Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve in its extremity, are not very dangerous. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
vellicated — v. pull, pinch; contort … English contemporary dictionary
Vellicate — Vel li*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vellicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vellicating}.] [L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.] To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. [1913 Webster] Convulsions, arising from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vellicating — Vellicate Vel li*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vellicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vellicating}.] [L. vellicatus, p. p. of vellicare to twitch, fr. vellere to pluck, pull.] To twitch; to cause to twitch convulsively. [1913 Webster] Convulsions, arising… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
A Dictionary of the English Language — Title page from the second editi … Wikipedia
Dictionary of the English Language — Das Dictionary of the English Language ist ein von Samuel Johnson verfasstes Wörterbuch des Englischen. Es erschien 1755 und gilt bis heute als eines der einflussreichsten Wörterbücher in der Geschichte der englischen Sprache. Entstehung Die… … Deutsch Wikipedia
vellicate — vellication, n. vellicative, adj. /vel i kayt /, v., vellicated, vellicating. v.t. 1. to pluck; twitch. 2. to nip, pinch, or the like. 3. to cause to twitch. v.i. 4. to move with spasmodic convulsions; twitch. [1595 1605; < L vellicatus, ptp. of… … Universalium
vellicate — /ˈvɛləkeɪt/ (say veluhkayt) verb (t) (vellicated, vellicating) to pluck; nip; pinch. {Latin vellicātus, past participle, from vellere} –vellication /vɛləˈkeɪʃən/ (say veluh kayshuhn), noun –vellicative, adjective …
vellicate — [vel′i kāt΄] vt., vi. vellicated, vellicating [L vellicatus, pp. of vellicare, to twitch, pinch < vellere, to pluck < IE base * wel , to tear, pluck out > OE wæl, battlefield] Now Rare to twitch, pluck, etc … English World dictionary
