vituline

[ vich-uh-lahyn, -lin ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a calf or veal.

vituline

/ -lɪn; ˈvɪtjʊˌlaɪn /

adjective

1. of or resembling a calf or veal

Word History and Origins

Origin of vituline¹

1650–60; < Latin vitulīnus, equivalent to vitul ( us ) calf + -īnus -ine ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of vituline¹

C17: from Latin vitulīnus, from vitulus a calf

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.

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"Well said, most vituline—Solomon secundus, well said."

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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.

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Associated words: vellum, parchment, veal, fatling, dogy, vitular, vituline, slink, slunk, calve, steer. calico, n. print.

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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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