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Vomito
(gcide) | Vomito \Vo*mi"to\, n. [Sp. v['o]mito, fr. L. vomitus. See
Vomit, n.] (Med.)
The yellow fever in its worst form, when it is usually
attended with black vomit. See Black vomit.
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vomitory
(encz) | vomitory, n: |
Musca vomitoria
(gcide) | Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, blue-bottle \blue-bottle\, n.
1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant (Centaurea cyanus) which
grows in grain fields; -- called also bachelor's button.
It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers.
Varieties cultivated in North America have showy heads of
blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Syn: cornflower, bachelor's button.
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2. (Zool.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly ({Musca
vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue.
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Vomitories
(gcide) | Vomitory \Vom"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. Vomitories.
1. An emetic; a vomit. --Harvey.
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2. [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.) A principal door of a large
ancient building, as of an amphitheater.
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Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense
multitude. --Gibbon.
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Vomitory
(gcide) | Vomitory \Vom"i*to*ry\, a. [L. vomitorious.]
Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.
[1913 Webster]Vomitory \Vom"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. Vomitories.
1. An emetic; a vomit. --Harvey.
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2. [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.) A principal door of a large
ancient building, as of an amphitheater.
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Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense
multitude. --Gibbon.
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vomitory
(wn) | vomitory
n 1: an entrance to an amphitheater or stadium |
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