a. [ L. volare to fly. ] Apt or fit to fly. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Sp. ] (Zool.)
a. [ F. ] Light; giddy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
They wroughten all their lust volage. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. volans, -antis, p. pr. of volare to fly: cf. F. volant. ]
English silver now was current, and our gold volant in the pope's court. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
Volant piece (Anc. Armor),
‖n. [ Sp., prop., flying. ] A two-wheeled carriage formerly much used in Cuba. The body is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by
n. One who is conversant with, or who favors adoption of, Volapük. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Volery. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. volatil, L. volatilis, fr. volare to fly, perhaps akin to velox swift, E. velocity. Cf. Volley. ]
☞ Substances which affect the smell with pungent or fragrant odors, as musk, hartshorn, and essential oils, are called volatile substances, because they waste away on exposure to the atmosphere. Alcohol and ether are called volatile liquids for a similar reason, and because they easily pass into the state of vapor on the application of heat. On the contrary, gold is a fixed substance, because it does not suffer waste, even when exposed to the heat of a furnace; and oils are called fixed when they do not evaporate on simple exposure to the atmosphere. [ 1913 Webster ]
You are as giddy and volatile as ever. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
Volatile alkali. (Old Chem.)
Volatile liniment,
Volatile oils. (Chem.)