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vise

[vahys] noun, verb, vised, vis⋅ing.
–noun
1. any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
–verb (used with object)
2. to hold, press, or squeeze with or as with a vise.
Also, vice.


Origin:
1300–50; ME vis < OF: screw < L vītis vine (whose spiral form gave later sense)


viselike, adjective

vi⋅sé

[vee-zey, vee-zey]
–noun, verb (used with object), vi⋅séed, vi⋅sé⋅ing.
visa.

Origin:
< F, ptp. of viser to inspect, check; see visa

vi⋅sa

[vee-zuh] noun, plural -sas, verb, -saed, -sa⋅ing.
–noun
1. an endorsement made by an authorized representative of one country upon a passport issued by another, permitting the passport holder entry into or transit through the country making the endorsement.
–verb (used with object)
2. to give a visa to; approve a visa for.
3. to put a visa on (a passport).
Also, visé.


Origin:
1825–35; < F, short for L carta vīsa the document (has been) examined; vīsa, ptp. fem. of vīsere to look into, see to, freq. of vidēre to see
vise also vice   (vīs)   
n.  A clamping device, usually consisting of two jaws closed or opened by a screw or lever, used in carpentry or metalworking to hold a piece in position.
tr.v.   vised also viced, vis·ing also vic·ing, vis·es also vic·es
To hold or compress in or as if in a vise.

[Middle English vis, screwlike device, from Old French, screw, from Latin vītis, vine (from its spiral wrappings); see wei- in Indo-European roots.]

Vise

Vise\, n. [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. [Written also vice.]
Language Translation for : vise
Spanish: conceder,
German: gewähren,
Japanese: 与える

vise 
c.1300, "device like a screw or winch for bending a crossbow or catapult," from O.Fr. vis, viz "screw," from L. vitis "vine, tendril of a vine," lit. "that which winds," from base of viere "to bind, twist" (see withy). The meaning "clamping tool with two jaws closed by a screw" is first recorded 1500.
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