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Threnode
A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song.
Agitating
of Agitate
Demise
Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
Inebriating
of Inebriate
Chantress
A female chanter or singer.
Lopsided
Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure; as, a lopsided ship.
Piquant
Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote.
Rousing
of Rouse
Postulated
of Postulate
Troubling
of Trouble
Connubial
Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial.
Thriftily
In a thrifty manner.
Deformed
of Deform
Aquiline
Belonging to or like an eagle.
Overwhelming
of Overwhelm
Indolent
Free from toil, pain, or trouble.
Poking
of Poke
Defended
of Defend
Creative
Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.
Canary
Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds.
Reluctant
Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling; disinclined; loth.
Brasses
of Brass
Coronach
See Coranach.
Awry
Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or true direction, or position; out of the right course; distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to glance awry.
Alto
Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and soprano. In instrumental music it now sig..
Water bird
Any aquatic bird; a water fowl.
Nightingale
A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (Luscinia luscinia). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its song.
Galvanic
Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.
Avifauna
The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.
Lament
To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.
Improvisator
An improviser, or improvvisatore.
Sackbut
A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone required; -- said to be the same as the trombone.
Omnipresent
Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the omnipresent Jehovah.
Lituus
A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the heavens.
Mezzo-soprano
Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female singer.
Melodist
A composer or singer of melodies.
Undone
p. p. of Undo.
Decease
Departure, especially departure from this life; death.
Billed
of Bill
Vocalist
A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an instrumentalist.
Spumous
Alt. of Spumy
Thorough bass
The representation of chords by figures placed under the base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as synonymous with harmony.
Cygnet
A young swan.
Disdained
of Disdain
Bendy
Divided into an even number of bends; -- said of a shield or its charge.
Imminence
The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening, as of something about to happen. The imminence of any danger or distress.
Ineradicable
Incapable of being /radicated or rooted out.
Absolutely
In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
Staunchness
See Stanch, Stanchly, etc.
Dazzling
of Dazzle
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