Associations to the word «Descant»

Wiktionary

DESCANT, noun. A lengthy discourse on a subject

DESCANT, noun. (music) a counterpoint melody sung or played above the theme

DESCANT, verb. (intransitive) To discuss at length.

DESCANT, verb. (intransitive) To sing or play a descant.

DESCANT, noun. A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody.

DESCANT, verb. Sing in descant.

DESCANT, verb. Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains".

DESCANT, verb. Talk at great length about something of one's interest.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

Winston Churchill