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VENTOSE
Ventose
(noun) sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ventose (plural ventoses)
Alternative form of ventouse
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• voteens
Source: Wiktionary
Ven*tose", n.
Definition: A ventouse. [Obs.] Holland.
Ven*tose", a. Etym: [L. ventosus windy. See Ventilate.]
Definition: Windy; flatulent. Richardson (Dict.).
Ven`tose", n. Etym: [F. ventôse. See Ventose, a.]
Definition: The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See Vend.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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