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descanter (dɪˈskæntə(r)) [f. prec. + -er1.] 1. One who sings or plays the ‘descant’. Obs. exc. Hist.1538 Starkey England i. iii. 80 Curyouse descanterys and deuysarys of new songys. 1597 Morley Introd. Mus. 70 A Descanter..[is] one that can extempore sing a part upon a playne song. 1879 Parry in Gro...
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descant
▪ I. descant, n. (ˈdɛskænt) Forms: 4–5 deschaunt, 5–6 dyscant, 6–9 dis-, 6– descant. [a. OF. deschant (13th c. and in Cotgr.), also ONF. descaunt, descant, rarely dis-, mod.F. déchant, = Pr. deschans, Sp. discante, Pg. descante, ad. med.L. discant-us part-song, refrain, descant, f. L. dis- asunder, ...
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plain-song
plain-song Mus. (ˈpleɪnsɒŋ) [Rendering med.L. cantus plānus, F. plain chant, It. canto piano: see quot. 1895 in sense 1.] 1. The form of vocal music believed to have been used in the Christian Church from the earliest times, consisting of melodies composed in the mediæval modes (see mode) and in fre...
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stuff
▪ I. stuff, n.1 (stʌf) Forms: 4–5 stof, 5–6 stoffe, 4–7 stuffe, 5–6 stuf, 5–8 stufe, (6 stoufe), 4– stuff. [ME. stoffe, stof, a. OF. estoffe fem., material, furniture, provision (mod.F. étoffe material, stuff, esp. textile material) = Pr., Sp., Pg. estofa, cloth, quality, It. stoffa piece of rich te...
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