vennel
/ (ˈvɛnəl) /
noun
Scot a lane; alley
Origin of vennel
1C15: from Old French venelle, from Latin vēna vein
Words Nearby vennel
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How to use vennel in a sentence
The horseman rode down the narrow vennel which led to the St. Denis gate of Paris, holding his nose like a fine lady.
The Path of the King | John BuchanIn the vennel (alley or small street) some ruins remain of the maison dieu, or hospitium, founded in 1256 by William of Brechin.
His coach couped in the vennel, and his lordship was thrown head foremost into the mud.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol IV. | Editors: Arthur Mee and J.A. HammertonThe vennel, a narrow lane in Edinburgh running out of the Grassmarket.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonShe lives in the Pleasance, and I saw her to-night in the vennel.
The Court of Cacus | Alexander Leighton
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