3. (Her.) Having the inner part cut away, or left vacant, a narrow
border being left at the sides, the tincture of the field being seen in
the vacant space; — said of a charge.
Void"er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, voids, &?;mpties, vacates,
or annuls.
2. A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that which is
voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying
off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a basket
for containing household articles, as clothes, etc.
Piers Plowman laid the cloth, and Simplicity brought in the voider.
Decker.
The cloth whereon the earl dined was taken away, and the voider,
wherein the plate was usually put, was set upon the cupboard's head.
Hist. of Richard Hainam.
3. A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a table after a
meal. [R.] Decker.
4. (Her.) One of the ordinaries, much like the flanch, but less rounded
and therefore smaller.
Void"ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, v&?;ids. Bp. Hall.
2. That which is voided; that which is ejected or evacuated; a remnant;
a fragment. [R.] Rowe.
Voiding knife, a knife used for gathering up fragments of food to put
them into a voider.
Void"ing, a. Receiving what is ejected or voided. "How in our voiding
lobby hast thou stood?" Shak.
Void"ness, n. The quality or state of being void; &?;mptiness; vacuity;
nullity; want of substantiality.
||Voir dire (?). [OF., to say the truth, fr. L. verus true + dicere to
||say.] (Law) An oath administered to a witness, usually before being
||sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true
||answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his
||competency to give evidence. Greenleaf. Ld. Abinger.
||
Voi"ture (?), n. [F., fr. L. vectura a carrying, conveying. Cf.
Vettura.] A carriage. Arbuthnot.
Voi"vode (?), n. See Waywode. Longfellow.