lavolt

English

Noun

lavolt (plural lavolts)

1. Alternative form of lavolta
   • c. 1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], lines 85-87:

     I cannot sing, nor heel the high lavolt, nor sweeten talk, nor play at subtle games.