A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody.
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Examples for "descant "
Examples for "descant "
1 He risked glancing up and saw that the descant spell was working.
2 It was very pleasant to hear Mr. Thorne descant on this matter.
3 Presently was mingled with the bird's descant low singing of another kind.
4 He then proceeded to descant upon the general wrongs of horses.
5 Presently he led out an animal and began to descant upon its merits.
1 In which the gentleman discants on bravery and heroic virtue, till an unlucky accident puts an end to the discourse.
2 For many ages men, and particularly those engaged in the literary field of thought, have discanted on the baseness of the passion of jealousy.
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