different between lavolta vs lavolt

lavolta

English

Etymology

From Italian la volta (the turn, turning, whirl) and the French la volte (circular movement). Compare volt (circular tread of a horse), volta.

Noun

lavolta (plural lavoltas)

  1. An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.
    • 1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando
      Orlando, it is true, was none of those who tread lightly the coranto and lavolta; he was clumsy; and a little absent-minded.

References

  • Webster, Noah (1828) , “lavolta”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language

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lavolt

English

Noun

lavolt (plural lavolts)

  1. Alternative form of lavolta
    • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida (act 4, scene 4, lines 85-87)
      I cannot sing, nor heel the high lavolt, nor sweeten talk, nor play at subtle games.

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