descantern.

Brit.

/ˈdɛskantə/,

/dɛˈskantə/, U.S.

/ˈdɛˌskæntər/,

/ˌdɛˈskæntər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descant v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < descant v. + -er suffix¹.

1. Music. A person who sings or plays a descant.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > musicians with other skills

descantera1450

timera1527

timist1728

transposer1882

a1450 Musical Treat. in Speculum (1935) 10 258 With þese acordis of descaunt euery descanter may ryse in voyse & falle with þe plain-song.

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 54 Curyouse descanterys & devysarys of new songys.

1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 70 A Descanter..[is] one that can extempore sing a part upon a playne song.

1609 R. Jones Musicall Dreame sig. A2^v Vnderstand me thou vnskilfull descanter, deriue from that Note of Plaine Song charitable numbers, and thou shalt find harsh voices are often a Note aboue Ela reduced by truer iudgement.

1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany II. 132 Benda, with another descanter of the Kreuzhern, and an Italian, with a base voice, were the singers employed on this occasion.

1879 H. Parry in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 671 De Muris..speaks with great bitterness of extempore descanters.

1928 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 40 199 Then came the descanters, providing two distinct melodies and the real germ of polyphony.

1995 M. Steinberg Symphony (1998) 168 The principal theme fades from our hearing, and as the descanters step forward, we recognize what they are singing.

2. A person who holds forth or discourses. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a discourse or lecture > one who discourses or lectures

discourser1564

descanter1610

conferencier1884

chalk-talker1888

1610 H. Broughton Reuelation Holy Apocalyps (new ed.) xxi. 324 Therefore, because Iacob blessed all his sonnes, some Darshan descanter, framed Iudiths fable for Simeons helpe.

1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. ii. 42 Those many Schems of Doctrine..can only serve to please the Dædalean Fancies of the ingenious Contrivers and witty Descanters upon them.

1771 J. Whitaker Hist. Manch. I. ii. 49 But it is more observable in this altar, though it has never been observed by any of the numerous descanters upon it, that it has no focus for the sacrificial fire.

1805 J. Foster Ess. iv. iv. 180 A descanter on the invisible world who makes you think of a popish cathedral.

a1845 L. Blanchard Sketches from Life (1846) I. 47 The garrulous descanters on philosophy..sink in comparison with the mysterious and unsearchable wisdom that sayeth nothing.

1997 St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 2 Then, perhaps, the descanters would glow with pride instead of indignation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	descanter
释义	descantern. Brit. /ˈdɛskantə/, /dɛˈskantə/, U.S. /ˈdɛˌskæntər/, /ˌdɛˈskæntər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: descant v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < descant v. + -er suffix¹. 1. Music. A person who sings or plays a descant. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > [noun] > musicians with other skills descantera1450 timera1527 timist1728 transposer1882 a1450 Musical Treat. in Speculum (1935) 10 258 With þese acordis of descaunt euery descanter may ryse in voyse & falle with þe plain-song. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 54 Curyouse descanterys & devysarys of new songys. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 70 A Descanter..[is] one that can extempore sing a part upon a playne song. 1609 R. Jones Musicall Dreame sig. A2^v Vnderstand me thou vnskilfull descanter, deriue from that Note of Plaine Song charitable numbers, and thou shalt find harsh voices are often a Note aboue Ela reduced by truer iudgement. 1773 C. Burney Present State Music in Germany II. 132 Benda, with another descanter of the Kreuzhern, and an Italian, with a base voice, were the singers employed on this occasion. 1879 H. Parry in G. Grove Dict. Music I. 671 De Muris..speaks with great bitterness of extempore descanters. 1928 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 40 199 Then came the descanters, providing two distinct melodies and the real germ of polyphony. 1995 M. Steinberg Symphony (1998) 168 The principal theme fades from our hearing, and as the descanters step forward, we recognize what they are singing. 2. A person who holds forth or discourses. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [noun] > a discourse or lecture > one who discourses or lectures discourser1564 descanter1610 conferencier1884 chalk-talker1888 1610 H. Broughton Reuelation Holy Apocalyps (new ed.) xxi. 324 Therefore, because Iacob blessed all his sonnes, some Darshan descanter, framed Iudiths fable for Simeons helpe. 1697 J. Sergeant Solid Philos. ii. 42 Those many Schems of Doctrine..can only serve to please the Dædalean Fancies of the ingenious Contrivers and witty Descanters upon them. 1771 J. Whitaker Hist. Manch. I. ii. 49 But it is more observable in this altar, though it has never been observed by any of the numerous descanters upon it, that it has no focus for the sacrificial fire. 1805 J. Foster Ess. iv. iv. 180 A descanter on the invisible world who makes you think of a popish cathedral. a1845 L. Blanchard Sketches from Life (1846) I. 47 The garrulous descanters on philosophy..sink in comparison with the mysterious and unsearchable wisdom that sayeth nothing. 1997 St. Petersburg Times (Florida) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 2 Then, perhaps, the descanters would glow with pride instead of indignation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450
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