lavolta
/ (ləˈvɒltə) /
noun
another word for volta
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Word Origin for lavolta
C16: from Italian la volta the turn; see volta
Words nearby lavolta
lavigne, lavinia, lavish, lavoisier, lavoisier, antoine, lavolta, law, law agent, law and order, law centre, law clerk
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Example sentences from the Web for lavolta
The Lavolta was fashionable in the 16th century and was the delight of the Valois court.
Yes, ladies, you have been dancing the lavolta of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries without being aware of it.
The Lancashire Witches|William Harrison AinsworthThe passamezzo, passy-measure or half-measure was a popular Elizabethan dance, like the coranto and lavolta.
Days of the Discoverers|L. Lamprey