Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In heraldry, two wings expanded and joined together where they would spring from the body of the bird, so as to make one figure.
- noun An abbreviation [lowercase or cap.] of volume
- noun of Volunteer or Volunteers.
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- abbreviation
volume - noun heraldry A pair of conjoined
wings
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Examples
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With regard to Books, the first Vol of ye Steriotype Edition has past my hands, but not publishd; and the 2d vol is in great forwardness.
Letter 234 2009
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It’s what they call a vol canic plug, a sheer cylinder of rock over three hundred feet high, with only one precipitous way up guarded by gates and ramparts.
Flashman on the March Fraser, George MacDonald, 1925- 2005
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From the stack: Time and Again vol. 1 « The Manga Curmudgeon
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Time and Again vol. 2, written and illustrated by JiUn Yun, Yen Press, page 307 1
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Time and Again vol. 2, written and illustrated by JiUn Yun, Yen Press, page 307
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Time and Again vol. 2, written and illustrated by JiUn Yun, Yen Press, page 307 1
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The final alcohol is 13.9% alc/vol, which is higher than Burgundian Chardonnay, but lower than many of this wine's US counterparts.
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Invisible Controls concerning whom I have quoted Herklots in vol. ii.
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The second series in vol. ix., consisting of eight fables, not including ten anecdotes
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The final alcohol is 13.9% alc/vol, which is higher than Burgundian Chardonnay, but lower than many of this wine's US counterparts.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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