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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

volte-face XIX. — F. — It. voltafaccia ‘turn-face’, f. voltare turn:- Rom. *volvitāre, frequent. of volvere roll + faccia face.

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