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Venom
Pronunciation : Ven"om
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. venim, OF. venim, F. venin, L. veneum. Cf. Venenate.]
Definition : 1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging. Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. Milton.
2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. Chaucer. "The venom of such looks." Shak.
Syn. -- Venom; virus; bane. See Poison.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ven"om
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare. See Venom, n.]
Definition : Defn: To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomed vengeance." Shak.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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