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† ˈventuous, a. Obs.
Also 5 ventuos.
[Irreg. f. L. ventu-s wind + -ous.]
Windy, flatulent.
Some other instances of the word in the same work (v. lx. and xvii. clxxxvi.) are due to mistranslation of the Latin text.
1398Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xix. liv. (1495) 895 Rawe hony not well clarefyed is ryght ventuous and bredyth curlynge and swellyng in the wombe. |