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  • 61volant — [ vəʊlənt] adjective 1》 Zoology able to fly or glide. 2》 Heraldry represented as flying. Origin C16 (as a military term in the sense capable of rapid movement ): from Fr., lit. flying , pres. participle of voler to fly …

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  • 62volant — a. 1. Flying. 2. Current. 3. Nimble, rapid, quick, light, active …

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  • 63volant — vo·lant …

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  • 64volant — vo•lant [[t]ˈvoʊ lənt[/t]] adj. 1) engaged in or having the power of flight 2) moving lightly; nimble 3) her (of a heraldic bird) having the wings extended for flight • Etymology: 1500–10; < F, prp. of voler to fly < L volāre …

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  • 65volant — /ˈvoʊlənt/ (say vohluhnt) adjective 1. flying; having the power of flight. 2. Poetic moving lightly; nimble. 3. Heraldry represented as flying. {Latin volans, present participle of volāre fly} …

  • 66volant —   a. flying; able to fly; quick …

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  • 67volant — vo|lant sb., en, er, erne (flæse på kjole) …

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  • 68Volant — Vo|lant [vo lã: ], der, schweizerisch meist das; s, s <französisch> (Besatz an Kleidungsstücken, Falbel; veraltend für Lenkrad, Steuer) …

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  • 69volant — nm. (de voiture, de robe) : volan (Albanais, Saxel, SAX.90a 17). E. : Faucille. adj. (comme les oiseaux) : volan (Chambéry, Billième, Cordon) / volê (Albanais.001), TA, E || volî, re, e (001) …

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  • 70volant — adj. 1 Zool. flying, able to fly. 2 Heraldry represented as flying. 3 literary nimble, rapid. Etymology: F f. voler f. L volare fly …

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