‖ volet
(vɔlɛ)
Also 8 dial. volleat.
[a. OF. volet, vollet kerchief, or mod.F. volet shutter, etc., f. voler:—L. volāre to fly.]
† 1. A kerchief or veil worn at the back of the head by ladies. Obs.
| 1398 Will J. Asshebom (Comm. Crt. London), Unam flamiolam parisiam vocatam volet. 1407 Nottingham Rec. II. 52 Pro ij. volets de Northfolk-thred, xd. |
† b. dial. A handkerchief. Obs.
| 1788 Vallancey Voc. Bargie in Trans. R. Irish Acad. II. 34 Volleat, a handkerchief. |
2. One of the wings or side-compartments of a triptych. (Cf. volant n. 4.)
| 1847 Wornum Hist. Paint. xxiii. 317 This picture was painted in 1410,..It consists of a centre and two volets or revolving doors, which close upon it. 1848 A. Jameson Sacr. & Leg. Art (1850) 227 On the volet to the right is the supper in the house of Levi. |