Vesperugo (vesperogo)

[NL. (Keyser ling and Blasius), ily Vespertilionidæ and subfamily Vespertilio ninæ, typified by the European V. serotinus. They have the incisors or, the premolars, 8, or 3, and a well-developed post-calcaneal lobule of the interfemoral membrane. They are divided into several subgenera, as Vesper us, Scotozous, Rhogee a, and Lasionycteris. The genus is remarkable for its wide distribution in both hemispheres, extending from near the arctic circle to the Strait of Magellan. vespiary (ves'pi-ā-ri), n.; pl. vespiaries (-riz). [Prop. * vespary (the form vespiary being irreg. conformed to apiary ), in the three forms of male, female or queen, and worker. The males and workers die in the fall, and the impreg, nated queen alone hibernates. She forms a new colony in the spring, giving birth at first only to workers, and later to males and females. The nests are made of paper, and the young are fed by the workers with nectar and animal and vegetable juices. The principal genera besides Vespa are Polistes and Polybia. See Vespa, and cuts under wasp, hornet, and Polistes. vespiform (ves'pi-fôrm), a. [L. vespa, wasp, + form a, form.] Wasp-like; resembling a wasp or hornet to some extent or in some respects: noting certain moths. See hornet -moth. vespillot (ves-pil'ō), n. [L., also vespulla, also, according to Festus, vespa, one of the bearers who carried out the bodies of dead poor at night, vespine (ves'pin), a. [L. vespa, wasp, + -inel.] Pertaining to wasps; wasp-like. Pop. Sci. Mo., IV. 176. ve el (ves'el), n. [Early mod. E. also ve ell; The Arm and the Hond (that he putte in oure Lordes syde, whan he appered to him, aftre his Resurrexioun...) is zit lyggynge in a Ve elle with outen the Tombe. Mandeville, Travels, p. 172. Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's ve el . Ps. ii. 9. The empty ve el makes the greatest sound. Shak ., Hen. V., iv. 4. 73. IMG:content-1810.jpg:[blocks in formation] Let's to the seaside, ho! As well to see the ve el that's come in As to throw out our eyes for brave Othello. The ve el of the temple he with him ladde. Chaucer, Monk's Tale, 1. 158. 'Goth, bringeth forth the ve ealx ," quod he. Chaucer , Monk's Tale, 1. 204. Of gold ther is a borde, & tretels ther bi, Of siluer other ve elle gilte fulle richeli. Aloes tweyne unces epatike; Let ve el it, and set it uppe in smyke. ve elingt, n. [ME. ve ellinge ; ve el + -ing1 .] Ve els collectively. Whenne thai beth colde in pitched ve ellinge And cleyed close hem up. IMG:content-1811.jpg:[blocks in formation] Deuised he the ve el ment , the vestures clene, Wyth slyzt of his ciences, his souerayn to loue. Alliterative Poems (ed. Morris), ii. 1288. ve es (ves'ez), n. [Also ve ets ; prob. con- nected with ME. fasel , a fringe, AS. fæs , thread, fiber.] A sort of worsted. Hall i well . IMG:content-1812.jpg:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1813.jpg:[blocks in formation] divinities of the ancient Romans, equivalent to the Greek Hestia, one of the twelve great Olympians, the virgin godde of the hearth, presiding over both the private family altar and the central altar of the city, the tribe, or the race. She was worshiped along with the Penates at every meal, when the family a embled round the altar or hearth, which was in the cen- ter of the house. Æneas was times of distinct types. (a) Originally, a garment like a ca ock, said by Pepys to have been adopted by Charles II. as the fashion for his court, and ridiculed by Louis XIV. of France, who put his servants into such vests. IMG:content-1814.png:[graphic] At these Years, how absolutely nece ary a rich Vest And a Perruque are to a Man that aims at their [ladies'] Favours. Etherege, She Would if she Could, iii. 3. The vest is gathered up before them [figures on medals] like an apron, which you must suppose filled with fruits as well as the cornu-cop iæ. Add is on, Ancient Medals, ii. Under his doublet Charles appeared in a vest , "being a long ca ock," as Pepys explains, "close to the body, of black cloth and pinked with white silk under it." (b) A body-garment of later times; especially, the waist- coat in the ordinary modern sense that is, a short gar- ment without sleeves, buttoning down the front, and hav- ing the back concealed by the coat. Numerous pegs with coats and "pants" and "vests"-as he was in the habit of calling waistcoats and pantaloons or trousers-hanging up as if the owner had melted out of them. O. W. Holmes , Profe or, vii. If tailors would only print upon waistcoats, I would give double price for a vest bearing this inscription. R. D. Black more , Lorna Doone, lxvi. 4. An outer garment, or part of such a garment, for women. Especially - (a) A sort of jacket with or without sleeves, and known by many different names ac- cording to changing fashion: as, Breton vest , Oriental vest , etc. (b) A trimming or facing of the front of the bodice, sometimes with a different material, and following more or le closely the form of a man's vest: a fashion often reappearing. Over the vest of this form a coat is gener- ally worn. 5. An undergarment knitted or woven on the stocking-loom. Vest and undervest are more common in England; undershirt in the United States. vest (vest), v. [ vétir = Sp. Pg. vestir = It. vestire, vestire , clothe, dre , vest is , a garment, clothing: see vest , n. wear1, v.] I. trans. 1. To clothe with or as with a garment, vest, or vestment; robe; dre ; cover, surround, or encompa closely. Vested all in white, pure as her mind. 2. To invest or clothe, as with authority; put in po e ion (of); endow; put more or le formally in occupation (of): followed by with To settle men's consciences, 'tis nece ary that they know the person who by right is vested with power over Locke. them. Had I been vested with the Monarch's Pow'r, Thou must have sigh'd, unlucky Youth, in vain. Prior, To Mr. Howard. 3. To place or put in po e ion or at the dis- posal of; give or confer formally or legally an immediate fixed right of present or future pos- cred fire (which was her sym- bol) from Troy, and brought it to Italy, and it was pre- served at Rome by the state in the sanctuary of the god- de , which stood in the Fo- rum. To guard this fire from becoming extinguished, it was watched and tended by six stainle virgins, called vestals . The Roman temples of Vesta were circular, pre- serving the form of the prim- itive huts of the Latin race, because it was in such a hut that the sacred fire was first tended by the young girls monopteron . 2. The fourth planetoid, discovered by Olbers, at Bremen, in 1807.-3. [l. c.] A wax match which may be ignited by friction. The door of a small closet here attracted the young man's attention; and, striking a vesta , he opened it and entered. R. L. Stevens on, The Dynamiter, p. 178. vestal (ves'tal), a . and n. [= F. vestale , n., = Sp. Pg. vestal = It. vestale , Vestal is , of Vesta, as a noun (sc. virgo ) a vestal virgin, Vesta , Vesta: see Vesta .] I. a . 1. Of or pertaining to Vesta, the cla ical godde of the sacred fire and of the household and the state. When thou shouldst come, Then my cot with light should shine Purer than the vestal fire. virgin or a nun. Vestal modesty. My vestal habit me contenting more Than all the robes adorning me before. IMG:content-1815.jpg:[blocks in formation] I will not trust executive power, vested in the hands of a single magistrate, to keep the vigils of liberty. D. Webster , Speech, Senate, May 7, 1834. 4. To lay out, as money or capital; invest: as, to vest money in land. [Rare.] Imp . Dict . II. in trans. 1. To put on clothing or vest- 2. To come or descend; devolve; take effect, as a title or right: with in . The supreme power could not be said to vest in them ex- clusively. Brougham. It is already the usage to speak of a trust as a thing that vests, and as a thing that may be divested. To vest in interest, to pa or devolve as matter of right or title irrespective of any immediate right of po e ion. -To vest in po e ion, to pa in po e ion or imme- diate right of po e ion. See vested. Vesta (ves'tä), n. [L., = Gr. Ἑστία , the god- de of the hearth, ✓ vas , Skt. ✔ ush, burn: IMG:content-1816.png:[blocks in formation] His vest aments sit as if they grew upon him. Mas singer, Fatal Dowry, iv. 1. vested (ves'ted), p . a. 1. Clothed; especially, wearing, or having a umed, state robes or some ceremonial costume: as, a vested choir. A troop of yellow- vested white-haired Jews, Bound for their own land, where redemption dawns. Browning , Para cels us, iv. 2. In her ., clothed; draped: used especially when the clothing is of a different tincture from the rest of the bearing. This blazon is more vested usual when only a part of the body is represented. Also clothed.-3. Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed. In law: (a) Already acquired; existing, in contemplation of law, in a certain person as owner: as, a law is not to be construed so as to impair vested rights without compensation. right. (b) Noting the quality of a present absolute right or interest, as distinguished from that which is defeasible. Thus, a legacy is said to be vested when given in such terms that the legatee has a present right to its future payment which is not defeasible, and he can therefore extinguish it by release. (c) Noting the quality of a present estate even though defeasible, as distinguished from that the very existence of which is contingent. Thus, a devise of land is said to be vested when the circumstances are such that the legatee is existing and known, and would be immediately entitled to po e ion were the precedent estate to terminate, although the time may not have come when he is entitled to receive it, and although it is po ible that before that time comes another person may come into being who will take in preference to him. Meanwhile it is said to be vested in interest, but not vested in po e ion.- Vested remainder. See remainder, 3. vester (ves'tėr), n. One who invests money or other property; an investor. [Rare.] But in another of their papers they declare that their vesters aim at nothing short of a community in land and in goods. Southey, To W. S. Landor, Aug. 22, 1829. vestiarian (ves-ti-a'ri-an), a. -an .] Same as vestiary . [ vestiary + vestiary (ves'ti-ā-ri), a. and n. [F. vestiaire, a., = Sp. vestuario = Pg. vestiario, vestuario, n., = It. vestiario, a. and n., II. n.; pl. vestiaries (-riz). 1. A room or place for the keeping of vestments, garments, or clothes; a wardrobe. Fuller . [Rare.] -2. Garb; clothing. If I throw my cloak over a fugitive slave to steal him, it is so short and straight, so threadbare and chinky, that he would be recognized by the idlest observer who had seen him seven years ago in the market-place; but if thou hadst enveloped him in thy vers i colored and cloudlike vestiary, puffed and effuse, rustling and rolling, nobody could gue well what animal was under it, much le what man. Landor, Imag. Conv., Diogenes and Plato. 3t. A vestibule; a place of entrance; a court. Thei wenten. in the hows of a manner man in Ba hurym, that had a pit in his vestiary. Wyclif , 2 Ki. [Sam.] xvii. 18.