vault|er

vault|er: vault¹ «vawlt», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a) an arched masonry or concrete structure built so that the parts support each other, serving as a roof or covering over a space; series of arches. b) an arched roof or ceiling. c) Figurative. something like an arched roof, especially the sky: »Heaven's ebon vault, Studded with stars (Shelley).

2. an underground cellar or storehouse: »He went into the inner vault where he kept his choicest wines (Samuel Butler).

3. a place for storing valuable things and keeping them safe. Vaults are often made of steel. »A paper currency is employed when there is no bullion in the vaults (Emerson).

4. a) an arched space under the floor of a church; crypt. b) a place for burial: »to be buried in the family vault.

5. a natural cavern or cave.

6. Anatomy. an arched structure, especially the skull.

–v.t.

1. to make in the form of a vault: »The roof was vaulted.

2. Figurative. to set or extend like a vault: »Hateful is the dark-blue sky Vaulted o'er the dark-blue sea (Tennyson).

3. to cover with a vault.

╂[< Old French voulte, vaulte < Vulgar Latin volvita, noun use of volvitus, for Latin volūtus, feminine past participle of volvere to roll]

–vault´like´, adjective.

vault² «vawlt», verb, noun.

–v.t.

1. to jump or leap over by using a pole or the hands: »He vaulted the fence.

2. to mount (a horse) by leaping.

–v.i.

to jump or leap: »He vaulted over the wall.

–n.

1. the act of vaulting; jump; leap.

2. the leap of a horse in the manège; curvet.

╂[alteration (influenced by vault¹) of Middle French volter < Old French < Italian voltare < volta < Vulgar Latin volvita; see etym. under vault¹ (Cf. ↑vault)]

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Vault — (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF. voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio, fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Arch.) … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vault — Vault, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaulting}.] [OE. vouten, OF. volter, vouter, F. vo[^u]ter. See {Vault} an arch.] [1913 Webster] 1. To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give the shape of an arch to; to arch; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vault — vault1 [vôlt] n. [ME voute < OFr < VL * volvita, an arch, vault < * volvitus, pp. of * volvitare, intens. of L volvere, to turn around, roll: see WALK] 1. an arched roof, ceiling, or covering of masonry 2. an arched chamber or space, esp … English World dictionary
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vault — ‘arched roof’ [14] and vault ‘jump’ [16] are distinct words, although they share a common ancestor: Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’ (source also of English involve, revolve, etc). Its feminine past participle volūta evolved in Vulgar Latin into *volta … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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vault — ‘arched roof’ [14] and vault ‘jump’ [16] are distinct words, although they share a common ancestor: Latin volvere ‘roll, turn’ (source also of English involve, revolve, etc). Its feminine past participle volūta evolved in Vulgar Latin into *volta … Word origins
Vault — Vault, v. i. [Cf. OF. volter, F. voltiger, It. volt?re turn. See {Vault}, n., 4.] [1913 Webster] 1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring. [1913 Webster] Vaulting ambition, which o erleaps itself. Shak. [1913 Webster] Leaning on his lance, he… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vault|ed — «VAWL tihd», adjective. 1. in the form of a vault; arched: »a vaulted ceiling. 2. built or covered with a vault: »a vaulted room. SYNONYM(S): domed. 3. having vaults or underground passages: »the vaulted catacombs … Useful english dictionary

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