adjective
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consisting of or being in volumes
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( in combination )
a three-volumed history
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rare having bulk or volume
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poetic forming a rounded mass
Etymology
Origin of volumed
Example Sentences
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Man socially is at least a three volumed work: however much longer the James-like pen of destiny may extend him.
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We cannot fancy in his eye the volumed depth of Richelieu's, the volcanic flash of Mirabeau's, or the offended majesty of Chatham's.
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Cannon, there in the battle, Thundered the soldier’s praise, Hark! how the volumed volleys echo Down through the far-off days!
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Down the valley sudden flashes of light and puffs of smoke that gracefully volumed upwards, followed by the sullen roar of artillery, revealed a contest between the advancing and retreating forces.
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IX With his nostrils fierce dilating, With his crest a curling sea, All his volumed power is waiting For the will, to set it free.
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