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Venice(dictionary)
Venice(encyclopedia)
Venice turpentine(medicine)
Venice and its Lagoon(tourism)
Venice Beach(tourism)
Merchant of Venice, The(dictionary)
Death in Venice(dictionary)
Venice Biennale(encyclopedia)
Venice (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)

Venice (iou)



Venice noun. LME.
[A city in NE Italy.]
Used attrib. to designate things from or associated with Venice.
Venice glass a very fine glass orig. produced at Murano, near Venice; an article made of this, esp. a drinking-glass. Venice treacle Pharmacology an electuary composed of many ingredients, supposed to possess universal alexipharmic and preservative properties. Venice turpentine a mixture of gum rosin and oil of turpentine; spec. a yellowish-green oleoresin obtained from the European larch.