Valenciennes lace (bobbin)
valentine
Valentine’s Day
vaulted ceiling
Velcro (trademarked; use “hook-and-loop tape”)
vellum
venetian blind
Venetian glass
Venise lace
veranda
verde antique
vermicelli
verosol
versus (abbreviate only in heds; spell out in body copy)
vice versa
vichyssoise
Victorian
Victorian Era
videodisc
videotape
vinaigrette
vis-à-vis
vitreous-china (adj)
V-neck (n, adj)
VOC (don’t need to spell out)
voilà
vs. (abbreviate only in heds; spell out in body copy)
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