volet

volet

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French volet.

    Noun

    volet (plural volets)

    1. A shutter on a window.
    2. (art) Either wing of a triptych.
      • 2009, Mario Buhagiar, Essays on the Knights and Art and Architecture in Malta, 1500–1798, →ISBN, page 85:
        Painted on panel, and possibly the central volet of a triptych, it showed an enthroned Madonna rescuing from Satan a young man whom she clutches by the wrist.

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    French

    Etymology

    From voler.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /vɔ.lɛ/
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    Noun

    volet m (plural volets)

    1. (window) shutter
    2. (aviation) flap
    3. (art) volet, wing (of a triptych)
    4. (figurative) section, part (of a trilogy, plan, etc.)
      • 2023 October 21, “L’Assemblée nationale rejette les motions de censure du RN et de LFI, le premier volet du budget 2024 adopté”, in Le Monde.fr[1]:
        L’Assemblée nationale rejette les motions de censure du RN et de LFI, le premier volet du budget 2024 adopté [title]
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    5. (rare) nenuphar

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    Latin

    Pronunciation

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    volet

    1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of volō (to fly)

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    volet

    1. third-person singular future active indicative of volō (to wish)
    2. third-person singular present active indicative of voleō (to wish)