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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)
1300–50; ME vis < OF: screw < L vītis vine (whose spiral form gave later sense)
Related forms:
viselike, adjective
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
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
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| 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.] |
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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.]
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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