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- TAWSAlternative spelling of tawse.
- TAXAplural of taxon
- THEOSOPHA theosophist.
- THEOSOPHICOf, or relating to theosophy.
- THURIBLEA censer, especially one hanging on a chain.
- TRICOTA soft knit fabric.
- TUNSplural of tun
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VACUITYEmptiness.
- VAINGLORYExcessive vanity.
- VAQUEROA cowboy; a herdsman.
- VARIEGATEDStreaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.
- VASTYvast
- VERONICAThe image of Jesus's face believed to have been made on the cloth with which St Veronica wiped his face as he went to be crucified; or the cloth used for this.
- VESICLEA membrane-bound compartment found in a cell.
- VEXATIOUSCausing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome.
- VIANDSplural of viand
- VIRAGOA woman given to undue belligerence or ill manner at the slightest provocation.
- VOIVODEA local ruler or official in various parts of central and eastern Europe, especially early semi-independent rulers of Transylvania.
- VOLUMINOUSOf or pertaining to volume or volumes.
- VOTARYConsecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow; devoted; promised.
- VULGATEMade common, published for common use.
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WAINA wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen.
- WAPENTAKEAn administrative subdivision in northern English counties, developed under Norse influence, and corresponding to hundreds in the rest of England.
- WASTRELOne who is profligate, who wastes time or resources extravagantly.
- WAULKto make cloth (especially tweed in Scotland) denser and more felt-like by soaking and beating.
- WAULKINGpresent participle and gerund of waulk
- WEALDA forest or wood.
- WEFTThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- WEIRAn adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
- WEIRDINGpresent participle and gerund of weird
- WHINGETo whine; to complain, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
- WHORESONAn illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents.
- WICKETA small door or gate, especially one beside a larger one.
- WIGHTA living creature, especially a human being.
- WINKLEA periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.
- WITHYAn osier (Salix viminalis), a type of willow.
- WORKADAYSuitable for everyday use.
- WRACKThe remains of something; a wreck.
- WROTHFull of anger; wrathful.
- XYLEMA vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
- YAWLA small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.