VIRE

Etymology

Noun

vire (plural vires)

An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow.

Verb

vire (third-person singular simple present vires, present participle viring, simple past and past participle vired)

to transfer a surplus from one account to cover a deficit in another, to make a virement.

Anagrams

• Iver, iver, rive, vier

Source: Wiktionary


Vire, n. Etym: [OF. vire, fr. virer to turn. Cf. Veer, Vireton.]

Definition: An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the crossbow. Cf. Vireton. Gower.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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