vaultage en · NOUN
Etymology
From vault + -age.
Meanings
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A vaulted place or arched cellar.
Hee'le call you to ſo hot an Anſwer of it That Caues and Wombie Vaultages of France Shall chide your Treſpas, and returne your Mock In ſecond Accent of his Ordinance.
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene iv]:
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Vaulted work.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| vaultages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |