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‖ volet|vɔlɛ|
Also 8 dial. volleat.
[a. OF. volet, vollet kerchief, or mod.F. volet shutter, etc., f. voler:—L. volāre to fly.]
†1. A kerchief or veil worn at the back of the head by ladies. Obs.
1398Will J. Asshebom (Comm. Crt. London), Unam flamiolam parisiam vocatam volet. 1407Nottingham Rec. II. 52 Pro ij. volets de Northfolk-thred, xd.
†b. dial. A handkerchief. Obs.
1788Vallancey Voc. Bargie in Trans. R. Irish Acad. II. 34 Volleat, a handkerchief.
2. One of the wings or side-compartments of a triptych. (Cf. volant n. 4.)
1847Wornum Hist. Paint. xxiii. 317 This picture was painted in 1410,..It consists of a centre and two volets or revolving doors, which close upon it. 1848A. Jameson Sacr. & Leg. Art (1850) 227 On the volet to the right is the supper in the house of Levi. |