a. Virtuous; powerful. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso. ]
Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly virtuous. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lifting up his virtuous staff on high,
He smote the sea, which calméd was with speed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every virtuous plant and healing herb. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The virtuous mind that ever walks attended
By a strong siding champion, conscience. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mistress Ford . . . the virtuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her husband. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. [ OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso. ]
Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly virtuous. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
Lifting up his virtuous staff on high,
He smote the sea, which calméd was with speed. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Every virtuous plant and healing herb. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The virtuous mind that ever walks attended
By a strong siding champion, conscience. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mistress Ford . . . the virtuous creature, that hath the jealous fool to her husband. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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