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volte-face
a reversal of opinion, 1819, French (17c.), from Italian
volta faccia
, literally "turn face," from
volta
, imper. of
voltare
"to turn" (from Vulgar Latin
*volvita
, from Latin
volvere
"to roll;" see
volvox
) +
faccia
(see
face
).
