lavolta
English
Etymology
From Italian la volta (“the turn, turning, whirl”) and the French la volte (circular movement). Compare volt (“circular tread of a horse”), volta.
Noun
lavolta (plural lavoltas)
- An ancient dance of the Renaissance which incorporated many challenging twists and skips.
- 1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando
- Orlando, it is true, was none of those who tread lightly the coranto and lavolta; he was clumsy; and a little absent-minded.
- 1928, Virginia Woolf, Orlando
References
- lavolta in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.