‖ [ F., imperative sing. pres. fr. vivre to live, L. vivere. ] Long live, that is, success to;
a. [ L. vivus: cf. F. vif. See Vivid. ] Lively; animated; forcible. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a lively manner. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
If I see a thing vively represented on the stage. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. vivens, p. pr. of vivere to live. ] Manner of supporting or continuing life or vegetation. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖prop. n. [ L., a ferret. ] (Zool.) A genus of carnivores which comprises the civets. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the
n. pl. [ F. vivres, pl. of vivre, orig., to live. ] Provisions; victuals. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
I 'll join you at three, if the vivers can tarry so long. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ OF. vives, F. avives (cf. Sp. abivas, adiva) fr. Ar. ad-dhība. Cf. Fives vives. ] (Far.) A disease of brute animals, especially of horses, seated in the glands under the ear, where a tumor is formed which sometimes ends in suppuration. [ 1913 Webster ]