| Vise (vise) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Vise |
| [F. vis a screw, winding
stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably
akin to E. withy.] |
An instrument consisting of two jaws,
closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in
filing.
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| Visé (vise) |
|---|
| n. | (?) |
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| ||Vi*sé" |
| [F.
visé, p. p. of viser to put a visa to, fr. L.
visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.] |
An indorsement made
on a passport by the proper authorities of certain countries on the
continent of Europe, denoting that it has been examined, and that the
person who bears it is permitted to proceed on his journey; a
visa.
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| Visé (vise) |
|---|
| v. t. | (?) |
|---|
| Vi*sé" |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Visé]ed (?); p. pr. *** vb. n.
Visé]ing.] |
To examine and indorse, as a passport; to
visa.
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