Emily Dickinson Lexicon

Verriere, proper n. [see Le Verriere, proper n.]

very, adj. [AFr and OFr < L. vērus, true.] (webplay: bright, cold, day, deed, friends, great, heavens, man, river, say, sun, true).

vesper (-s), n. [L. 'evening star, evening'.]

Evening; evening star.

vessel, n. [AFr and OFr < L. vascellum, small vase or urn, ship.]

vest, n. [L. vestis, garment, attire, clothing.] (webplay: another, called, closely, come, common, cover, death, kinge, land, life, man's, passes, purple, remainder, short, sky, speech, take, without, worn).

vest (-s), v. [L. vestīre, to clothe.] (webplay: common).

vestment (-s), n. [OFr < L. vestīre, to clothe.] (webplay: dies).

Clothing; robe.

Vesuvian, proper adj. [see Vesuvius, proper n.]

Volcanic; fiery; glowing; burning; volatile.

Vesuvius, proper n. [Gk name for Herucles, son of Ves; poss. < Oscan fesf, to smoke, to steam; poss. < pre-Celtic root element vas, mountain] (webplay: volcano).

Active volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; volcano that destroyed Pompeii; (see ED letters).

veto, n. [L. 'I forbid, the word by which the Roman tribunes of the people opposed measures of the Senate or actions of the magistrates'.] (webplay: right).

Prevention of an intended act; right of a king to withhold the passing of a law.