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vituline, a. rare.|ˈvɪtjʊlaɪn|
[ad. L. vitulīn-us, f. vitulus calf. Cf. F. vituline (Balzac).]
Of or belonging to a calf or calves; resembling that of a calf.
vitular, vitulary, with similar sense, are recorded in the Cent. Dict. and other recent Dicts.
1656Blount Glossogr. 1786–1805Tooke Purley (1829) II. 444. 1860 Wraxall Life in Sea ii. 27 In spite of their [i.e. seals'] clumsy form, the vituline countenance wears an expression of calmness and peace. 1870Lowell Among my Bks. Ser. i. (1873) 167 If a double allowance of vituline brains deserve such honor, there are few commentators on Shakespeare that would have gone afoot. |