Descant
31descant — I. n. 1. Melody (with variations), song, tune. 2. Commentary, animadversion, remarks, series of comments. 3. Discourse, discussion, disputation. 4. (Mus.) Soprano, treble, highest part in a score. II. v. n. Expatiate, enlarge, dilate, discourse,… …
32descant — noun (C, U) a tune that is played or sung above the main tune in a piece of music …
33descant — v 1. sing, warble, croon, trill, peal. 2. comment on, discourse, relate; elaborate, expatiate, dilate, amplify, dissertate, expand, enlarge, spell out; harp on, dwell on, hammer away at, beat into the ground, insist, yammer; digress, deviate,… …
34descant — des·cant …
35descant — des•cant n. [[t]ˈdɛs kænt[/t]] v. [[t]dɛsˈkænt, dɪs [/t]] also discant n. 1) mad a) a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usu. written above it b) (in part music) the soprano c) a song or melody 2) a commentary upon a… …
36descant — n. Music, simple counterpoint sung by trebles above melody; counterpoint; treble; commentary; v.i. comment; discourse …
37descant recorder — noun the most common size of recorder, with a range of two octaves above the C above middle C …
38descant viol — noun 1. : treble viol 2. : pardessus de viole …
39Figurate descant — Figurate Fig ur*ate, a. [L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See {Figure}.] 1. Of a definite form or figure. [1913 Webster] Plants are all figurate and determinate, which inanimate bodies are not. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Figurative; metaphorical.… …
40Figurative descant — Figurative Fig ur*a*tive, a. [L. figurativus: cf. F. figuratif. See {Figurative}.] 1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical; representative. [1913 Webster] This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by God s appointment, but… …