Veliferous

Veliferous
Veliferous Ve*lif"er*ous, a. [L. velifer; velum a sail + ferre to bear.] Carrying or bearing sails. [Obs.] ``Veliferous chariots.'' --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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