ROULADE

roulade

(noun) (music) an elaborate run of several notes sung to one syllable

roulade

(noun) a dish consisting of a slice of meat that is rolled around a filling and cooked

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roulade (plural roulades)

(music) An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.

A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.

Verb

roulade (third-person singular simple present roulades, present participle roulading, simple past and past participle rouladed)

To sing an elaborate embellishment of several notes to one syllable.

Source: Wiktionary


Rou`lade", n. Etym: [F.] (Mus.)

Definition: A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel's oratorios.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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