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vŏla, ae, f., the hollow of the hand, the palm, or (acc. to Fest. p. 370 Müll.), of the foot, the sole, Plin. 11, 45, 105, § 204; Prud. Apoth. 927.
Prov.: nec vola nec vestigium apparet or exstat, i. e. not the slightest trace, Varr. ap. Non. p. 416, 19 and 22.

volaema pĭra, a kind of large pear, warden-pear, Cato, R. R. 7, 4; Col. 5, 10, 18; 12, 10, 4; Verg. G. 2, 88.
In sing.: pirum volaemum, Arat. ap. Macr. S. 2, 15 fin.

Volana, ae, f., a town of the Samnites, Liv. 10, 44 and 45.

Volandum, i, n., a fortress of Armenia, Tac. A. 13, 39.

vŏlans, antis, Part. and P. a. of 2. volo.

Vŏlāterrae, ārum, f., an ancient town in Etruria, now Volterra, Liv. 10, 12; Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 20.
Hence, Vŏlāterrā-nus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Volaterrœ, Volaterran: Vada, a seaport belonging to the territories of Volaterrœ, now Torre di Vado, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50; Cic. Quint. 6, 24.
Plur. subst.: Vŏlāterrāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Volaterrœ, the Volaterrans, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Cic. Caecin. 7, 18; id. Att. 1, 19, 4; Liv. 28, 45 al.

vŏlātĭca, ae, v. volaticus, II. C.

vŏlātĭcus, a, um, adj. [2. volo], flying, winged.

  1. I. Lit.: homines, Plaut. Poen. 2, 27 sq.: Pegasus, App. M. 8, p. 208, 32.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Fleeting, flighty, volatile, inconstant, transitory: o Academiam volaticam et sui similem, modo huc, modo illuc! Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3: volaticum esse ac levem, Sen. Ep. 42, 5: Psyche (with fugitiva), App. M. 5, p. 172 fin.: gaudium, Tert. Poen. 11: desideria formae (with temporalia), id. ad Uxor. 1, 4.
    2. B. Fickle, turning from one to another: suspicari illius furentis et volaticos impetus in se ipsos posse converti, Cic. Har. Resp. 22, 46.
    3. C. As subst.: vŏlātĭca, ae, f.
      1. 1. A witch, sorceress, acc. to Fest. s. v. strigem, p. 314 Müll.
      2. 2. Witchcraft, sorcery, Tert. Pall. 6.

vŏlātĭlis, e, adj. [2. volo], flying, winged (class.; cf. ales).

  1. I. Lit.: bestiae, Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 151: puer, i. e. Cupid, Ov. Am. 2, 7, 27.
    Subst.: vŏlātĭlĕ, is, n., a fowl (late Lat.): omnia volatilia caeli, Vulg. Ezek. 32, 4: omne volatile, id. Gen. 1, 21.
  2. II. Transf.
    1. A. Swift, rapid: telum, i. e. an arrow, Lucr. 1, 970; Ov. A. A. 1, 169; id. M. 7, 841: ferrum, Verg. A. 4, 71: cervus, Varr. ap. Non. p. 559, 23, and 515, 20 (al. volabile).
    2. B. Fleeting, transitory: aetas, Ov. M. 10, 519: gloria vanum et volatile quiddam est aurāque mobilius, Sen. Ep. 123, 15: lepra, changing from one part to another, Vulg. Lev. 13, 57.

vŏlātūra, ae, f. [2. volo], a flight, Varr. R. R. 3, 5, 7; Col. 8, 9, 1; 8, 10, 5.

vŏlātus, ūs, m. [2. volo], a flying, flight.

  1. I. Lit. (used alike in sing. and plur.); sing.: aquilae admonitus volatu, Cic. Div. 1, 15, 26: puer audaci coepit gaudere volatu, Ov. M. 8, 223; cf. id. ib. 12, 527: non si Pegaseo ferar volatu, Cat. 55, 24.
    Plur., Cic. N. D. 2, 39, 101; 2, 52, 129; id. Div. 1, 1, 2: dedit volatus avibus, the power of flight, App. Flor. 2, p. 348.
  2. II. Transf., poet., of any swift motion, rapid course, swiftness, velocity, etc.: equi, Claud. Gigant. 47: celeris famae, id. Cons. Mall. Theod. 270: praeceps fatorum, Mart. 11, 91, 9.

2. vŏlo, āvi, ātum (part. gen. plur. volantūm, Verg. A. 6, 728; Lucr. 2, 1083), 1, v. n. [Sanscr. val-, to turn one’s self, etc.; cf.: vŏlucer, vēlox, and vol- in velivolus], to fly.

  1. I. Lit.: ex alto … laeva volavit avis, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 48, 107 (Ann. v. 95 Vahl.): aves, Lucr. 6, 742: accipitres, id. 4, 1010: corvi, id. 2, 822: altam supra volat ardea nubem, Verg. G. 1, 364: volat ille per aëra magnum Remigio alarum, id. A. 1, 300: columbae venere volantes, id. ib. 6, 191; Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 30; Juv. 8, 251: apes, Ov. A. A. 1, 96; cf. Plin. 10, 38, 54, § 112: volasse eum (Antonium), non iter fecisse diceres, Cic. Phil. 10, 5, 11.
    Prov.: sine pennis volare haud facile est, Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 49.
      1. 2. P. a. as subst.: vŏlantes, ĭum, comm., the birds (poet.), Lucr. 2, 1083; Verg. A. 6, 239; 6, 728.
  2. II. Transf., to fly, i. e. to move swiftly like one flying, to fleet, speed, hasten along: i sane … vola curriculo, Plaut. Pers. 2, 2, 17; cf.: per summa levis volat aequora curru, Verg. A. 5, 819: medios volat ecce per hostes Vectus equo spumante Saces, id. ib. 12, 650: illa (Argo) volat, Ov. H. 6, 66: currus, Verg. G. 3, 181: axis, id. ib. 3, 107: nubes, Lucr. 5, 254: fulmina, id. 2, 213: tempestates, id. 6, 612: telum, id. 1, 971; cf. Sall. J. 60, 2; Verg. A. 9, 698; Liv. 26, 44, 7 al.: litterae Capuam ad Pompeium volare dicebantur, Cic. Att. 2, 19, 3: volat aetas, id. Tusc. 1, 31, 76: hora, Sen. Hippol. 1141: fama, Verg. A. 3, 121: et semel emissum volat irrevocabile verbum, Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 71.
    Poet., with inf.: ast Erebi virgo ditem volat aethere Memphim Praecipere et Phariā venientem pellere terrā, Val. Fl. 4, 407.