Hypertext Webster Gateway: "vire"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Vire \Vire\, n. [OF. vire, fr. virer to turn. Cf. {Veer},
{Vireton}.]
An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the
crossbow. Cf. {Vireton}. --Gower.
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