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Ventositeis, n. pl. [ME and e.m.E. ventosite (Trevisa), ventosyte (c1530), ventosity (1568), OF ventosité, L. ventōsitas.] a. Gases in the stomach or bowels. b. Blasts of wind, spells of windy weather. —a. 1456 Hay II 119/36.
Felloun passioun in thair wame … as gryndingis, brynnyng of herte and ventositeis 1456 Hay II 140/23.
Quhen it [sc. wine] is our suete it is nocht so degestive, and engenderis ventositeis 1549 Compl. 67/9.
I sau … ennetseidis that consumis the ventositeis of the stomac —b. 1513 Doug. vii Prol. 122.
Palamedes byrdis … Fleand on randon, schapyn like ane Y, And As a trumpat rang thar vocis soun, Quhois cryis bene pronosticatioun Of wyndy blastis and ventositeis
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