vee
[vee]
- shaped like the letter V: a vee neckline.
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- anything shaped like or suggesting a V.
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Origin of vee
First recorded in 1880–85; spelling of the letter name
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Examples from the Web for vee
Contemporary Examples
She was a nightmare-inducing monster of a woman as Vee and I loved every second of her performance.
‘Orange Is the New Black’: Inside the Wild S2 Finale and What’s Next for Season 3Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern
July 12, 2014
Actually, Vee gave Kate Mulgrew more pointers as to who Red is than any other single person.
To reveal Vee required an intimate dance with my shadow self.
OITNB’s New Villain Vee, Played By Lorraine Toussaint, Speaks for the First TimeKevin Fallon
June 13, 2014
How much of that maternal vibe we saw with Vee and the girls also bled off-screen on the set?
OITNB’s New Villain Vee, Played By Lorraine Toussaint, Speaks for the First TimeKevin Fallon
June 13, 2014
A half-hour before we started shooting, I had to make some adjustments and mostly just shift my perspective on her, on Vee.
OITNB’s New Villain Vee, Played By Lorraine Toussaint, Speaks for the First TimeKevin Fallon
June 13, 2014
Historical Examples
So I didn't have much to tell Vee over the 'phone that night.
Torchy, Private Sec.Sewell Ford
What worries me most, though, is this hint she drops about Vee.
Torchy, Private Sec.Sewell Ford
And if she was out takin' her drive or anything—why, I could be explainin' to Vee while I waited.
Torchy, Private Sec.Sewell Ford
Course, it was her put that corkin' silver frame on Vee's picture in the first place.
TorchySewell Ford
My scheme was to get one of the help to take the message to Vee before she got up.
Torchy, Private Sec.Sewell Ford
Word Origin and History for vee
n.
1883, to denote the shape of the letter V. As a type of engine, by 1951.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper