veliferousadj.
/viːˈlɪfərəs/ΘΚΠ
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel propelled by sail > [adjective]
sailing1590
sail-assisted1594
sail-wingedc1595
sail-bearing?1596
sailed?1611
veliferous1656
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Veliferous, that bears saile, or is under sail, as a ship.
1674 J. Evelyn Navigation & Commerce 53 Nay, so addicted were they to Sailing, that they invented Veliferous Chariots, and to Sail upon the Land.
1697 J. Evelyn Numismata viii. 280 Stevinus who framed the Veliferous Chariot.
2. Zoology. Bearing a velum; membranous.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > constituent materials > [adjective] > relating to membrane > furnished with or bearing a membrane
velated1835
veliferous1841
velate1880
1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xxv. 443 With its veliferous arms thus firmly embracing its abode, the Argonaut has two modes of progression.
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