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- Vire - n. - An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow. Cf. Vireton.
- Virelay - n. - An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes, and composed in short lines, with a refrain.
- Virent - a. - Green; not withered.
- Vireo - n. - Any one of numerous species of American singing birds belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many of the species the back is greenish, or olive-colored. Called also greenlet.
- Virescence - - The act or state of becoming green through the formation of chlorophyll.
- Virescent - a. - Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.
- Vireton - n. - An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.