单词 | lavolta |
释义 | lavoltan. Obsolete exc. archaic. ‘A lively dance for two persons, consisting a good deal in high and active bounds’ (Nares). Also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > lively dances > [noun] > lavolta volte1586 lavoltaa1592 volta1642 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > capering > a caper gambol1509 gamond?a1513 frisco?1520 frisk1525 friscal1570 caprettie?1578 career1587 stotc1590 lavoltaa1592 caper1592 gambado1618 prance1648 capriccio1665 gambade1803 caper-cut1875 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft iii. ii. 42 These..night dansing witches, brought out of Italie into France, that danse, which is called La volta.] a1592 R. Greene Frier Bacon (1594) sig. Ev And draw the Dolphins to thy louely eyes, To daunce lauoltas in the purple streames. 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie ii. Ad Rithmum sig. E Come prettie pleasing symphonie of words..And daunce Leuoltoes in my poesie. 1600 S. Nicholson Acolastus his After-witte sig. G1 Behold the sunne-beames for thy Beauties sake, Dancing Lauoltoes on the liquid floare. 1603 J. Davies Microcosmos 250 In Matecheines, Lavolts, and Burgamasks. 1627 B. Jonson Chloridia (1630) B Ixion..does nothing but cut capreols..and leades Lauoltos with the Lamiæ. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xiii. sig. K3 Mortality..checks vs in the friskes and Lavaltoes of our dancing blood. 1671 J. Crowne Juliana v. 49 His soul shall dance Levaltoes in the Aire at the Queens wedding. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 128 The busy Apes..made strange Levaltoes with their hanging Brats from one Bough to another. 1879 G. MacDonald Sir Gibbie iii. xiv. 231 He first danced round her several times..and executed his old lavolta of delight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † lavoltav. Obsolete exc. archaic. intransitive. To dance a lavolta; to caper as in the lavolta. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > leap, spring, or jump [verb (intransitive)] > caper leapc900 playOE floxec1200 startlec1300 trancec1374 prancec1380 tripc1386 scoupa1400 prankc1450 gambol1508 frisk?1520 jeta1529 pract1568 trounce1568 trip1578 capriole1580 lavolta1590 linch1593 curvet1595 flisk1595 firk1596 caper1598 jaunce1599 risec1599 cabre1600 jaunt1605 skit1611 to cut a caper or capersa1616 tripudiate1623 insult1652 to fike and flinga1689 scamper1691 dance1712 pranklea1717 cavort1794 jinket1823 gambado1827 caracol1861 society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > lively dances > [verb (intransitive)] > specific lively dances cinquepace1581 lavolta1590 courant1625 tricotee1665 jig1672 allemande1779 rigadoon1803 gallop1806 gallopade1831 galop1840 polk1845 polka1846 schottische1865 1590 ‘C. Curry-Knave’ Almond for Parrat 19 b The legs..they leapt, they daunced, and I leualted to the Vials of vanitie. 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 36 Do but marke him on your walles..how he sallies & laualtos. 1822 W. Tennant Thane of Fife ii. 65 Like spark from fire lavolting through the dance. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < |
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