Obs. rare. [ad. L. type *velliculum, f. vellĕre to pluck, pull.] Something that pinches or nips so as to hold fast (see quot.).
1676. H. More, Rem., 145. The Power … of the Laws of Nature, in colligating strictly Parts of the most distantial Textures and Consistencies, without the Help of Vellicles, Hooks, or Grappers. Ibid., 147.
