Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Vóc-e, s. f. dim. Vóc-élla, Vóc-ellína, Vóc-erélla, Vóc-erellína,Vóc-ína , Vóc-íno, Vóc-iolína, aug. Vóc-ióne, disp. Vóc-iáccia,
1. voice. — forte, a strong voice. — acuta, a shrill, high voice. — argentina, a clear, sweet voice. Ad alta —, aloud, with a loud voice. A viva —,by word of mouth. Parlar sotto —, to speak softly, in a low tone. Aver buona —, to have a good voice. Coprir ad altrui la —, to drown a person's voice, prevent him from being heard. Con — sommessa, with a low, submissive voice. Ad una —, unanimously. Dare in sulla —, to interrupt a person. Alzar la —, to call out. Dar una — ad uno, to call a person. A comune —, with common consent. Di — in —, from mouth to mouth. Corre —, it is reported. — di testa, (mus. t.) a falsetto voice. — a solo, (mus. t.) a solo. Dare una — ad uno, to give one a call. Dar —, to give out, spread abroad. Nascer —, it is whispered about; 2. word, expression.— antica, an obsolete word; 3. voice, vote, suffrage. Dar la sua —, to give one's vote, to vote. Aver — in capitolo, to have great influence. Egli non ha — in capitolo,he is not minded. Eleggere a — a viva —, to elect by a plurality of votes; 4. (gram. t.)voice. — attiva e passiva, the active and pas-sive voice; 5. character, fame. Dar buona — ad uno, to give one a good character. Dar cattiva — ad uno, to give one a bad character;6. sound, cry uttered by any beast; 7. sound of any instrument.
Florio: a worlde of wordes, or most copious, dictionarie in Italian and English
voce: a vciee, a sound, or nepercussion of the aire. Also a word. Also a bruit, a report, a tune, a saying.
