vise
English
/vaɪs/
noun
Definitions
- (US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English vis (face, appearance, look) derived from vyz derived from Old French vis (face) derived from Latin vītis (vine, grapevine, grape vine).
Origin
Latin
vītis
Gloss
vine, grapevine, grape vine
Concept
Semantic Field
Agriculture and vegetation
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
葛
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hoarwithy English
- viselike English
- viticulture English
- withe English
- withy English
- viteus Latin
- vitifolius Latin
- vīsus Latin
- vītis Latin
- Visier German
- viticulture French
- viticultura Spanish, Castilian
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- viti- Portuguese
- vis Middle English
- vis Old French
- visage Old French
- viz Old French
- Vitis Translingual
- vito Ido
- vis Middle French
- vyz xno
- vis Piedmontese