| Vault (vault) |
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| n. | (v&add]lt; see Note, below) |
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| Vault |
| [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. voûte,
LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere,
volutum, to roll, to turn about. See Voluble, and cf.
Vault a leap, Volt |
An arched structure of masonry,
forming a ceiling or canopy.
An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean
room, use for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the like; a
cell; a cellar.
The canopy of heaven; the sky.
A leap or bound.
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| Vault (vault) |
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| v. t. | (?) |
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| Vault |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Vaulted] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Vaulting.] [OE. vouten, OF. volter, vouter, F.
voû]ter. See Vault an arch.]
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To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault;
to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, vault a roof; to
vault a passage to a court.
To
leap over; esp., to leap over by aid of the hands or a pole; as, to
vault a fence.
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To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.
To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to
tumble.
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