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wolant

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Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɔlant
  • Syllabification: wo‧lant

Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from French volant. First attested in the 1743-1745.[1]

    Noun

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    wolant m inan (related adjective wolantowy)

    1. (aeronautics) yoke, control column
      Synonyms: kolumna sterowa, sterownica
    2. (historical) ruffle used to decorate women's dresses
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    Noun

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    wolant m inan

    1. (historical, badminton) shuttlecock, birdie (cork to which feathers are attached to form a cone shape struck with rackets in the games of badminton and battledore)
      1. (historical, metonymic, sports) battledore and shuttlecock, jeu de Volant (early version of the game badminton)
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    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from French volante.

      Noun

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      wolant m inan (diminutive wolancik)

      1. (historical) type of cabriolet carriage
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      References

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      1. ^ Marek Kunicki-Goldfinger (22.06.2023), “WOLANT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]

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