| Definitions | noun (plural vises)
- An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.
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Vise (Page: 1613) Vise (?), n. F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz, fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy. An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing. Written also vice.
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Translations: - Dutch: bankschroef
- French: étau
- German: Schraubstock
- Italian: morsa
- Spanish: torno
Etymology: vis, screw, winding stairs, from Old French vis, viz, from vitis, vine; probably akin to English withy.

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