| Circumvallate | v. t. [ L. circumvallatus, p. p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare to wall, fr. vallum rampart. ] To surround with a rampart or wall. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Circumvallate | a. 1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the circumvallate papillæ, near the base of the tongue. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Circumvallation | n. (Mil.) (a) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart. (b) A line of field works made around a besieged place and the besieging army, to protect the camp of the besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Contravallation | n. [ Pref. contra- + vallation: cf. F. contrevallation. Cf. Countervallation. ] (Fort.) A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Convallamarin | n. [ Convallaria + L. amarus bitter. ] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley (Convallaria Majalis). Its taste is first bitter, then sweet. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Convallaria | ‖n. [ NL., from L. convallis a valley; con- + vallis valley. ] (Bot. & Med.) The lily of the valley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Convallariaceae | prop. n. One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.
Syn. -- family Convallariaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ] |
| Convallarin | n. (Chem.) A white, crystalline glucoside, of an irritating taste, extracted from the convallaria or lily of the valley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Countervallation | n. (Fort.) See Contravallation. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Vallancy | n. [ From Valance. ] A large wig that shades the face. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Vallar | n. A vallar crown. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Vallar | a. [ L. vallaris. ] Of or pertaining to a rampart. [ 1913 Webster ]
Vallar crown (Rom. Antiq.), a circular gold crown with palisades, bestowed upon the soldier who first surmounted the rampart and broke into the enemy's camp. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Vallary | a. Same as Vallar. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Vallation | n. [ L. vallatio, fr. vallare to surround with a rampart, fr. vallum rampart. See Wall, n. ] A rampart or intrenchment. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Vallatory | a. Of or pertaining to a vallation; used for a vallation; as, vallatory reeds. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
