The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds.

  • Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897.
Date:
1892
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Credit: The commercial dictionary of trade products : manufacturing and technical terms, moneys, weights, and measures of all countries / by P.L. Simmonds. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    VI 0 C402] VOL Vine-dresser, a cultivator and trimmer of grape vines. Vinegar, an acid liquor largely manufac- tured by Icrnienting vegetable juices, or from alcohol, sugar, cider, wood, &c. See Acetic-acid. r0 Vr Vinegar, Aromatic. See Aromatio-vinic- Vineoar-cruet, a bottle in a set of table- castors for vlneifar. Vinegar op Cantiiarides, a pungent blis- tering liquor, extracted from the vesica- tory beetle: a pieco of blotting paper soaked in it makes a ready blister. See Cantiiarides. Vinegar-plant, the Mycoderma aceti, called the mother of vinegar, which acts as a ferment In making vinegar, serving the purposo of yeast. Vinegar, TniEVES'. See Tiiieves'-vtnegar. Vinegar-yard, a place where vinegar is exposed to season. Vinero, a Spanish vintager; one who owns and cultivates vineyards. Vinery, a greenhouse or hothouse where vines are cultivated, and grapes ripened by artificial heat from stoves and flues. Vine-yard, an enclosure or garden wliero grape vines arc grown. Vingerfioed, the legal Dutch and Nether- landish liquid-measure, corresponding to the French centilitre, = 0'0176 pint; 10,000 vingerhoeds make a vat, and 100 vinger- hoeds or 10 maatjees, a Netherland kan. Vintage, the season of gathering grapes. * Vintin, a Brazilian copper coin of the value ol'ljd.; a Portuguese coin formerly current at Goa, containing 15 basaracos oi 2 reis each, [made and used In France. Vin-ordinaire, a kind of common claret Vintner, a wine - seller: a privileged member of the Vintners company who can sell wine without licence. Vintners'-company, the eleventh in rank of the twelve principal livery companies of London, which received its first charter in the 38th year of the reign of Edward III. Its hall isin Upper Thames-street. Viol, a stringed instrument larger than the violin. Violet-dye, a dye produced by a mixture of red and blue colouring matters which are applied in succession. Violet-powder, powdered starch or flour scented, used by females to powder the skin. Violets, Syrup of. n pleasant medicine, formerly used, but now considered of little or no value except as a placebo. Violet-wood, another name for king-wood. Violin, a musical instrument which has four gut-strings, the Inst or lowest covered with silver wire. The back, neck, sides, and circles, are generally made of sycamore, the belly, bass-bar, sound-post, and six blocks of deal; the finger-board and tail-piece of ebony. Violin-bow, n bow strung wilh horse-hnir, for playing on a violin. [violins. Violin-maker, a maker of fiddles or Violin - string, prepared gut stretched across tile bridge of a violin. Violoncello, an instrument somewhat »imilar to the violin but larger, and held between the knees or the player. It has the two lowest strings covered with silver wire. Virginal, a kind of piano; a stringed ami keyed Instrument resembling the gplnnct —formerly in grent repute. Virtuoso, one skilled In antiquo or natural curiosities. Vis, Viss, an Indian weight which some- times bears the. name of the pusseree 1'ho Burmese viss or picktha Is 140 tolas 100 ticals, 40 pollams or 8 catties, = 3 lbs. 2 oz.; 8 vis, therefore, make a muund of 23 lbs. The viss, however, varies in dif- ferent localities: in Trichinopoly, It is 3 lbs.; In Kasulipatam, 3515 lbs.; in some other places it is much more. Visa, an ofllcial endorsement on a passport, &c, Visary, a name in the Madras presidency for the vis, which there weighs 3-148 lbs. Vis-a-vis, a dress carriage for town use. Viscous, clammy or tenacious. Vishala, an Indian name for the colocynth or bitter apple. The seeds are said to constitute an important article of food in Northern Africa. Visit, the attendance of a surgeon or physician, inspector, &c. Visits, a lady's mantle worn over the shoul- ders, [card. Visiting-card, a name-card; an address- Vissary, a large kind of fan mado, in the East, from the leaves of the Palmvrah- palm, Borassns flabeUiformis. Viswasee, Wisweesa, an Indian long- measure, of from 4i to 5 inches; a super- ficial measure of 20 to 24 square Indies. Vitela (Spanish), calf-skin leather; vellum. Vitellus (Latin), the yolk of an eag. Vitelottb (French), a kind of long red potato. Vitre (French), a pane of glass. Vitreous, resembling glass. Vitriol, white vitriol is n combination of sulphuric-acid and oxide of zinc. For the other vitriols. See Blue-vitriol, Green- vitriol, and Hed-vitriol. Vittie-vayr, another Indian name tor the discus grass, Andropogon miirkaius. Vivandero (Spanish), a sutler. Vivarium, a pond or tank, &c. for keeping fish in. Vivda. Vifda, a name in Orkney and the Shctlands for beef or mutton hung and dried, without being salted. Vivianite, a blue phosphate of iron, occa« sionnliy used as a pigment. [for ships. VrvRiER (French), an agent or victualler Voerceetz, a kind of German woollen goods, sold in the Capo colony to the Dutch. Voet, a Dutch long-measure, ranging in different towns from 030058 yard to 034324 yard. [open basket Voider, a tray fortable leavings; a shallow Voie, an old dry ami solid measuro ot Fiance, of very variable quantify. Voile (French), a sail. [mice. Voiture (French), a carriage or convey* Vola, n Sanscrit name for myrrh. Volioe (French), a thin plank of white wood.