a. [ L. verax, -acis, fr. verus true. See Very. ]
The Spirit is most perfectly and absolutely veracious. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]
The young, ardent soul that enters on this world with heroic purpose, with veracious insight, will find it a mad one. Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a veracious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. véracité. ] The quality or state of being veracious; habitual observance of truth; truthfulness; truth;
n. [ A word brought by the English from India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara&nsdot_;&dsdot_;a, Pg. varanda, Sp. baranda, Malay baranda. ] (Arch.) An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See Loggia. [ 1913 Webster ]
The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the three sides of the inner court. Mrs. H. H. Jackson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A yellowish amorphous alkaloid extracted from the rootstock of Veratrum album. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Chem.) A salt of veratric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) Veratrine. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum. [ 1913 Webster ]
Veratric acid (Chem.),
‖n. [ NL. ] (Chem.) Same as Veratrine. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. vératrine. See Veratrum. ] (Chem.) A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root of hellebore (