orchestricadj.

Brit.

/ɔːˈkɛstrɪk/, U.S.

/ɔrˈkɛstrɪk/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: orchestra n., -ic suffix.

Etymology: < orchestra n. + -ic suffix, perhaps after French orchestrique (1752 as adjective; earlier as noun (1723)). Compare later orchestic adj.

1. Of or relating to dancing, esp. in ancient Greece; = orchestic adj. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > dancing > [adjective]

orchestic1712

tripudial1716

orchestric1786

tripudiary1819

choreographic1821

terpsichorean1825

terpsichoreal1869

choreographical1893

1786 J. Gillies Hist. Anc. Greece I. iii. 104 Their sedentary studies were relieved by the orchestric and gymnastic exercises.

1846 N. Amer. Rev. July 234 The choral and orchestric exhibitions of the Greeks.

1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. Pref. 41 The author of the Prometheus really was a professor of the orchestric art.

1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. ii. 228 Rose's father, who had sent [his boys] to be instructed by him in the orchestric art.

1912 Classical Philol. 7 163 Since even στροϕή, ἀντίστροϕοσ, [etc.]..are not orchestric terms and..all the inferences drawn from them with regard to the dance movements of the chorus are quite fantastic.

2. Belonging to or sounding like an orchestra; orchestral. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > company of instrumentalists > [adjective] > orchestra

orchestran1765

orchestrala1779

orchestric1839

1839 T. De Quincey in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 461 We ourselves may boast to have introduced the word orchestric, which we regard with parental pride, as a word expressive of that artificial and pompous music which attends, for instance, the elaborate hexameter verse of Rome and Greece.

1892 Edinb. Evening Dispatch 13 Feb. 3/1 The orchestric playing was not all that might have been wished.

1998 My Top 5 Suede Songs in alt.music.suede (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Mar. A lot of bands have made orchestric pieces or songs with orchestric features/parts, but I think Still Life has to be there at the top.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orchestric
释义	orchestricadj. Brit. /ɔːˈkɛstrɪk/, U.S. /ɔrˈkɛstrɪk/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: orchestra n., -ic suffix. Etymology: < orchestra n. + -ic suffix, perhaps after French orchestrique (1752 as adjective; earlier as noun (1723)). Compare later orchestic adj. 1. Of or relating to dancing, esp. in ancient Greece; = orchestic adj. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > [adjective] orchestic1712 tripudial1716 orchestric1786 tripudiary1819 choreographic1821 terpsichorean1825 terpsichoreal1869 choreographical1893 1786 J. Gillies Hist. Anc. Greece I. iii. 104 Their sedentary studies were relieved by the orchestric and gymnastic exercises. 1846 N. Amer. Rev. July 234 The choral and orchestric exhibitions of the Greeks. 1850 J. S. Blackie in tr. Æschylus Lyrical Dramas I. Pref. 41 The author of the Prometheus really was a professor of the orchestric art. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men I. ii. 228 Rose's father, who had sent [his boys] to be instructed by him in the orchestric art. 1912 Classical Philol. 7 163 Since even στροϕή, ἀντίστροϕοσ, [etc.]..are not orchestric terms and..all the inferences drawn from them with regard to the dance movements of the chorus are quite fantastic. 2. Belonging to or sounding like an orchestra; orchestral. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > company of instrumentalists > [adjective] > orchestra orchestran1765 orchestrala1779 orchestric1839 1839 T. De Quincey in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Apr. 461 We ourselves may boast to have introduced the word orchestric, which we regard with parental pride, as a word expressive of that artificial and pompous music which attends, for instance, the elaborate hexameter verse of Rome and Greece. 1892 Edinb. Evening Dispatch 13 Feb. 3/1 The orchestric playing was not all that might have been wished. 1998 My Top 5 Suede Songs in alt.music.suede (Usenet newsgroup) 2 Mar. A lot of bands have made orchestric pieces or songs with orchestric features/parts, but I think Still Life has to be there at the top. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1786
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