mellifluent, a.
(mɛˈlɪfl(j)uːənt)
[ad. late L. mellīfluent-em adj., f. L. mell(i)-, mel honey + fluent-em pr. pple. of fluĕre to flow. Cf. F. mellifluant (Godef.).]
= mellifluous.
| 1601 Weever Mirr. Mart. B j, Descending..Like the mellifluent brooke of Castilie. 1622 T. Ailesbury Serm. (1623) 16 It was Opus sine exemplo.., saies mellifluent Bernard. 1634 Sir T. Herbert Trav. 14 The ground by Floraes mellifluent vertue, was ore-spread with Flowres. 1764 J. G. Cooper Ep. Friends in Town iii. Apol. Aristippus 175 Gresset's clear pipe..Symphoniously combines in one Each former bard's mellifluent tone. 1888 Harper's Mag. Apr. 763 A profound, mellifluent, booming horn-tone. |