volante
[ voh-lahn-tey; Italian vaw-lahn-te ]
adverb, adjectiveMusic.
moving lightly and quickly.
Origin of volante
11785–95; <Italian: volant
Words Nearby volante
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How to use volante in a sentence
The public vehicle called a victoria is a sort of four-wheeled calash, and it has entirely superseded the volante for city use.
Due South or Cuba Past and Present | Maturin M. BallouPage 292, Footnote 129: 'quas ivolante' corrected to 'quasi volante'.
He wears a double breastplate, of which the outer piece is called volante.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3) | Leonard WilliamsThe most common carriage is the volante, but there are some carriages in the English style, with servants in livery on the box.
To Cuba and Back | Richard Henry DanaHere and there we pass a private volante, distinguished by rich silver mountings and postilions in livery.
To Cuba and Back | Richard Henry Dana
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