the English vice — the obtaining of sexual gratification through pain Not a piece of mechanical equipment secured to a bench but a predilection supposed to have developed from the experience of boys and their masters in 19th century single sex boarding… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
vice anglais — /vēs ã gleˈ/ noun The English vice, most often applied to flagellation or corporal punishment, but also to eg sodomy ORIGIN: Fr … Useful english dictionary
vice — Including the prefix vice , English has three distinct words vice. The oldest, ‘wickedness’ [13], comes via Old French vice from Latin vitium ‘defect, offence’, which also gave English vicious [14], vitiate [16], and vituperate [16]. Vice ‘tool… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
vice — Including the prefix vice , English has three distinct words vice. The oldest, ‘wickedness’ [13], comes via Old French vice from Latin vitium ‘defect, offence’, which also gave English vicious [14], vitiate [16], and vituperate [16]. Vice ‘tool… … Word origins
vice — {{11}}vice (n.1) moral fault, wickedness, c.1300, from O.Fr. vice, from L. vitium defect, offense, blemish, imperfection, in both physical and moral senses (Cf. It. vezzo usage, entertainment ). Horace and Aristotle have already spoken to us… … Etymology dictionary
vice anglais — n [sing] a French phrase meaning ‘the English vice’. It sometimes refers to the practice of gaining sexual pleasure by beating or whipping people, thought to be characteristic of the English, but is often used to mean any typically English fault… … Universalium
English prefixes — are affixes (i.e., bound morphemes that provide lexical meaning) that are added before either simple roots or complex bases (or operands) consisting of (a) a root and other affixes, (b) multiple roots, or (c) multiple roots and other affixes.… … Wikipedia
Vice — is a practice or habit that is considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a defect, an infirmity, or merely a bad habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity,… … Wikipedia
Vice (magazine) — Vice is a free glossy magazine founded in Montreal, Quebec, and currently based in New York City that covers contemporary independent arts and youth culture. The magazine s readership comprises young postcollegiate bohemians, often labelled… … Wikipedia
Vice (character) — Vice is a stock character of the medieval morality plays. While the main character of these plays was representative of every human being (and usually named Mankind, Everyman, or some other generalizing of humanity at large), the other characters … Wikipedia
