vituline

American

[vich-uh-lahyn, -lin] / ˈvɪtʃ əˌlaɪn, -lɪn /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a calf or veal.

vituline British

/ -lɪn, ˈvɪtjʊˌlaɪn /

adjective

of or resembling a calf or veal

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Etymology

Origin of vituline

1650–60; < Latin vitulīnus, equivalent to vitul ( us ) calf + -īnus -ine ¹

Example Sentences

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The unequal circle of the infant's face, somewhat resembles the inequality of the circumference of your countenance; he has also the vituline or calf-like concavity of the profile of your visage.

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"Well said, most vituline—Solomon secundus, well said."

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If a double allowance of vituline brains deserve such honor, there are few commentators on Shakspeare that would have gone afoot, and the trumpets of Messieurs Heminge and Condell call up in our minds too many monstrous and deformed associations.

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If a double allowance of vituline brains deserve such honor, there are few commentators on Shakespeare that would have gone afoot, and the trumpets of Messieurs Heminge and Condell call up in our minds too many monstrous and deformed associations.

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