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Descant :: Descant (v. i.) To sing a variation or accomplishment.

Descanting :: Descanting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Descan.

Descanted :: Descanted (imp. & p. p.) of Descan.

Expatiate :: Expatiate (v. i.) To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in argument or discussion; to descant.

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The upper voice in part music.

Figurate :: Figurate (a.) Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant..

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble..

Tradescantia :: Tradescantia (n.) A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.

Discant :: Discant (n.) See Descant, n..

Spiderwort :: Spiderwort (n.) An American endogenous plant (Tradescantia Virginica), with long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is sometimes extended to other species of the same genus..

Descanter :: Descanter (n.) One who descants.

Figured :: Figured (a.) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See Figurate, 3..

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a musical air; a comment or comments..

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or plain song..

Descant :: Descant (v. i.) To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and particularity; to discourse at large.

Ground :: Ground (n.) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

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