Vernacular

ver-nak'-yu-lar, a, native; belonging to 732 VERTEBRATE the country of one's birth; endemic (L. vernaculus, of or belonging to a home-born slave, or a verna). Vernacularly, ver-nak'-u-lar-le, ad. in a vernacular manner. idiom. in spring; belonging to the spring of life. Vernal signs, the signs in which the sun appears in spring. Vernal equinox, the spring equinox, in March. (L. ver, spring) nascent leaves within the bud [Bot.] pre ion of the face of Christ on His way to Calvary left on the veil of St. Veronica. See Veronica, divides the smallest divisions on a straight or circular scale (Pierre Vernier, the inventor). (L. verna, a slave). of the face of Christ left on the veil of St. Veronica, that had been given to Him byher to wipe the sweat from His face; the speedwell genus of plants. ne , ver'-så-bl-nes, s. aptne to be turned round. to turn, to occupy one's self). liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable; unsteady; task, or pursuit turning to with another; ease ase from one fixed by thing,subject, its side and freely movable. Versatilely, ver -sa-tile-le, ad. in a versatile manner. Versatilene , ver -så-tile-nes, s. the quality of being versatile. versatile; faculty or facility of turning one's mind to other subjects or tasks. long and short syllables disposed according to certain rules; poetry; metrical language; a short division of any composition; a piece of poetry; a portion of an anthem to be performed by a single voice to each part; a stanza. Blank verse, verse without rhyme. Heroic verse, a dignified kind of versification devoted to the celebration of heroic deeds, usually in iambics of ten syllables, or five feet, as in Milton's " Paradise Lost." (L. versus, from ver to, versum, to turn.) thing. verses in colour. designating distinct divisions of a writing. practice of composing poetic verse. in prose. describe in verse; to turn into verse (L. versus and facio, to make)., from one language into another; translation; that which is rendered from another language; a statement or account. ing3,500 feet. leaf within the forest [Forest Laws]; a green colour [Her. ] (Fr.green.) spine or backbone of an anima: (L. from ver to, to turn) backbone: s. an animal which has a backbone or a spine with joints,