Vaux

[ vawks ]

/ vɔks /

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noun

Calvert, 1824–95, U.S. landscape architect, born in England: collaborator with Frederick Law Olmsted.

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Other definitions for Vaux (2 of 2)

v. aux.

abbreviation

auxiliary verb.

How to use Vaux in a sentence

The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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Add a pop of color with a bright violet v-neck blouse from 3.1 Phillip Lim.
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Take the case of Herx v. Diocese of Fort Wayne, an employment discrimination suit in the Seventh Circuit.
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In third person, Grand Theft Auto V was like a really elaborate action figure play set.
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Minutes into the rerelease of Grand Theft Auto V, I inadvertently stomped a cat to death.
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U was an Usurer, a miserable elf; V was a Vintner, who drank all himself.
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Au retour de cette rivire Sainct Jean, nostre voyage s'addressoit jusques aux Armouchiquoys.
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The unindustrious pupil imagines that “p” represents 8, and not “f” or “v,” and translates 1845 into “To pour oil” .
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Car les Sauvages ayans encore de la reverence aux sepultures de leurs peres & amis, le vouloient porter au Cap de Sable 40.
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Toutefois les Armouchiquois & autres plus esloigns plantent du bl & des fevs, mais ils laissent faire cela aux femmes.
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British Dictionary definitions for Vaux

v. aux.

abbreviation for

auxiliary verb

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