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vituline
[ vich-uh-lahyn, -lin ]
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a calf or veal.
vituline
/ -lɪn; ËvɪtjÊËlaɪn /
adjective
- of or resembling a calf or veal
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vituline1
Example Sentences
The unequal circle of the infant's face, somewhat resembles the inequality of the circumference of your countenance; he has also the vituline or calf-like concavity of the profile of your visage.
"Well said, most vitulineâSolomon secundus, well said."
Associated words: vellum, parchment, veal, fatling, dogy, vitular, vituline, slink, slunk, calve, steer. calico, n. print.
Associated word: vituline. veering, n. shift, shifting; vacillation, tergiversation; temporizing, time-serving. vegetable, n. plant, truck. vegetable oyster. salsify. vegetate, v. sprout, grow, germinate, pullulate; rusticate, hibernate. vehemence, n. fervency, impetuosity, intensity, zeal.
If a double allowance of vituline brains deserve such honor, there are few commentators on Shakspeare that would have gone afoot, and the trumpets of Messieurs Heminge and Condell call up in our minds too many monstrous and deformed associations.
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