General French and English dictionary, newly composed from the French dictionaries of the French Academy ... / from the English dictionaries of Johnson, Webster ... etc.
- Alexander Spiers
- Date:
- 1849
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: General French and English dictionary, newly composed from the French dictionaries of the French Academy ... / from the English dictionaries of Johnson, Webster ... etc. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![VOL J98 VOL light; unsteady ,2. (pers.) liçnt-hmd- sd, S. (nav.) crank. Nature —, volatility ; vohittleness; fickleness. VOLAILLE (volà-y’] n. f i poultry; (. fowl; 2. fowl (barn-door-fowl). — à chair blanche, xohite poultry; — à chair noire, brown =. Marchand de — , poulterer ; pièce de —, head of Mettre une — au pot, to put y/ a foxvl, capon on the fire (lo boil). VOLA1LL-ER [voli-yé] n. m. ERE, n. f. poulterer. VOLANT, E, adj. 1. (of animais) flying; volatile; 7. (th.) flying; 3.+(of artillery) flying; 4. (of bridges) flying; 5. (of dishes ) extra; 6. (ol paper) loose; detachea; 7. (of seals) flying; 8. (anat.) (of ribs) short; 9. (nav.) travel- ling; io. (paint.) (ofdrapery) floating. VOLANT, n. m. 1. shuttle-cock (play-thing); 2. (game) battledore and shuttle-cock; shuttle-cock; 3. (of la- dies’ dress) flounce; 4. ( of -yvind- mills) beam; 5. (mach.) fly-xvhecl: (lier; fly; 6. (spin.) scotcher. Garnir d’un -’-,(E. senses) to flounce. VOLATIL, E, adj. 1. (chem.) volatile; 2. S volatile: airy; light. VOLATILE, n. m. xoingcd animal. VOLATILE, adj. (of animais) winged; with tvings. VOLATILISATION [—lizàcion] n. f. (chem.) volatilization. VOLATILISER, v. a. (chem.) tovola- tilize. Se volatiliser, pr. v. (chem.) to volatilise. VOLATILITÉ, u. f. (chem.) volati'ity; volatileness. VOLAT1LLE [ — ti-y’] n. f. ( (sing.) tmall birds (for the table), pl. De la —, =. VOL-AU-VENT, n. m.. pl. —, (culin.) “ vol-au-vent ” (pie of délicate méat and shell-fish). VOLCAN, n. m. volcano. Être sur le, un —, to be upon a =. VOLCANIQUE, adj. volcanic. Nature —, volcanity. VOLE, n. f. (cards) vole. VOLEE, n. f I. || flight (of birds); 2. U flight ( number of birds): flock ; 3. S (pers.) flock (number); herd ; 4. volley (discharge of several guns); 5. discharge (of a gun); 6. voile y (of blows); 7. ) drubbing (beating); 8. (of carnages) splinter-bar; 9. (agr.) cust; 10. (tecli.) (of crânes) jib. — de timon, (of carriages) splinter- bar. Coup à toute —, (nn!.) random- shot; semis à toute —, (agr.) broad- cast; broad-cast sewing. À la —. i. y flying ; 2. R in the air; 3. $ with the grealest rapidity; 4. S inconsiderately; unadvisedly; headlong; at random ; 5. (agr. ) broad-cast ; à toute —, random ; at random. Donner une bonne — ), to give\/(a. o.)a good, a Sound drubbing: être de la première—, to be of the first waler ; lancer une —, to volley; lancer une — de, to volley; prendra la —, to betake y/ o.'s self to flight ; prendre sa —, to take y/ o.’s flight ; sonner à toute —, to ring y/ a full peal; sonner en —, to ring y/ tn peal ; tiré à toute —, (of shot) random. VOLER, v. n. 1.1| to fly \J (move in Lhe air with wings);' to be upon the wing; 2. | (vers, to) lo fly y/; to malce y/ wing; ’ lo wtng o.’s xvay; to seing o.'s flight ; 3. || (th.) to fly y/ (move in the air; : 4. S to fly y/ (go wiih great speed); 5. jj to fly y/ about; G. S to be on, upon the seing. 1- Le» oiseaux volent, birds fly. 3. Les flèches vidaient, the arrows flew ; la poussière votait dans l’air, the dust flow in the air. k. Le cheval vola . the hmse flew ; le temps vole, ti/ne Aies ; su ronomtnëo vole , lue renotvn ilios. — en éclats, lo fly y/ into pièces; — au VOL loin , l. lo = away; 2. lo whivt iswuy; — partout, ,!o = about ; — rapide- ment, (K. senses) lo svhi.sk. — de ses propres ailes S, lo uct for o.’s self. Faire —, l. U S to make y/ fly: 2. || to = (cause а. th. lo float in the air); 3. 9 to slrike y/ off : 4. J to throw y/ (a. th. with vio- lence). VOLER, n. m. | (of birds) flying; (light. VOLER, v. a. i. (of birds) lo chose . to fly y/ after; 2. (falc.) lo fly y(; lo fly y/ at. VOLER, v. a. I. [| (À, (rom) to steal y/ (a. th.) ; ( lo steal y/ away: 2. || S lo rob (a. o.); lo plunder (a. o.) ; 3. |j S to pilfer ; 4. S to usurp (not to be enlilled to). 1. — q. ch. à q. u-, to steal a. th.from a. o. 2. — q. u., to rob a. o.; — à q. u. tout ce qu’il a» to rob , to plunder a. o of ail he has. N’avoir pas volé q. ch., ji l. noI lo hâve usurped a. th. : to hâve richly deserved a. lh.;7. (b. s.) lo haverichly deserved a. th. ; ( lo hâve been served right. VOLER, v. n. I. || lo steal y/; lo rob; 2. lo pilfer. — avec effraction, i. lo break y/ ing 2. to break into a house; — sur le grand chemin, to rob on the high-way; to commit high-way robbery. VOLEREAU [volrôj n. m. + young thief. VOLF.RIE [voir!] n. f. (falc.) flying. VOLERIF, [volri] n. f. l. robbing; rob- bery: 2. pxlfering. VOLET, n. m. l. windoio-shutler ; shutter; 2. pigeon-house : dove-cot; 3. trap-door (of a pigeon-bouse); 4. ledge (of a pigeon-houseï ; 5. sorting-board; б. (bot.) soaler-lily. — brisé, l. folding shutter;7. boxing = . Attacher des —s, lo hang y> —s together. Voleter (voitéi v. n. to flutter. VOLETTE, n. f. l. small hurdle ; 2. —s, (pl.) horse-net, sing. VOLEU-R, n. m. SE, n. f. l. thief; 2. robber. — domestique . serrant guilly of robbing his master. — de grand che- min, i. high-iuay robber ; 2. foot-pad; — d’un cheval, de chevaux . horse- stealer; horse-thief; — de nuit. i. per son guilly cf robbe'y at night ; 2. burgla-, Empoigneur de —s, thief- calcher : thief-taker. Au —1 au —! stop thief! aux —s! thieves ! À l’air d’un —, thievish-looking: en —, thie- vishly. Être fait comme un —, i. o.'s dress to be in disorder; 2. o.’j dress to be in a bad condition. VOLIÈRE, n. f. 1. aviary; 2. volery; large bird-cage: large cage : 3. pigeon- house. VOLIGE, n. f. (carp.) balten; scant- ling; thin deal. Construire en —, to batten. V0I.1T10N fvolicion] n. f. (philos.) t>0- lition. VOLONTAIRE, adj. 1. voluntary: 2. willing : 3. (b. s.) (pers.) obstinate : lieadstrong : 4 (pers, ) vayward Qualité de ce qui est—, voluntari- ness. VOLONTAIRE, n. m. l. obstinate, headstrong person; 2. (mil. , nav.) t’O- lunteer. S’engager comme —, lovolunteer; entrer comme —, to volunteer. VOLONTAIREMENT [-tèrman] adv. voluntarily. Offrir —, lo volunteer. VOLONTÉ, n. f. 1. soill (facultyl ; co- lition; 2. ivill (ad); 3. —s, (pl.) (b s.) svill, sing.; caprices, pl. ; humours, pl. ; fancies, pl. Bonne —, 1. good svill; 2. willing- nets: réadmets: dernières —s, (pl.) (law) lasl = and testament, sing ; mau- vaise —, t. «U — ; 2. •*mniU4i*gn«:e. unreadiness. Acte de dernière — , last = and testament. Armes à — 1 (mil.) slope armst Défaut de bonne —, un- willingncss ; unreadiness ; homme de bonne—, l. amateur; 2. (mil., nav.) volunteer. À—, 1. al pleasure; at =; 2 voluntarily: avec mauvaise —, un- willingly; de la — , ( V. senses) voli- tive; de bonne —, i. voluntary; 2. of o 's free, good — ; de sa bonne — . eo- luntarily; de mauvaise — , unwilling. Avoir de la bonne —, lo be willing; être plein de bonne —, lo be very willing; taire sa —, ses —lo hâve o.'s =. La bonne — est réputée pour le fait, the = is as good as the deed. [volonté in the 2nd and 3rd senses may tak* » pi ] VOLONTIERS [volonti*] adv. i. (pers.) willingly; 2. (pers.) readily; easily; 3. (ih.) ordinarily; usually; commonly, VOLSQUE, adj. (hist.) Volscian. VOLSQUE, n. m. f. (hist.) Volscian. VOLTAÏQUE, adj. (pbys.) voltaic. Pile —, electrical battery; =, gal- vanic pile. VOLTAÏSME, n. m. (phys.) vollaism. VOLTE, n. f. l. (fenc.) volt; 2. (man.) volt. Demi—, (man.) demi-volt. VOLTE-FACE, n. f. ^ turning of the face. — ! (mil. ) (command.) face abouti abouti Faire—, i. to turn completely round; 2. (mil.) lo face about. VOLTER, v. n. (fenc.) to make y/ a volt. VOLTIGE, n. f.l. slack rope (used by rope-dancers) ; 2. vaulting (on the slack rope); tumbling; 3. (man.) voltige fart of leaping on a horse); vaulting. VOLTIGEANT [voltij.n] E, adj. flutter ing; flickering. VOLTIGEMENT, n. m. l. | flutter ; flickering; 2. vaulting (on the slack rope); tumbling. De —, (mil.) flying VOLTIGER, v. n. l. y lo flutter; to flicker; 2. S (pers.) lo /fuller; 3. (th.) lo svave; 4. (pers.) lo hover; 5. lo vault (on the slack rope); totumble; 6. (man.) lo vault. 1. Un papillon qui voltige de fleur «n flear, u butlerjly thaï flutter» , flickers front Jlou'cr to Jloiccr. 3. Un étendard qui volti/re au gré da vent, a standard that waves in the wind. Faire —, to flutter. VOLTIGEUR, n. m. t. vaulter (on the slack rope); tumbler; 2. vaulter: rider that vaults ; 3. (mil.) soldier of a light company ; —s, (pl.) light companies, pl. V0LUR1LE, adj. (hort.) volubile ; vo- lubilate. VOLUBILITE, n. f. l. J volubility (fa- cility of rolling); 2. S volubility (fluen- cy). — de langue, volubility. Avec —, || S volubly. Doué de —, l. J voluble; 2 S (of lhe longue) voluble (Huent). Qui parle avec — S> voluble. VOLUBLE, adj. + | voluble (rolling easily). VOLUME, n. m. l. volume; bulk; sise; mass ; 2. (of books) volume; 3. (of the voice) volume; compass; 4. (ar- cheol.) volume (old manuscript) ; 5. (geom.) solidity. — dépareillé, odd volume. D’un — ..., ...-sised ; d’un grand —, large* sized ; en beaucoup de —s, i. tn mauy r=s;2. volumisiously. Qui a fait beau- coup de —s, (of aii author) volumi- nous. VOLUMINEU-X, SE, adj. l. large- sized; large; considérable ; 2. ro.'umi- nous: extensive. Nature volumineuse, l. largenest;2. (of books) vo/umniousness. ( VouiMtmus may y,rcsode the noun.J VOLUPTÉ, n. f. voluptuousnen.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b2201391x_0634.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
