Vesey
noun
1.
Denmark, 1767–1822, black freedman, born probably on St. Thomas, Danish West Indies: hanged as alleged leader of a slave insurrection, in Charleston, S.C.
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vesic- pref. Variant of vesico-.
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noun, plural vesicae [vuh-sahy-kee, -see-kee, ves-i-kee] /vəˈsaɪ ki, -ˈsi ki, ˈvɛs ɪˌki/ (Show IPA) 1. Anatomy. a bladder. 2. vesica piscis. noun (pl) -cae (-ˌsiː) 1. (anatomy) a technical name for bladder (sense 1) 2. (in medieval sculpture and painting) an aureole in the shape of a pointed oval vesica ve·si·ca (və-sī’kə, -sē’-, věs’ĭ-kə) n. […]
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adjective 1. of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder. 2. resembling a bladder, as in shape or form; elliptical. adjective 1. of or relating to a vesica, esp the urinary bladder
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