Verisimilitude
(Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude) n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf. OF. verisimilitude. See Verisimilar.] The
quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of truth; probability; likelihood.
Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but true knowledge is dear and difficult.
Glanvill.
All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative.
Sir. W. Scott. Verisimility
(Ver`i*si*mil"i*ty) n. Verisimilitude. [Obs.]
The verisimility or probable truth.
Sir T. Browne. Verisimilous
(Ver`i*sim"i*lous) a. Verisimilar. [Obs.]
Veritable
(Ver"i*ta*ble) a. [F. véritable. See Verity.] Agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine.
"The veritable Deity." Sir W. Hamilton. — Ver"i*ta*bly, adv.
Veritas
(Ver"i*tas) n. [Cf. F. véritas. See Verity.] The Bureau Veritas. See under Bureau.
Verity
(Ver"i*ty) n.; pl. Verities [F. vérité, L. veritas, fr. verus true. See Very.]
1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of a statement, proposition, or other thing, with
fact; truth; reality. "The verity of certain words." Shak.
It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can govern while he is despised.
South. 2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a reality.
Mark what I say, which you shall find
By every syllable a faithful verity.
Shak. Verjuice
(Ver"juice`) n. [OE. vergeous, F. verjus, that is, the juice of green fruits; verd, vert, green +
jus juice. See Verdant, and Juice.]
1. The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes, apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from
such juice.
2. Tartness; sourness, as of disposition.
Vermeil
(Ver"meil) n. [F., vermilion, fr. LL. vermiculus, fr. L. vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus,
from vermis a worm. See Worm, and cf. Vermicule.]
1. Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright, beautiful red. [Poetic & R.]
In her cheeks the vermeil red did show
Like roses in a bed of lilies shed.
Spenser. 2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze.
3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give luster to the gold. Knight.
Vermeologist
(Ver`me*ol"o*gist) n. One who treats of vermes, or worms; a helminthologist.
Vermeology
(Ver`me*ol"o*gy) n. [L. vermes worms + -logy.] (Zoöl.) A discourse or treatise on worms; that
part of zoölogy which treats of worms; helminthology. [R.]
Vermes
(||Ver"mes) n. pl. [L. vermes, pl. of vermis a worm.] (Zoöl.) (a) An extensive artificial division
of the animal kingdom, including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids,
and allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates are also included.
