Vocabulary : Vellon to Veltfare

Vellon : A word occurring in the phrase real vellon. See the Note under Its Real.
Vellum : A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and for binding books.
Vellumy : Resembling vellum.
Velocimeter : An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels, but especially of projectiles.
Velocipede : A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider. Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of the wheels, and causing their revolution. They are made in many forms, with two, three, or four wheels. See Bicycle, and Tricycle.

Velocities : of Velocity
Velocity : Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity; as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon ball; the velocity of light. ;; Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time, measured by the number of units of space passed over by a moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under Speed.
Velours : One of many textile fabrics having a pile like that of velvet.
Veloute : Alt. of Sauce veloute
Veltfare : The fieldfare.

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