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/vee"veuhrz/, n.pl. Chiefly Scot.victuals; foodstuffs.[1530-40; < MF vivres, pl. of vivre food, n. use of vivre to live < L vivere; cf. VIAND]
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vivers — vi vers (v[=e] v[ e]rz), n. pl. [F. vivres, pl. of vivre, orig., to live.] Provisions; victuals. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [1913 Webster] I ll join you at three, if the vivers can tarry so long. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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vivers — noun plural Etymology: Middle French vivres, plural of vivre food, from vivre to live, from Latin vivere Date: 1536 chiefly Scottish victuals, food … New Collegiate Dictionary
vivers — [ vʌɪvəz] plural noun Scottish, chiefly literary provisions; food. Origin C16: from Fr. vivres, from vivre to live … English new terms dictionary
vivers — vi·vers … English syllables
vivers — n.pl. Sc. food, victuals. Etymology: F vivres f. vivre live f. L vivere … Useful english dictionary
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