LAVOLT

Noun

lavolt (plural lavolts)

Alternative form of lavolta

I cannot sing, nor heel the high lavolt, nor sweeten talk, nor play at subtle games.

Source: Wiktionary


La*volt", La*vol"ta, n. Etym: [It.la volta the turn, turning, whirl. Cf. Volt of a horse, Volta.]

Definition: An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in which the woman made a high spring or bound. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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