Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vendue"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vendue \Ven*due"\, n. [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu,
vendue, to sell.]
A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder;
an auction. [Obsoles.]
{Vendue master}, one who is authorized to sell any property
by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
vendue
n : the public sale of something to the highest bidder [syn: {auction},
{auction sale}]
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