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VOIDLESS, 290 VOKY.
year after year by the voidinss of sheep only. i88o Lihr.
Univ, KnowL (N. Y.) VI. 582 Voidings and trails of worms.
fb. Fragments or remains of food removed
from the table. = Voidance 7. Ohs,
1680 Otway Crti«j Marius vi, li, He ..fed upon the
voidings of my table. 1713 Rowk Jane Shore v, Oh ! beslow
Some poor remain, the voiding of thy table, A morsel
to support my famish 'd soul.
0. aiirib.y as f voiding beer, beer given or
drunk immediately before departing (cf. Voideb) ;
t voiding knife, a knife nsed to clear away
fragments of food from the table; f voiding plate
= Voider 3 a.
15*0 Whitintom Vulff. (1527) 42 b, Set down a charger or
a voyder & gadre vp the fragmentes therin, & w* the
voydynge knyfe gadre vp the . .cromes clcne. a 1600 Deloney
Gentle Craft 11. ix. Wks. (loia) 193, 1 must be constrained
to call my Maid for a cup of voyding beere ere you will
depart 1607 Linpta v. xiii. JC iij [Sta^'e direction\
Gvstvs with a voiding knife in his hand. x6io Guillim
Heraldry it. vi. 64 These are called Voiders, either because
of the Shallownesse wherein they doe resemble the accustomed
voiding Plates with narrow brims vsed at Tables, or
[etc]. 1649 in Arckaeol. (1806J XV. 2S1, 2 Voyding knives
with christall handles.
Voi'dless, a* rarr~^. [f. Void vI\ That cannot
not voidable.
be made void or annulled ;
164a tr. Perkim' Prof. Bk, \. § 12. 6 Some grants of
some persons are voidlesse by themselves, by their heires,
and by those which shall have their estates for ever.
tVoi'dly, o^z*. Obs, Also 5 voidli, voydely,
6 -lye. [f. Void a. + -ly2. Cf. OF. vuidement
(Godef.).] Vainly, uselessly ; to no purpose.
c 1400 Destr. Troy 4384 .\t _ Vaxor )je vayn pepuU
voidly honourit Bachian..as a blist god. 140J Pol. Poems
(Rolls) II. 103 Thanne was the memento put fal[slly in
the masse, and hooli chirche voidli or inadli biddith preye.
X493 Festivail (W . de W. 1515) 157 b, Of Christ thou takest
thy name. . . And beware that thou here not thy name voydely.
Z544 Betham Precepts IVar i. cxcvi. I iv, By whych poHcie
he shal neuer attempte, ne enterpryse anye matter voydelye,
..but by all wayes he shall haue hys owne desyre.
Voi'dness. [f. Void a. + -ness,]
i" 1. Freedom from work; leisure. Obs.'~^
X38a Wyclif Ecclns. xxxviil. 25 Wisdom wrijt in tyme of
voydenesse [1383 vtarg.^ That is, in the tyme, in which
thou art voide of other werkis of nede].
t 2. The quality of being devoid or destitute of
inanity, vanity, futility.
value or worth ;
X388 WvcLiF Wisd, xiv. 14 For whi the voidnesse of men
[L. supervacuitas\ foond these idols in to the world. 155a
HuLOET, Voydenes, inanitas^ uanitudo. 1603 Flokio Montaigne
1. 1. 16s We are not so full of cvill, as of voydnesse
and inanitie.
3. The state or condition of being voitl, empty,
or unoccupied ; emptiness, vacancy, vacuity.
c 1400 Lan/ranc's Cirurg. 116 pe brayn.haj* sum sub-
staunce of marie l>e which fulfiUiJ? )?e voidenes \c 1430 voydenesscs]
of t>e forseid panniclis. c 1430 PUgr. LyfMankode
IV. xviii. (i86g) 185 If |x)u be void J»ou shalt breke, o^er
sownc hye; In voydnesse is but murmure whan men smyte
it with an hard thing. 1561 Hollybush Horn. Apoth, 20 b,
But if the voydnesse 'or emptinesse is in the nethermost
membres, then tye hys vpper membres. 1595 Spenser
Col. Clout 850 Through him.. began, .the hungry t* eat,
And voydnesse to seeke full satietie. 1603 Holland PlutarcfCs
Mor. 839 The Stoicks say, that the aire..admitteih
no voidnesse at all. a 1693 UrqukarVs Rabelais ill. xiii. 105
There is nothing in the Body but a kind of Voidness and
Inanity. 17*7 Bailey (vol. II), Voidness^ emptiness. i8oz
Lusignan I. 74 Theyseemed robbed of attraction, andtoher
preoccupied mind presented only the voidness of a desert.
1840 Blackw. Mag. XLVII. 775 The state of mind we have
slightly depicted—so auspicious, one should think, from its
troubled voidness, to the reception of religious convictions.
x888 Harpers Mag. July 210 The perfect transparency and
voidness about us make the immense power of this invisible
medium seem something ghostly.
b. A void or vacant space, esp. = Vacuity 8 b.
c x^^ (see c 1400 above], 1603 Holland Plutarch's Mor.
820 The schoole of Pythagoras holdeth that there is a voidnesse
without the world,.. out of which the world doth
draw breath. Ibid. 1336 It is not likely that this world
floteth . . in a vast and infinit voidnesse. 1643 H. More Song
of Soul II. Injin. Worlds I, This precious sweet Ethereall
dew . . God . . did distill., thorough all that hollow Voidnesse,
t4. The state or condition of being without
something ; freedom from^ absence or lack off
something. Obs.
XS34 Whitinton Tullyes Offices i. (1540) 33 The valyaunce
of stomake is to be gyue to them and voydeness from angre
and grefe. a 1569 Kingesmyll Confl. Satan (1578) 25 This
is our Crimosin, no less then voidnesse of all goodnesse.
'$79 ToMSON Calvin's Serm. Tim. 286/2 He hardeneth
himsetfe in his impudencie, and voidnes of shame, a 1586
SmNEY Arcadia iv. {1605)406 In whom a man might perceiue
what small difference in the working there is, betwixt
a simple voidnesse of euill, and a iudiciall habite of vertue.
5. The state or condition of being legally void
nullity.
18835a/. Rev. 16 June 755 The existing system of prohibition
(which, despite the auibble about voidness and
voidableness, has notoriously been recognized in England
from time immemorial).
tVoil. Cant. Obs. rare, [prob. ad. F. t^?//^.] A
town.
i8ax Life D. Haggart {ed. 2) 67 The whole voil was in an
uproar. x8»3 Ecan Grose's Diet. Vulg. 7'., Voil, a town.
II Voile v^wal). [F. voile Veil sb.^ A thin
semi-transparent cotton or woollen material much
used for blouses and dresses.
1889 Pall Mall G. 25 June 6/1 Another dress was made of
I Gaz.
a material called voile, in biscuit colour. 1898 ll'cs/m.
'
5 May 3/2 The term voile ' covers a variety of makes
of stuff, some like muslin, some like cloth. 1899 Daily News
20 April 8/4 The veiling that was so popular some years
since, but which is now called ' voile '.
attrib. 1898 li'estm. Gaz. 9 Sept. 3/3 A charming dress of
white voile cashmere.
II Voilette (vwale*t). [F., dim. of prec]
1. A little veil.
x863 P^ftg- Worn. Dom. Mag. IV. 237/2 The bonnet is of
white terry velvet, made with a voilette of lace. 1902
Westm. Gaz. 16 Oct. 3/1 The American whimsical, graceful
draping of a veil of velvet-spotted chiffon has given rise
to a remarkably pretty voilette in the shops there.
2. A kind of thin dress material,
1^08 Westm. Gaz. 29 June 10/2 A gown made in fine
voilette, trimmed with lace insertion.
tVoillance. Obs.-~^ In 5 woillaunce. [a.
OF. {bieti)voiiiance (mod.F. -veiliance), ad. L.
{bcnc)voleiitia benevolence.] (Good)will.
142a tr. Secreta Secret., Priv. Prlv. 123 'I'han gouerneye
hanie wyth good Woillaunce and bonerte.
f Vome, obs. (southern dial.) van FoiN v.
X596 Hakisgton Metam.Ajax Prol. Bvb, Forto voineor
strike below the girdle, we counted it base and too cowardly.
tVoirably, adv. Obs.~^ [f. OF. voirabk^ f.
voire true.] Truly, veritably.
X50X in Lett. Rick. Ill ^ Hen. VII (Rolls) I. 165 The
king of Ro[ mains] may voirahly saye that the same amytee
in as [much] as it is perpeiuall. .oughte not to be availlable
to the said rehelles.
dire (vwar dfr). Laxv. Also 7 voire.
II Voir
[OF. voirXxxkty the truth + dire to say.] (See quots.
1701 and 1768).
1676 T. W. Office of Clerk of Assize G j, Such person so
produced for a witness, may be examined upon a Voire
Dire. 1701 Co^vclCs Interpr. s.v., When it is pray'd upon
a Trial at Law, that a Witness may be sworn upon a
Voir dire ; the meaning is, he shall upon his Oath speak or
declare the truth. 1768. Blackstone Comiii. III. 332 If
however the court has, upon inspection, any doubt of the
age of the party,., it may. .examine the infant himself upon
an oath of voir dire, veritatem dicere, that js, to make true
answer to such questions as the court shall demand of him.
1834 Edin. Rev. Apr. 232 .•^11 the persons most intimately
connected with Ireland are examined on the voir dire.
Vols, obs. f. Voice sb.
tVoisdie. Obs. rare. Also 5 Sc, woidie.
[a. OF. vo'isdie, voidie : see Vaidie.] Cunning,
stratagem, sleight.
137s Barbour Bruce ix. 747 >he suld press till deren^e ^our
richt, And nocht with woidie [MS. woidre] na with sticht.
[/bid. X. 516 the correct reading is probably voidy.] 1390
GowER Co"f. III. 217 Nou schalt tnou biere a gret mervaile,
With what voisdie that he wroghte.
fVoisin, a. Obs.~^ [a.V.voisin:—h.vtctn~umf
-us ViciNE fl.] Neighbouring.
1527 in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. iii. II. 129 The voisin
Realmes and Lordships shuld be in hassarde.
t Voi'Sinage. Obs. Also 6-7 voicinage, 7
voysinage. [a. F. voisinage^ {. voisin : cf. prec.
and Vicinage.]
1. The fact of being neighbouring or near.
x66s Sir T. Herbert Trav. {1677) 283 Erzirum is a Town
of great strength, .and by reason of its voicinage to the Persian
Dominions usually made the place of rendezvous, when
the Turks have any design against that Empire. i68x
Burnet Hist. Ref II. r. 203 Worcester and Glocester had
been united, by reason of their Voicinage.
2. The neighbourhood ; the adjoining district.
X642 Jer. Taylor Episc. xxi. n^ All the Presbyters
that came from Ephesus and the voisinage. X647 — Lib.
Proph. Ep. Ded. 5, I had no Books of my own here,
nor any in the voisinage. 1673 H. Stubbe Further Vitid.
Dutch War 4 We in the City and Country do repine, complain
and rage, till the whole Voisinage prove Male-content.
X678 Sancroft in Bp. Wake Charge{i-jo6) 43 Three Priests
.., who are of the Voisinage where the Person testified of,
resides.
b. The neighbourhood (?/" a place.
1649 Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. 11. Sect. x. 2 There hapned
to be a marriage in Cana of Galilee in the voisinage of his
dwelling. 1660 — Ductor i. iv. rule a §13 It occasioned
the death of all the little babes in the city and voisinage of
Bethlehem. 1720 S. Parkkr Biblioth. Bibl. I. 415 A City
came to be built in the Voisinage of this Holy Place.
tVoisom. Obs. rare. Also 6 voysom. [ad.
OY.avoeson^ var. oi avoueson : see VowsON,] An
ad vow son.
XS38 l^est. Ebor. (Surtees) VI. 77 The voysom of one benifice.
1560 Daus tr. Sleidane's Comm. 154 b. Pope Paule
by his deputes ordeyned a reformation, touching the abuses
of the Churche, as permutations, voisomes, benefices incompatibles.
fVoisour. Obsr^. [ad. OF. voisure, var.
vosure, vousure, etc. (mod.F. voussure) : cf. Vous-
SOIR.] Vaulting.
c "375 Cursor M. 2278 (Fairf.) Tborow Jw grundwal of J?is
tour flum rennis wij> grete voisour.
Voist, variant of F018T v.^^ VousT v.
Voit, obs. Sc. form of Vote sb.
li Voiture
(vwatwr). [F. voiture :—L. vectura,
i. veci-y ppl. stem of vehere to convey. Cf. Vet-
TURA.] A carriage or conveyance ; a vehicle.
x698\y. King tr. Sorbiere's Journ. Lond. 6, I drew these
Surprising Conclusions. First that a Hackney is a miserable
Voiture (etcj. 1698 M. Lister Journ. Paris {1699) 13
Hackneys and Chairs, which here are the most nasty and
miserable Voiture that can be. X716 Lady M. W. Montagu
Let. to C'tess of Mar 3 Aug., I., went in the longboat
to Helvoetsluys, where we had voitures to carry us to
the Brill. 1750 H.Walpole in Phil. Trans. XLVII. 46
Having caused an easy voiture to be made, I undertook the
journey in it. 1779 Warner in Jesse Selwyn ^- Contentp.
(1844) IV. 32 But It rained hard, and I could get no voiture
till I was forced to go to my engagement with Lady Lamhert.
1814 sporting Mag. XLIV. 60 To say a few words,
in the way of compliment, to the driver of anotber voiture.
1840 Arnold in Life