单词 | cantilene |
释义 | ‖ cantiˈlene Obs. (exc. as Fr.). [a. F. cantilène, ad. L. cantilēna a song, an old song, gossip, etc., f. cantillāre: see cantillate.] †1. An old song, silly prattle; idle tale, trick.
1535Lyndesay Satyre 4180, I knaw fals Schiphirds fyftie fidder,—War thair canteleinis kend. 1656Blount Glossogr., Cantilene, a verse, a common speech or tale, a song. 2. A song, a melody.
1635Swan Spec. M. vii. §3 (1643) 348 They [birds] chaunt her [Aurora] out a mirthfull cantilene. |

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