Hypertext Webster Gateway: "voiced"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Voice \Voice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voiced}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Voicing}.]
1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish;
to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of
the nation. ``Rather assume thy right in silence and . . .
then voice it with claims and challenges.'' --Bacon.

It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death
Edward Plantagenet. --Bacon.

2. (Phon.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce
with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal
cords; to speak above a whisper.

3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the
tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.

4. To vote; to elect; to appoint. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Voiced \Voiced\, a.
1. Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.

2. (Phon.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of
the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with
the glottis narrowed.

{Voiced stop}, {Voice stop} (Phon.), a stopped consonant made
with tone from the larynx while the mouth organs are
closed at some point; a sonant mute, as b, d, g hard.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

voiced
adj 1: produced or delivered by the voice; often used in
combination; "a frequently voiced opinion"; "voiced
consonants such as `b' and `g' and `z'"; "loud-voiced
teenagers" [ant: {unvoiced}]
2: (linguistics) of speech sounds [syn: {sonant}] [ant: {surd}]


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