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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Vō'cal, a. p. 1481Having a voice; endowed with utterance. To hill or valley, fountain or fresh shade, Made vocal by my song. Milton. 2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; as, vocal melody; vocal prayer. “Vocal…Vō'cal, n. p. 1481(Rom. Cath. Church.) A man who has a right to vote in certain elections.Vo-căl'ic, a. p. 1481Consisting of the voice, or vowel sounds. “The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic.” W. Scott.Vō'cal-ĭsm, n. p. 1481The exercise of the vocal organs.Vō'cal-ĭst, n. p. 1481A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumental performer.Vo-căl'i-ty, n. p. 1481The quality of being vocal; utterableness; resonance; as, the vocality of the letters.Vō'cal-i-zā'tion, n. p. 1481The act of vocalizing. 2. The formation and utterance of vocal sounds.Vō'cal-ize, v. t. p. 1481To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give intonation or resonance to. It is one thing to give impulse to breath alone, and another to vocalize that breath. Holder. 2. To practice singing…Vō'cal-ly, adv. p. 1481In a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound. 2. In words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally.Vō'cal-ness, n. p. 1481The state or quality of being vocal; vocality.Vo-cā'tion, n. p. 1481Call; summons; citation; especially, designation to a particular state or profession. What can be urged for them who, not having the vocation of poverty to scribble, out of mere wantonness make…Vŏc'a-tīve, a. p. 1481Relating to, or used in, calling; used in address;—said of that case of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person or thing is addressed.Vōc'a-tive, n. p. 1481(Gram.) The case, in any language, in which a word is put when the person or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord.Vo-cĭf'er-āte, v. i. p. 1481To cry out with vehemence; to exclaim.Vo-çif'er-āte, v. t. p. 1481To utter with a loud voice. “Though he may vociferate the word liberty.” V. Knox.Vo-çif'er-ā'tion, n. p. 1481The act of vociferating; a violent outcry; vehement utterance of the voice. “Plaintive strains succeeding the vociferations of emotion or pain.” Byron. Violent gesture and vociferation naturally…Vo·çif'er-ōus, a. p. 1481Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy; as, vociferous heralds.Vo-cĭf'er-ōus-ly, adv. p. 1481In a vociferous manner; with great noise in calling, shouting, or the like.Vo-cif'er-ous-ness, n. p. 1481The quality of being vociferous; clamorousness.Vōc'ūle, n. p. 1481A short or weak utterance; a faint or feeble sound, as that heard on separating the lips in pronouncing p, t, or k. Rush.Vōe, n. p. 1482See VAE. W. Scott.Vŏ'gle, n. p. 1482(Mining.) A cavity, as in a lode or vein; a vugg or vugh. See VUGG.Vōg'lite, n. p. 1482(Min.). A mineral of an emerald-green or grass-green color, and pearly luster, consisting chiefly of carbonic acid, protoxide of uranium, lime, protoxide of copper, and water. Dana.Vōgue, n. p. 1482The way or fashion of people at any particular time; temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception;—used now exclusively as part of the phrase in vogue. One vogue, one vein. One air of…Voice, n. p. 1482Sound or audible noise uttered by the mouth; spoken tone; utterance; hence, the tone or sound emitted by any thing; sometimes, intonated quality of utterance, as distinguished from mere breath sound.…Voice, v. t. p. 1482To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce; to divulge; to extol. [Obs.] Rather assume thy right in silence . . . than voice it with claims and challenges. Bacon. It was…Voice, v. i. p. 1482To clamor; to exclaim. [Obs.] Bacon.Voiced, p. a. p. 1482Furnished with a voice.Voice'ful, a. p. 1482Having a voice, or vocal quality; vocal. Beheld the Iliad and Odyssey Rise to the swelling of the voiceful sea. Coleridge.Voice'less, a. p. 1482Having no voice, utterance, or vote. I live and die unheard, With a most voiceless thought. Byron.Void, a. p. 1482Empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled. I'll get me to some place more void. Shak. I chain him in my study, that, at void hours, I may run over the story of his country. Massinger. 2. Being without…Void, n. p. 1482An empty space; a vacuum. Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense, And fills up all the mighty void of sense. Pope.Void, v. t. p. 1482To make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave. Bid them come down, Or void the field. Shak. 2. To throw, emit, or send out; to evacuate; as, to void excrements. “A watchful application of mind…Void, v. i. p. 1482To be emitted. [Rare.] Wiseman.Void'a-ble, a. p. 1482Capable of being voided or evacuated. 2. (Law.) Capable of being avoided, or of being adjudged void, invalid, and of no force; capable of being avoided or confirmed. Such administration is not void…Void'ance, n. p. 1482The act of voiding or emptying; ejection; especially, ejection from a benefice. 2. The state of being void; vacancy, as of an incumbent in a benefice. 3. Evasion; subterfuge. [Obs.] Bacon.Void'ed, p. a. p. 1482(Her.) Having the inner part cut away, or left vacant, a narrow border being left at the sides, the color of the field being seen in the vacant space: — said of a charge or ordinary.Void'er, n. p. 1482One who, or that which, voids, or empties, vacates, or annuls. 2. A tray, or basket, used to receive or convey that which is voided or cleared away from a given place; especially, one for carrying…Void'ing, p. a. p. 1482Receiving what is ejected; as, a voiding lobby.Void'ing, n. p. 1482The act of one who, or that which, voids. 2. That which is voided; that which is ejected or evacuated; a remnant; a fragment. [Rare.] Rowe.Void’ing-knife, n. p. 1482A knife used for gathering up fragments of food to put them into a voider.Void'ness, n. p. 1482The state or quality of being void; emptiness; vacuity; destitution; nullity; inefficacy; want of substantiality.Voir dire p. 1482(Law.) An oath administered to a witness, either before or after being sworn in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his…Voi'ture, n. p. 1482A kind of carriage. Arbuthnot.Vo-lā'ciōūs, a. p. 1482Apt or fit to fly. [Rare.]Vō'lant, a. p. 1482Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings; flying; hence, passing from place to place; current. The English silver was now current, and our gold volant in the pope's court. Fuller. 2.…Vō-lān’te, n. p. 1482A large, heavy carriage, with two wheels, used in Cuba.Vŏl'a-ry, n. p. 1482A volery. See VOLERY. [Obs.]Vŏl'a-tile, a. p. 1482Passing 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 aériform state. ☞…Vŏl'a-tile, n. p. 1482A winged animal. [Obs.] Browne.Vŏl'a-tile-ness or Vŏl'a-til'i-ty, n. p. 1482The quality of being volatile; disposition to exhale or evaporate; that property of a substance which disposes it to rise and float in the air, and thus to be dissipated; as, the volatility of…Vŏl'a-til-iz'a-ble, a. p. 1482Capable of being volatilized.Vŏl/a-tĭl/ĭ-zā'tion, n. p. 1482The act or process of volatilizing, or rendering volatile.Vŏl'a-til-īze, v. t. p. 1482To 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.” Newton.Vŏl'borth-īte, n. p. 1482(Min.) A mineral of a green or gray color, consisting chiefly of vanadic acid, oxide of copper, lime, and water. Dana.Vol-cān'ic, a. p. 1482Of, or pertaining to, a volcano, or to volcanoes; as, volcanic heat. 2. Produced by a volcano; as, volcanic tufa. 3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano. Volcanic bomb, a detached mass of…Vŏl'can-ic'i-ty, n. p. 1482The state or quality of being volcanic; volcanic power. [Rare.]Vŏl'can-īsm, n. p. 1482Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.Vŏl'can-ist, n. p. 1482One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes. 2. One who believes in the effects of eruptions of fire in the formation of mountains.Vol-cān'i-ty, n. p. 1482The state of being volcanic, or of volcanic origin; volcanicity. [Rare.]