Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UT'TER-ANCE, n.

1. The act of uttering words; pronunciation; manner of speaking; as, a good or bad utterance. They began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance. – Acts ii.
2. Emission from the mouth; vocal expression; as, the utterance of sounds.
3. [Fr. outrance.] Extremity; furthest part. [Not in use.] – Shak.