vireton

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noun

An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flight.

OriginFrench vireton →
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Meanings

nounvireton (plural viretons)

plural viretons

  1. historicalAn arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flight.

Origin

  1. Frenchvireton
  2. Englishvireton

From French vireton. See vire.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vireton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vireton.

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