cast/players n. the performers of a stage play or motion picture company/ensemble n. a collaborative circle of theatrical performers _troupe _n. a theatrical company that tours numerous venues literally/literatim av. (of textual replication) letter for letter lilt n. a light, lively, graceful musical rhythm n. a cheery dance, tune, song, movement, etc. with such a rhythm v. to sing or play an instrument with such a rhythm lilting a. (of a rhythm) sprightly, buoyant, and graceful literati n. literary people longueur n. a long, often tedious period, portion, or passage in a literary or dramatic work [....] consort/ensemble n. a small party of musicians who perform together _broken consort _n. a consort who play musical instruments of several families _choir _n. an ensemble of singers _consort/whole consort _n. an ensemble who play musical instruments of the same family, such as a string quartet or woodwind trio __skirl __n. a whole consort of bagpipers literati n. literary people
leaf n. a single sheet of paper comprising two pages printed or written on its sides _flyleaf _n. a book's blank leaf preceding or succeeding its content _folio _n. a leaf that's numbered on only one of its sides/pages _insert/inset _n. an extra leaf or leaves (usu. bearing advertisements) that are bound, tipped, or loosely inserted into a book, magazine, newspaper, etc. _interleaf _n. a (usu. blank) leaf bound between others printed in a book, ordinarily to protect illustrations, or on which notes may be written _page _n. one (usu. printed or written) side of a leaf
inversion n. positional reversal of tones in a chord or interval, usu. effected by raising the lowest note by an octave n. a contrapuntal variation of a melody or part in which all ascending intervals are interchanged with descending intervals and vice versa ithyphallic a. (of painting, sculpture, etc.) depicting an erect penis lacuna/hiatus n. a blank page or missing portion, usu. of an ancient manuscript
enlarge/escalate/grow/heighten/increase/intensen/intensify/strengthen/swell v. to become more forceful or intense _wax _v. to gradually intensify [....] interlard/intersperse/sprinkle v. to diversify or embellish (usu. prose or dialog) by irregularly interjecting therein that which is unusual, unique, quotational, idiomatical, etc. _farce _v. to interlard (prose, dialog, etc.) with jokes or quips _pepper _v. to frequently intersperse interleave v. to furnish a book with an interleaf or interleaves, esp. to protect illustrated pages [....] interlard/intersperse/sprinkle v. to diversify or embellish speech by irregularly interpolating therein that which is singular, humorous, or irrelevant, as quotations, jeux d'esprit, jeremiads, epigrams, anecdotes, etc. _farce _v. to interlard (a speech, etc.) with jokes or quips _pepper _v. to frequently intersperse
idiomatic(al) a. of or similar to an artistic style impromptu n. a brief musical composition that is or seems to be extemporized, and is usu. played solo inlay card n. a card or pamphlet included in a cassette's or disc's packaging, which contains credits, artwork, acknowledgements, lyrics, productional details, a conspectus, etc. intaglio n. the art of incisive carving (distinguished from that in relief) n. a design or figure incised or engraved below the surface of any hard material n. a gemstone, seal, jewelry, etc. carved or etched in intaglio v. to carve or engrave in intaglio
ictus n. metrical or rhythmical stress or accent _arsis _n. the stronger portion of a metrical foot, which contains the long syllable of quantitative meter or stressed syllable of qualitative meter idiom/manner/artistic style [....] _diction/expression/language/phrase/phraseology/phrasing/verbalism/verbiage/wording _n. a style of writing, determined by the selection, disposition, and application of written words [....] delivery/diction/elocution/expression/language/locution/phrase/phraseology/phrasing/speech/verbalism/verbiage/wording n. a mode of vocal expression, determined by the selection, disposition, and application of spoken words diffusion/prolixity/verbalism/verbosity n. overuse of words n. the quality or condition of lexical overabundance [....] diffusion/prolixity/verbalism/verbosity n. overuse of words n. the quality or condition of lexical overabundance
essay [....] ____iconography ____n. a dissertation regarding pictures and statuary historiography n. the inditement of history n. study of the practice, principles, and discipline of history, and techniques and chronicles of historians hymnody (Christian) n. the act or art of singing hymns n. hymns of a particular period or church _psalmody (Christian) _n. the act or art of singing psalms hymnody/hymnology (Christian) n. the composition of hymns n. the (usu. artistic or historical) study of hymns n. hymns collectively _psalmody (Christian) _n. the composition of psalms _n. any musical arrangement of a psalm _n. psalms collectively iconography n. the study of portraits and portraiture n. the study of artistic symbols and representative art n. symbols utilized in an artistic work, oeuvre, genre, movement, etc. [....] hymnody (Christian) n. the act or art of singing hymns n. hymns of a particular period or church _psalmody (Christian) _n. the act or art of singing psalms hymnody/hymnology (Christian) n. the composition of hymns n. the (usu. artistic or historical) study of hymns n. hymns collectively _psalmody (Christian) _n. the composition of psalms _n. any musical arrangement of a psalm _n. psalms collectively
hallelujah/halleluiah/alleluia n. any sacred musical composition based on the hosanna, "hallelujah" harmonize v. to write a harmony for a melody; to add notes or chords to produce harmony v. to sing or play in harmony [....] hallelujah/halleluiah/alleluia (Christian) n. any sacred musical composition based on the hosanna, "hallelujah"
==BEAUX ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT== fresco n. a durable technique of painting with watercolors on wet plaster n. a painting pictured with watercolors on wet plaster v. to paint with watercolors on wet plaster frontispiece n. an illustration that precedes and usu. faces the title page of a book or chapter therein hagiography n. a biography of a saint or saints n. composition of a hagiography n. a partial biography that idealizes its subject, often in an exaggerated or propagandistic manner
==BEAUX ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT== filigree n. delicate, intricate, lacelike ornamentation of gold, platinum, silver, or other fine, twisted, intertwined wire v. to fashion or adorn with filigree, as from a precious metal a. like, or made of or into filigree finale n. the last movement of a musical composition _coda _n. the final passage of a composition or movement thereof florilegium n. a beautifully illustrated book concerning flowers folio n. a sheet of paper folded once to form two leaves (four pages) of a book n. any book or manuscript of folio pages measuring the largest common size (presently, 15 inches) a. having or relating to the format of a folio n. the printed number of a book's page leaf _folio _n. a leaf that's numbered on only one of its sides/pages
extravaganza/spectacle/spectacular n. any spectacular, elaborate entertainment facetia/jeu d'esprit (pl. facetiae/jeux d'esprit) n. a witty, usu. amusing written work, such as an essay or story _lampoon _n. a satirical jeu d'esprit _squib _n. a brief facetia farce n. a light comedy of crude characterization and broad humor, the plot of which depends on skillfully exploited circumstances and ludicrously improbable situations in which much buffoonery and horseplay ordinarily occur n. the broad humor of a farce n. the genre of farcical comedy _burletta _n. a farcical operetta fertile/prolific a. producing many artistic (literary, painted, musical, architectural, theatrical, cinematic, etc.) works _voluminous _a. literarily prolific
envoi/envoy/l'envoi/l'envoy n. a brief, conclusive, dedicatory or commentarial stanza of certain poetic forms, esp. ballades
consort/ensemble n. a small party of musicians who perform together _broken consort _n. a consort who play musical instruments of several families _choir _n. an ensemble of singers _consort/whole consort _n. an ensemble who play musical instruments of the same family, such as a string quartet or woodwind trio __skirl __n. a whole consort of bagpipers elliptic(al) a. (of writing) extremely succinct entr'acte/intermission/interval n. an interval betwixt two acts of a theatrical performance _entr'acte/interlude _n. a musical, terpsichorean, dramatic, or comedic entertainment performed during an entr'acte (....) _elliptic(al) _a. extremely succinct (....) elliptic(al) a. (of a sentence, expression, etc.) of or subjected to ellipsis
==BEAUX ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT== disjunct a. (of melodies) progressing by intervals exceeding seconds dramatis personae n. the characters of a fictive narrative, usu. of a play or motion picture n. a list of a play's characters, usu. ordered by first appearances dramaturgic(al) a. of or relating to the arts of dramatic composition or production dyslogy n. written censure elegiac(al) a. representing or expressing dolor, as that of an elegy
essay n. a prosaic composition of short or moderate length treating of a subject _exordium _n. an essay's introduction _exposition _n. a detailed, explanatory essay __discourse/disquisition/dissertation/monograph/paper __n. a long, formal exposition ___disquisition/dissertation/tractate/treatise ___n. a systematic disquisition ___dissertation/thesis ___n. a paper penned by a student evidencing his or her research of a subject ____antidotary ____n. a treatise on the subject of antidotes ____nomography ____n. a tractate concerning laws, and usu. their authorship ____thaumatography ____n. a treatise about natural wonders (....) __exordium __n. an essay's introduction
desultory/discursive/excursive/meandering/rambling a. (of speech or writing) characterized by impulsively, irrationally aimless address of several successive subjects digressing/digressive/discursive/excursive a. (of speech or writing) departing temporarily from a principal pith or topic diminuendo/decrescendo n. (of music) a wane in volume or force n. a musical passage in which diminuendo is effectuated n. a dynamic mark indicating that its passage is diminuendo a. (of music) dwindling loudness av. (of music) played diminuendo
delineate/depaint/depict/depicture/picture/portray/represent v. to produce a visual likeness of anything, as a drawing, painting, photograph, etc. _delineate/describe/draw/limn/line/portray/trace _v. to depict a subject by inscribing lines and marks on a surface with a chalk, charcoal, crayon, pen, pencil, stylus or other inscriptive instrument __chalk __v. to describe with chalk __circle/circumscribe/encircle/ring __v. to trace a circle around ___circumscribe ___v. to minimally encircle a figure to touch as many of its points as possible __charcoal __v. to line with charcoal __crayon __v. to delineate with a crayon or crayons __pencil __v. to portray with a pencil __sketch __v. to draw simply, crudely, quickly, and often tentatively ___delineate/describe/draft/feature/outline/trace ___v. to sketch the contours of a subject ___draft ___v. to sketch preliminarily __trace __v. to copy a drawing by delineating its lines on a translucent, superjacent sheet of paper _depaint/impaint/limn/paint/portray _v. to picture with paint or paints _foreshorten _v. to shorten lines in a picture to create an illusion of depth
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