burden an archaic word for burden 1.
What does Burthen mean in music?
Editors Contribution. burthen. burthen is used as a substitute for chorus or refrain in many of Jerome Kern ‘s published songs. Jerome Kern used the lovely old-fashioned word burthen instead of refrain which is why I publish my songs under the aegis of Burthen Music.
What is the meaning legerdemain?
1 : sleight of hand displays legerdemain with cards and coins. 2 : a display of skill or adroitness a remarkable piece of diplomatic legerdemain Anthony West.
What does Undivulged mean?
adjective. not divulged; not told or revealed.
What is the meaning of Beseem?
intransitive verb. archaic : to be fitting or becoming. transitive verb. archaic : to be suitable to : befit.
What is a ship’s Burthen?
It is a volumetric measurement of cubic capacity. It estimated the tonnage of a ship based on length and maximum beam. It is expressed in tons burden (Early Modern English: burthen, Middle English: byrthen), and abbreviated tons bm.
What is the definition of Burthen?
Definitions of burthen. verb. weight down with a load. synonyms: burden, weight, weight down. Antonyms: disburden, unburden.
What is a effulgence mean?
: radiant splendor : brilliance.
What is the burden of a song?
As the bass often contributed to the refrain, the part that may be repeated many times and which often sums up the sense of the piece, the idea grew up that the burden carried the meaning of the song. Burden later extended to mean the chief theme or main idea of any written work or utterance.
What is the etymology of legerdemain?
legerdemain (n.) early 15c., conjuring tricks, sleight of hand, from Old French lger de main quick of hand, literally light of hand. Lger light in weight (Old French legier, 12c.) is from Latin levis light (from PIE root *legwh- not heavy, having little weight).
What is a Janus face?
Janus-faced JAY-nus-fayst adjective. : having two contrasting aspects; especially : duplicitous, two-faced. Examples: The dancers wore grotesque Janus-faced masks, flashing faces of terror and pleasure as they twirled about the stage.
Where does the word legerdemain come from?
If you and some friends cook up a scheme that involves telling complicated lies so that you can stay out all night, you are guilty of legerdemain. The word comes from the French lger de main which means dexterous, or light of hand.
What does malice mean in the Bible?
noun. desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
What prate means?
intransitive verb. : to talk long and idly : chatter.
What’s a word for not knowing?
Having no knowledge of a situation or fact. unknowing. ignorant. innocent. oblivious.
What does grave Beseeming mean?
grave-beseeming (adj.) Old form(s): Graue beseeming. suitably dignified, sober-looking.
What is Burthen tonnage?
As nouns the difference between tonnage and burthen is that tonnage is the number of tons of water that a floating ship displaces while burthen is (obsoletenautical) the tonnage of a ship based on the number of tuns of wine that it could carry in its holds.
Why are ships measured in tons?
In order to prevent steamships operating at a disadvantage, various tonnage calculations were established to minimize the disadvantage presented by the extra space requirements of steamships. Rather than charging by length, displacement, or the like, charges were calculated based on the viable cargo space.
What does Immodist mean?
: not modest specifically : not conforming to the sexual mores of a particular time or place.
What does the word recompense?
1a : to give something to by way of compensation (as for a service rendered or damage incurred) b : to pay for. 2 : to return in kind : requite. recompense. noun.
How do you spell incapacitation?
verb (used with object), incapacitated, incapacitating. to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make incapable or unfit; disable.
Can a person be specious?
apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments. pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
Can a person be multifarious?
A person or thing with many sides or different qualities is multifarious. The Internet has multifarious uses, museums are known for their multifarious art collections, and Hindu gods are associated with multifarious incarnations.
What does mean egregious?
1 : conspicuous especially : conspicuously bad : flagrant egregious errors egregious padding of the evidence Christopher Hitchens.
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