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| Vagrant (Vagrant, Vagrants, Vagrancy, Vagabond, Vagabonds) | | A person with no home or job who wanders from place to place living on the streets. | | | Vaulted (Vaulted) | | An arched stone roof, sometimes copied in timber or plaster. There are different kinds including; barrel vault, fan-vault, and rib-vault. | | | Verandah (Verandah, Verandahs) | | A porch or balcony extending along the outside of a building. They usually have a roof and are often often partly enclosed with windows or shutters. | | | Vernacular (Vernacular) | | Refers to buildings built using local materials in traditional ways. They are usually designed without the intervention of professional architects. Different regions have different types of buildings depending on the natural resources that were available, such as stone or wood. | | | Vestry (Vestry, Vestries) | | A room in a church where the choir and clergy put on their vestments (special clothes) and where these and other things are stored. They are also used for meetings and classes. The word is also used for a committee of parishioners elected to run the non - religious affairs of a parish. Another word for the vestry is the sacristy. | | | Victual (Victual, Victuals, Victualled, Victualler) | | To supply with food. Ships have to be victualled (stocked with food) before they set sail and armies have to be victualled (supplied with food). Inn keepers are also known as Licensed Victuallers. | |
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