volant
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈvəʊlənt/
Adjective

volant (not comparable)

  1. (heraldry) Having extended wings as if flying.
  2. (heraldry) Represented as unsupported in the air.
  3. Flying, or able to fly.
  4. Moving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.
    • 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 209:
      he turned to catch through the trees a flitting glimpse of her light dress, her volant attitude, as she sped silently and secretly back to the waiting group on the porch.



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