vies

/ fiːs /

adjective

Origin of vies¹

Afrikaans

Piedmont alone vies with her, and is improving far more rapidly, but Lombardy has great natural capacities peculiarly her own.

In the ‘Vies des Grands Capitaines’ he throws off a whole string of these cherished devices.

In his hospitality the Caucasian vies with the Arab of the desert.

Music's melody vies with the drive and bluster of the wind, sobbing and sighing, whistling round corners and playing pranks.

Kings and nobles were brought there for interment, and in that respect it vies with our Westminster Abbey.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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