单词 | songcraft |
释义 | > as lemmassongcraft songcraft n. [in quot. a1767 as an element-by-element gloss of the Old English word] ΚΠ eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) iv. xxv. 342 He nales from monnum..gelæred wæs, þæt he þone leoðcræft leornade, ac he wæs godcundlice gefultumed & þurh Godes gife þone songcræft [OE Corpus Cambr. sangcræft; L. canendi donum] onfeng. OE Phoenix 132 Biþ þæs hleoðres sweg eallum songcræftum swetra ond wlitigra ond wynsumra wrenca gehwylcum. a1767 E. Lye Dict. Saxonico & Gothico-Lat. (1772) II Sanȝ-cræft, song-craft. 1828 R. Thomson Tales Antiquary I. ii. 75 What if ye give us a spell of your song-craft now, Sir Priest? 1855 H. W. Longfellow Hiawatha Introd. 8 A half-effaced inscription, Written with little skill of song-craft. 1990 Compact Disc 7 Aug. 55/3 An all but perfect admixture of blues intensity, Beatles-esque songcraft, and Everly Brothers harmonizing. 2009 Mojo Sept. 127/2 The odd moment of embarrassment..does not obscure the band's glorious songcraft. < as lemmas |
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