n. [ L. victor, fr. vincere, victum, to vanquish, to conquer. See Vanquish. ] 1. The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by at, rarely by of. [ 1913 Webster ]

In love, the victors from the vanquished fly;
They fly that wound, and they pursue that die. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A destroyer. [ R. & Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends,
And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Victorious. “The victor Greeks.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A victress. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ NL. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen Victoria. The Victoria regia is a native of Guiana and Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a diameter of nearly two feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who occupies a high seat in front. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Astron.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; -- called also Clio. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a slightly dished face and very erect ears. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Victoria cross, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor to members of the British army or navy. It was first bestowed in 1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The recipients also have a pension of £10 a year. --
Victoria green. (Chem.) See Emerald green, under Green. --
Victoria lily (Bot.), the Victoria regia. See def. 1, above. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A kind of cotton crape. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets. [ 1913 Webster ]

Victorian period. See Dionysian period, under Dyonysian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A woman's fur tippet. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. victoriosus: cf. F. victorieux. See Victory. ] Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor; being a victor; bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning; triumphant; as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a victorious day. [ 1913 Webster ]

But I shall rise victorious, and subdue
My vanquisher. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Vic*to"ri*ous*ly, adv. -- Vic*to"ri*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. So named after Victoria, queen of Great Britain. ] (Chem.) A probable chemical element discovered by Sir William Crookes in 1898. Its nitrate is obtained byy practical decomposition and crystallization of yttrium nitrate. At. wt., about 117. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n.; pl. Victories [ OE. victorie, OF. victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See Victor. ] The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of defeat. [ 1913 Webster ]

Death is swallowed up in victory. 1 Cor. xv. 54. [ 1913 Webster ]

God on our side, doubt not of victory. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to the counsels, of a nation. Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]