volant

Meanings

adjectivevolant (not comparable)

not comparablegovernmentHaving extended wings as if flying.
A demi-ostrich, wings volant proper.
1924, The Publications of the Harleian Society, page 73
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Crest - A horseshoe ar. betw. two wings volant sa. Farrer
1864, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, page 342
not comparablegovernmentRepresented as unsupported in the air.
A martlet volant. Motto - In Deo solo spes mea. Kay
1864, Bernard Burke, The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales: Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time, page 553
not comparableFlying, or able to fly.
Alexander the Great […] lanced himself in manner of a Star Volant in the Air, leaping out of the East into the West, […]
1657, Philemon Holland, The Philosophie, Commonly Called, the Morals, Written by the Learned Philosopher, Plutarch, page 525
not comparableMoving quickly or lightly, as though flying; nimble.
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.
1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 209

adjectivewith wings extended in a flying position

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From Middle French volant, present participle of voler (“to fly”), from Latin volāre.

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