Chapter 1854

I will make void the counsel of Judah. Jer. xix. 7.

5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or soul. "Idol, void and vain."

Pope.

6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. Voidable , 2.

Void space (Physics) , a vacuum.

Syn. -- Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied; unoccupied.

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Void , n. An empty space; a vacuum.

Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. Pope.

Void <Xpage=1617>

Void , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Voided ; p. pr. & vb. n. Voiding .] [OF. voidier , vuidier . See Void , a. ] 1. To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave; as, to void a table .

Void anon her place. Chaucer.

If they will fight with us, bid them come down, Or void the field. Shak.

2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge; as, to void excrements .

A watchful application of mind in voiding prejudices. Barrow.

With shovel, like a fury, voided out The earth and scattered bones. J. Webster.

3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to vacate; to annul; to nullify.

After they had voided the obligation of the oath he had taken. Bp. Burnet.

It was become a practice . . . to void the security that was at any time given for money so borrowed. Clarendon.

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Void , v. i. To be emitted or evacuated.

Wiseman.

Voidable <Xpage=1617>

Void"a*ble (?) , a. 1. Capable of being voided, or evacuated.

2. (Law) Capable of being avoided, or of being adjudged void, invalid, and of no force; capable of being either avoided or confirmed.

If the metropolitan . . . grants letters of administration, such administration is not, but voidable by sentence. Ayliffe.

&hand; A voidable contract may be ratified and confirmed; to render it null and of no effect, it must be avoided ; a void contract can not be ratified.

Voidance <Xpage=1617>

Void"ance (?) , n. 1. The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating.

2. (Eccl.) A ejection from a benefice.

3. The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which is without an incumbent.

4. Evasion; subterfuge. [Obs.]

Bacon .

Voided <Xpage=1617>

Void"ed , a. 1. Emptied; evacuated.

2. Annulled; invalidated.

3. (Her.) Having the inner part cut away, or left vacant, a narrow border being left at the sides, the tincture of the field being seen in the vacant space; -- said of a charge.

Voider <Xpage=1617>

Void"er (?) , n. 1. One who, or that which, voids, <?/mpties, vacates, or annuls.

2. A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as fragments of food; sometimes, a basket for containing household articles, as clothes, etc.

Piers Plowman laid the cloth, and Simplicity brought in the voider . Decker.

The cloth whereon the earl dined was taken away, and the voider , wherein the plate was usually put, was set upon the cupboard's head. Hist. of Richard Hainam.

3. A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a table after a meal. [R.]

Decker.

4. (Her.) One of the ordinaries, much like the flanch, but less rounded and therefore smaller.

Voiding <Xpage=1617>

Void"ing , n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, v<?/ids.

Bp. Hall.

2. That which is voided; that which is ejected or evacuated; a remnant; a fragment. [R.]

Rowe.

Voiding knife , a knife used for gathering up fragments of food to put them into a voider.

Voiding <Xpage=1617>

Void"ing , a. Receiving what is ejected or voided. "How in our voiding lobby hast thou stood?"

Shak.

Voidness <Xpage=1617>

Void"ness , n. The quality or state of being void; <?/mptiness; vacuity; nullity; want of substantiality.

Voir dire <Xpage=1617>

Voir dire (?) . [OF., to say the truth, fr. L. verus true + dicere to say.] (Law) An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his competency to give evidence.

Greenleaf. Ld. Abinger.

Voiture <Xpage=1617>

Voi"ture (?) , n. [F., fr. L. vectura a carrying, conveying. Cf. Vettura .] A carriage.

Arbuthnot.

Voivode <Xpage=1617>

Voi"vode (?) , n. See Waywode .

Longfellow.

Volacious <Xpage=1617>

Vo*la"cious (?) , a. [L. volare to fly.] Apt or fit to fly. [R.]

Volador <Xpage=1617>

Vo*la*dor" (?) , n. [Sp.] (Zo\'94l.) (a) A flying fish of California ( Exoc&oe;tus Californicus ): -- called also volator . (b) The Atlantic flying gurnard. See under Flying .

Volage <Xpage=1617>

Vo*lage" (?) , a. [F.] Light; giddy. [Obs.]

They wroughten all their lust volage . Chaucer.

Volant <Xpage=1617>

Vo"lant (?; 277) , a. [L. volans , -antis , p. pr. of volare to fly: cf. F. volant .] 1. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.

English silver now was current, and our gold volant in the pope's court. Fuller.

2. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. "His volant touch."

Milton.

3. (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread; as, an eagle volant .

Volant piece (Anc. Armor) , an adjustable piece of armor, for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.

Volante <Xpage=1617>

Vo*lan"te (?) , n. [Sp., prop., flying.] A cumbrous two-wheeled pleasure carriage used in Cuba.

Volap\'81k <Xpage=1617>

Vol`a*p\'81k" (?) , n Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland, about 1879.

Volap\'81kist <Xpage=1617>

Vol`a*p\'81k"ist , n. One who is conversant with, or who favors adoption of, Volap\'81k.

Volar <Xpage=1617>

Vo"lar (?) , 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.

Volary <Xpage=1617>

Vol"a*ry (?) , n. See Volery . [Obs.]

Volatile <Xpage=1617>

Vol"a*tile (?) , a. [F. volatil , L. volatilis , fr. volare to fly, perhaps akin to velox swift, E. velocity . Cf. Volley .] 1. Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. [Obs.]

2. Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the a\'89riform state; subject to evaporation.

&hand; 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.

3. Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper .

You are as giddy and volatile as ever. Swift.

Volatile alkali . (Old Chem.) See under Alkali . -- Volatile liniment , a liniment composed of sweet oil and ammonia, so called from the readiness with which the latter evaporates. -- Volatile oils . (Chem.) See Essential oils , under Essential .

Volatile <Xpage=1617>

Vol"a*tile , n. [Cf. F. volatile .] A winged animal; wild fowl; game. [Obs.]

Chaucer. Sir T. Browne.

Volatileness, Volatility <Xpage=1617>

Vol"a*tile*ness , Vol`a*til"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. volatilit\'82 .] Quality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate; changeableness; fickleness.

Syn. -- See Levity .

Volatilizable <Xpage=1617>

Vol"a*til*i`za*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. volatisable .] Capable of being volatilized.

Volatilization <Xpage=1617>

Vol`a*til*i*za"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. volatilisation .] The act or process of volatilizing, or rendering volatile; the state of being volatilized.

Volatilize <Xpage=1617>

Vol"a*til*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Volatilized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Volatilizing (?) .] [Cf. F. volatiliser .] To render volatile; to cause to exhale or evaporate; to cause to pass off in vapor.

The water . . . dissolving the oil, and volatilizing it by the action. Sir I. Newton.

Volator <Xpage=1617>

Vo*la"tor (?) , n. [NL.] (Zo\'94l.) Same as Volador , 1.

Vol-au-vent <Xpage=1617>

Vol`-au`-vent" (?) , n. [F.] (Cookery) A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled, after baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.

Vilborthite <Xpage=1617>

Vil"borth*ite (?) , n. [So named after Volborth , who first discovered it.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in small six-sided tabular crystals of a green or yellow color. It is a hydrous vanadate of copper and lime.

Volcanian <Xpage=1617>

Vol*ca"ni*an (?) , a. Volcanic. [R.]

Keats.

Volcanic <Xpage=1617>

Vol*can"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. volcanique , It. vulcanico .] 1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic heat .

2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous agencies; as, volcanic tufa .

3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.

Volcanic bomb , a mass ejected from a volcano, often of molten lava having a rounded form. -- Volcanic cone , a hill, conical in form, built up of cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions. -- Volcanic foci , the subterranean centers of volcanic action; the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing volcanic phenomena are most active. -- Volcanic glass , the vitreous form of lava, produced by sudden cooling; obsidian. See Obsidian . -- Volcanic mud , fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a volcano. -- Volcanic rocks , rocks which have been produced from the discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact, scoriaceous, or vitreous.

Volcanically <Xpage=1617>

Vol*can"ic*al*ly (?) , adv. Like a volcano.

Volcanicity <Xpage=1617>

Vol`can*ic"i*ty (?) , n. [Cf. F. volcanicit\'82 .] Quality or state of being volcanic; volcanic power.

Volcanism <Xpage=1617>

Vol"can*ism (?) , n. Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.

Volcanist <Xpage=1617>

Vol"can*ist , n. [Cf. F. volcaniste , vulcaniste .] 1. One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.

2. One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a vulcanist. Cf. Neptunist .

Volcanity <Xpage=1617>

Vol*can"i*ty (?) , n. [See Volcanic , and Volcanicity .] The quality or state of being volcanic, or volcanic origin; volcanicity. [R.]

Volcanization <Xpage=1617>

Vol`can*i*za"tion (?) , n. The act of volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected by it.

Volcanize <Xpage=1617>

Vol"can*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Volcanized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Volcanizing (?) .] [Cf. Vulcanize .] To subject to, or cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be affected by its action.

Volcano <Xpage=1617>

Vol*ca"no (?) , n. ; pl. Volcanoes (#) . [It. volcano , vulcano , fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See Vulkan .] (Geol.) A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form, from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like, are ejected; -- often popularly called a burning mountain .

&hand; Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy (4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.), Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of subordinate craters.

Vole <Xpage=1617>

Vole (?) , n. [F.] A deal at cards that draws all the tricks.

Swift.

Vole <Xpage=1617>

Vole , v. i. (Card Playing) To win all the tricks by a vole.

Pope.

Vole <Xpage=1617>

Vole , n. (Zo\'94l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to Arvicola and allied genera of the subfamily Arvicolin\'91 . They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.

&hand; The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ( Arvicola amphibius ) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole ( A. agrestis ) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ( A. arvalis ), and the Siberian root vole ( A. \'d2conomus ), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States ( A. riparius ) (called also meadow mouse ) and the prairie mouse ( A. austerus ) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.

Volery <Xpage=1617>

Vol"er*y (?) , n. [F. volerie a flying, voli\'8are a large bird cage, fr. voler to fly, L. volare . See Volatile .]

1. A flight of birds. [R.]

Locke.

2. A large bird cage; an aviary.

Volge <Xpage=1617>

Volge (?) , n. [L. vulgus .] The common sort of people; the crowd; the mob. [Obs.]

Fuller.

Volitable <Xpage=1617>

Vol"i*ta*ble (?) , a. Volatilizable. [Obs.]

Volitation <Xpage=1617>

Vol`i*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. volitare , volitatum , to fly to and fro, v. freq. from volare to fly.] The act of flying; flight. [R.]

Sir T. Browne.

Volitient <Xpage=1617>

Vo*li"tient (?) , a. [See Volition .] Exercising the will; acting from choice; willing, or having power to will. "What I do, I do volitient , not obedient."

Mrs. Browning.

Volition <Xpage=1617>

Vo*li"tion (?) , n. [F., fr. L. volo I will, velle to will, be willing. See Voluntary .] 1. The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a purpose; the exercise of the will.

Volition is the actual exercise of the power the mind has to order the consideration of any idea, or the forbearing to consider it. Locke.

Volition is an act of the mind, knowingly exerting that dominion it takes itself to have over any part of the man, by employing it in, or withholding it from, any particular action. Locke.

2. The result of an act or exercise of choosing or willing; a state of choice.

3. The power of willing or determining; will.

Syn. -- Will; choice; preference; determination; purpose. -- Volition , Choice . Choice is the familiar, and volition the scientific, term for the same state of the will; viz. , an "elective preference." When we have "made up our minds" (as we say) to a thing, i. e. , have a settled state of choice respecting it, that state is called an immanent volition ; when we put forth any particular act of choice, that act is called an emanent , or executive , or imperative , volition. When an immanent , or settled state of, choice, is one which controls or governs a series of actions, we call that state a predominant volition; while we give the name of subordinate volitions to those particular acts of choice which carry into effect the object sought for by the governing or "predominant volition." See Will .

Volitional <Xpage=1617>

Vo*li"tion*al (?) , a. Belonging or relating to volition. "The volitional impulse."

Bacon.

Volitive <Xpage=1617>

Vol"i*tive (?) , a. [See Volition .] 1. Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will; having the power to will. "They not only perfect the intellectual faculty, but the volitive ."

Sir M. Hale.

2. (Gram.) Used in expressing a wish or permission as, volitive proposition.

Volkslied <Xpage=1617>

Volks"lied (?) , n. ; pl . Volkslieder (#) [G.] (Mus.) A popular song, or national air.

Volley <Xpage=1617>

Vol"ley (?) , n. ; pl. Volleys (#) . [F. vol\'82e ; flight, a volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L. volare . See Volatile .] 1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.

Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew. Milton.

Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe. Byron.

2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley of words . "This volley of oaths."

B. Jonson.

Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks. Pope.

3. (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball before it touches the ground. (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the wicket.

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Half volley . (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball immediately after is has touched the ground. (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball so that after touching the ground it flies towards the top of the wicket. R. A. Proctor . -- On the volley , at random. [Obs.] "What we spake on the volley begins work." Massinger . -- Volley gun , a gun with several barrels for firing a number of shots simultaneously; a kind of mitrailleuse.

Volley <Xpage=1618>

Vol"ley (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Volleyed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Volleying .] To discharge with, or as with, a volley.

Volley <Xpage=1618>

Vol"ley , v. i. 1. To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or volleys.

Tennyson.