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VIMEN — ex vico vel vincio, quasi Vincimen, olim, cannabis usu nondum cognitô, funibus contexendis inserviebat. Inde est apud Calpurnium, Eclog. 3. Quod si dura times etiam nunc verbera Phylli, Tradimus ecce manus, licet illae Vimine tortô Scilice, et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Vimen — Vi men, n. [L., a twig.] (Bot.) A long, slender, flexible shoot or branch. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vimen — (lat.), Ruthe, holziger, biegsamer Trieb … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
vimen — [vī′men] n. pl. vimina [vim′ə nə] [L, an osier, twig, akin to viere, to bend, twist < IE base * wei > WITHE, WIRE] Bot. a long, flexible shoot or branch vimineous [vi min′ē əs] adj. viminal [vim′ə nəl] … English World dictionary
vimen — viminal /vim euh nl/, adj. /vuy meuhn/, n., pl. vimina /vim euh neuh/. Bot. a long, flexible shoot of a plant. [ < L vimen osier, withe, twig] … Useful english dictionary
vimen — /ˈvaɪmən/ (say vuymuhn) noun (plural vimina /ˈvɪmənə/ (say vimuhnuh)) a long, flexible shoot of a plant. {Latin: twig} –viminal /ˈvɪmənəl/ (say vimuhnuhl), adjective …
vimen — n. (pl. mina ) long thin branch or twig. ♦ vimineous, a. pertaining to or made of twigs … Dictionary of difficult words
Wiemen — Wie|men 〈m. 4; nddt., westdt.〉 1. Latte, Lattengerüst zum Trocknen u. Räuchern 2. Sitzstange für Hühner [<mndrl. wim(m)e „Lattenwerk im Rauchfang“ <lat. vimen „Weide, biegsame Rute“; zu viere „binden, flechten“] * * * Wie|men, der; s,… … Universal-Lexikon
osier — Osier, Semble venir de {{t=g}}oisos,{{/t}} id est, Vimen. Osier court, Vimen breue. Osier qui se plie aiséement, Lentum vimen. Quand quelque chose se plie facilement, comme l osier, Lentitia … Thresor de la langue françoyse
vimbre — (del lat. «vimen, ĭnis») m. *Mimbre. * * * vimbre. (Del lat. vimen, ĭnis). m. mimbre … Enciclopedia Universal
