2. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. "His volant touch." Milton.

3. (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread; as, an

eagle volant.

Volant piece (Anc. Armor), an adjustable piece of armor, for guarding

the throat, etc., in a joust.

||Vo*lan"te (?), n. [Sp., prop., flying.] A cumbrous two-wheeled

||pleasure carriage used in Cuba.

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Vol`a*pük" (?), n. Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial

language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland,

about 1879.

Vol`a*pük"ist, n. One who is conversant with, or who favors adoption

of, Volapük.

Vo"lar (?), a. [L. vola the palm of the hand, the sole of the foot.]

(Anat.) Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the

foot.

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