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volleyed, ppl. a.|ˈvɒlɪd|
Forms: 7 volied, 7–9 vollied; 8 volly'd, 8–9 volley'd, 9 volleyed.
[f. volley v. + -ed.]
1. Shouted or uttered in the manner of a volley.
a1616Beaum. & Fl. Bonduca iii. v, Heark..how the air Totters and reels, and rends apieces, Drusus, With the huge vollied clamours. 1813Scott Rokeby v. xxxiii, He strove, with vollied threat and ban,..To rally up the desperate fight.
2. Of thunder or lightning: Discharged with the noise or continuous effect of a volley.
Very common in poetry of the 18th cent.
1667Milton P.L. iv. 928 When in Battel to thy aide The blasting volied Thunder made all speed. 1726Pope Odyss. xx. 212 Some pitying God..With vollied vengeance blast their towering pride! 1744Akenside Pleas. Imag. i. 188 She springs aloft Thro' fields of air; pursues the flying storm; Rides on the volley'd lightning thro' the heav'ns. 1812H. & J. Smith Rej. Addr. 38 The vollied flame rides in my breath, My blast is elemental death. 1821Clare Vill. Minstr. II. 60 While skies in vollied rolls are rent.
b. Of the nature of a volley.
1835J. Harris Gt. Teacher (1837) 25 He discharged its tremendous contents in one volleyed and prolonged explosion.
3. Of missiles, etc.: Discharged or cast in or as in a volley. Also in fig. context.
1759W. Mason Caractacus Poems 1830 II. 127 Our vollied darts, That thick as hail fell on their helms. 1791Cowper Iliad viii. 78 The vollied weapons on both sides their task Perform'd effectual. 1797Park Sonn. 78 Then will we fire a vollied round, And uncharg'd goblets shall resound. 1856Bryant Winter Piece 122 And bounding on the frozen earth Shall fall their [sc. clouds'] volleyed stores rounded like hail.
4. Tennis. Returned by volleying.
1878Marshall Ann. Tennis 226/2 Volleyed service. |