat .

2 0 °.

VILLENAGE, • kind of anti,nt 'enure, whereby Ihe

[enant was

bound

do (ueh Cervices as

th~

lord com

manded,

or fueh as

were fit

for

villains

bondmeo

pcrform.

V1LLI. 'among bOlaoiA., a kindoC dowo, like eoarCe hair.

widl.

which

fome

tre~s

abound .

VILLOS E, or VILLOV., Comollting abou ndinc \Vilh villi,

or fibres

Jikc

coarre

hairs:

fu,h

une of

the-coals

of the

fiom~ch.

VINALI A,

Rom:m

?ntiquity, a

fc.flival

the ninlh of

the kalends ofMf4.y,

honour 1>oth

J u pit~r

and Venus.

VINCA. in

b01.lny,

genus of Ihe

ptntdndria munogynia

c1a (s.

has t\Va (reé't: folLiclts;

the

f=c:ds

afe

plumofc;

and

th~

lube

úf

tlH:

cOloHa lerminates in a

Idet;

r.HC

co·

rona.

There

;¡¡¡rc

'(o:a

Cp('cics,

I WO

of thcOl n

·{l H S

B.uain,

viz

the minar, or periwinkl«:;

and major, or

gre. IH

reriwink.lt:

C","

VI NCI:.N

lhe mor! r.m,iI· w<fi promonlory of Por·

,ug:d:

long.

10 °,

,,-nti N.

la( 3 /

)05 S'.

V n,¡c u\ ·r. (,ne of the C,lrillbc! 11IanJs

reventy.l1ve

mr!tS

wd t

U'Hbadccs.

V I'CE ~T,

is alfo. pro.inee of Brazil, bounded byllle

RlO J aOlero on lhe north, by .he Adanlie on tbe ea(1

by lhe provioee of del Rey

,be fouth; and by lhal of

lhe Spanifh L. PI"ta on lh. \Vell.

VINOEMIATING, lhe gathering of lhe.grapes. or olher

rjp~

(ruirs, as apples,

pears, eherries,

&c.

VINDEM1ATRIX, or VINDHI1ATO., a fixed (lar of

the

third

magnilude in ttle

eooltellauoo

virgo.

VINE. S.. VITIS .

VINEGAR, an aeid penelfaling liquor, prepared rro",

wine.

cyder, beer,

·Oc.

conCiderable

ure

both

as a

medicine and Cauce. See

CHEM1STRT,

97, 166.

VINEYARO, a plantalioo of vine•.

Tne be!1 filU"ioo of a vineyard i.

01\

Ihe d.clivilY of

an hill, Iying

lhe Coulh.

VINOUS, fomethiog lbat relale. to wine. or 1hat ha. lne

"ne and Cm.1I thereof. See

IN'.

VINTAGE, a erop of wioe, or wh.t is gOl from me .ioe.

eaeh feaCon.

VINUM, a liquor or drink commonly ealled·wioe. Se.

W1N6.

VIOL, a <:lu6eal in(lrumen. of lhe Came form Wilh lhe

vlnl!n,

and ll:ruck Itke

th~t

Wllh a

bow.

VIOLA,

in botan)', a genus of the

Cyngcnefia

monogynia

c1ars.

Tbe

e;¡¡¡lix

confiUs

of five

Icaves,

and

the corolla

of five

irregular

petals

horned behiod ;' 'che

capfule

hilS

(hrc~

vahes, and one

eell.

There are 24 fpeelcs

[even

of chem na ti

ves

Bri(ain.

VI0LATION, lhe al! of ,iol'liog, lhal i., forcing a

woman.

or eominitring a rape

upon

her.

This term is

alCo

ufed,

moral

(enfe,

for

breach

inrringement

Jaw,

ordinance, or the

lik~.

VIOLENT, in lh. Cebools, a lhiog dODe by force

" hie' feoCe il (land. oppoCed

CpoOl,neous.

OLENT

PrD!II,

Seon

la" .

See

LAW,

Tit.

xiii.

20.

VIOLET, in botany. See VIOLA.

VIOLIN,

or FIDDL&, a muGc,,1inllrument mouoted with

{our Ilrings,

gU(S,

and

llruck, ar

played. witb a bow.

VIOLONCELLO, of lhe r.aloans is properly our fiflh vi·

lin

which is

linle

bafs-viollO,

~alf

lhe

(jze

che

.com·

mon

bafs·violtn.

and iu

Clrings

jufl

balf as

thic:c.

aod

lulf

a. long, whieh reodess lbe fou",! ju!!

o~hve

higher

than the fame.

VIOLON E. io muGek, a double bar. ; almon twice a. big

;¡¡¡s

the

comnl00 bafs.vialin,

and

the

flrings

bigger Rnd

Jonger

prapartian,

aDd

eonfequently

its

foand

oc–

uve

lower

than that of

ou r

bafs. vlolin, which has a:DO–

ble efFeét: io

great--conc~rt"

VIPER.. in zoology. See COLU.".

VIRAGO, a

woman.af

extraordinary

tlatuTe

and courag,e;

and who,

Wllh

the rem¡}e

(ex,

has the nlieo "od

a1r

of a

man,

;¡¡¡nd performs the

adions

anJ

exercifes of men o

VIRGA AVOEA., in botany. Seo SOL IDACO.

VlflGA SANGUtNiA ,

bota ny.

Sec

COfl.NUS.

VIRGIN, a f<m, lo who bas had no earoal eommeree "ilh

mano

IRG I'N

is alCo

applied

hgurative1y

feveral

thiogs

that re–

tolin

rheir abfolute

pU fl ty,

and

h.we

never bc:en

m~de

ufe

or.

RG l

I St.1\ N

O!t,

vt!ry fmal!

inands of

(he

Caribbt'es,

fi w–

...[ed in IhC'

AtLtntlc

or Amerkao·oce¡o, a linle

{he

caOw:Hd

PariD' Rico.

VI RG

NI \ .

one

the

Britifh

American colonies.

fi tua–

ted

betwnn

fevcnt y.four

and eighty

c1egrees

._ eU

long.

2.uJ

be.t\Vcco tIliny.fix

óiD:llhlr

tynine d.grec::s

01' non a

lat