verge
71verge — cl. vierge vierge, vièrgi adj. et n. vierge. « E vi un rai de solelh ques ihssia del ventre de la Verge sagrada. » Vie de Ste Douceline « Vaqui la Vierge de la baumo, la Vierge dóu jardin qu embaumo » Th. Aubanel …
72verge — an old name for the yard, taken from the Latin word virga for a twig or stick. In modern French, verge is the customary word for the English yard …
73Verge escapement — showing (c) crown wheel, (v) verge, (p,q) pallets Ve …
74Verge (gaming) — Verge (which stands for Vecna s Extraordinary Roleplaying Game Engine) is game engine intended to allow users to design their own computer role playing games, particularly console style, 2D games along the lines of Final Fantasy VI. Developed by… …
75verge on/upon — [phrasal verb] verge on/upon (something) : to come near to being (something) comedy that verges on farce [=comedy that is almost farce] His accusations were verging on slander. • • • Main Entry: ↑verge …
76verge-board — vergeˈ board noun A bargeboard • • • Main Entry: ↑verge …
77verge upon — index border (approach), contact (touch) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
78verge on something — ˈverge on sth derived to be very close to an extreme state or condition Syn: ↑border on something • Some of his suggestions verged on the outrageous. • a dislike verging on contempt …
79Verge (unité) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Verge. La verge est une unité de mesure de longueur ancienne. Elle mesure toujours trois pieds, soit la moitié d une toise. Quatre verges égalent aussi trois aunes, soit douze pieds. Sommaire 1 La verge anglaise… …
80Verge, court of the — The legal arm of the royal household, its jurisdiction defined by the *verge. Throughout the 14c there were serious problems created by the *steward exercising his authority in ways felt to be beyond his writ. He would, for instance, impose fines …
