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(), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Soared (); p. pr. & vb. n.Soaring.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze; akin to Gr. .] 1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as on wings. Chaucer. When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled. Byron. 2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be exalted in mood. Where the deep transported mind may soar. Milton. Valor soars above What the world calls misfortune. Addison. Soar n.The act of soaring; upward flight. This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. Coleridge. Soar a.See 3d Sore. [Obs.] Soar a.See Sore, reddish brown. Soar falcon. (Zol.) See Sore falcon, under Sore. Soar v. i.(Aronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely without loss of altitude. スポンサード リンク
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