vise.
An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
Meaning & usage
An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
A situation in which one's freedom of choice is constrained.
A screw.
A spiral staircase.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”). Probably akin to English withe.
To clamp with or as with a vise.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English vis, vys, vice (“screw”), from Anglo-Norman vyz, vice, from Old French vis (“screw”), from Latin vītis f (“vine”). Probably akin to English withe.
Alternative form of visé.
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