(biology) A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth. / Pure; chaste.

A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be perpetually kept burning upon her altar; a vestal virgin.

A mark left on the earth by a foot. / (by extension) A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

(literally) A virgin dedicated to the service of the goddess Vesta. / A chaste woman.

(architecture) A large entrance hall in a temple or palace. / (rail transport) An enclosed entrance at the end of a railway passenger car.

(transitive) To furnish with a vestibule or vestibules.

A robe, gown, or other article of clothing worn as an indication of office.

(Roman mythology) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia. / A female given name from Latin in occasional use.

A short match, made of wood or wax.