*vose*

{ } n. [ F. avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta. ] (Zool.) A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The American species is Recurvirostra Americana. [ Written also avocette. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Avocet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. favus honeycomb. ] 1. (Bot.) Honeycombed. See Faveolate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the disease called favus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Spotted; freckled. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Nervous. ] (Bot.) Same as Nerved. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow. ] The fourth month of the French republican calendar [ 1792-1806 ]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19. See Vendémiaire. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From L. rivus a brook, channel. ] Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows. [ 1913 Webster ]