Word Study
vendue
CIDE DICTIONARY
vendue, n. [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu, vendue, to sell.].
A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder; an auction. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
vendue, n. US a public auction.
Etymology
Du. vendu(e) f. F vendue sale f. vendre VEND
ROGET THESAURUS
vendue
Sale
N sale, vent, disposal, auction, roup, Dutch auction, outcry, vendue, custom, vendibility, vendibleness, seller, vender, vendor, merchant, auctioneer, under the hammer, on the market, for sale, salable, marketable, vendible, unsalable unpurchased, unbought, on one's hands, chose qui plait est a demi vendue.For further exploring for "vendue" in Webster Dictionary Online