Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Vétt-a, s. f. dim. Vétt-erélla, Vétt-icciuóla, Vétt-úccia,
1. top, height, peak, acme. La — d'un colle, the top of a hill. La — d'un albero, the top of a tree,2. a little branch. Cercar de'fichi in —, to do a dangerous thing when there is no occasion for it. Egli è meglio cader dal piè che dalla —, of two evils, choose the least; 3. the crop of a flail; 4. the tendrils of a vine; 5. fillet o<*> band for the hair.
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vetta: as Vedétta. Also the toppe, the tipe, or highest part of any thing. Also a blocke, a stumpe, a snag, or stocke or logge of a tree. Also a cudgoll, a sticke or bat of wood. Also the barke or rind of any tree. Also a wrest or handwinder of any presse or sorew. Also a with to binde any thing with. Also any small, thinne, or narrow ingot, wedge, or gad of any metall. Also a kinde of earthen pot with a narrow long <*>ecke set vpon some walles for birds to breede in. Also a kinde of linnen vaile, coife, head-band, or haire-lace, where with the Priests wiues did tie their haires, and dresse their heads. Also a garland or wreath and chaplet for the head.