- Philomel
- noun Etymology: Latin Philomela Philomela, nightingale Date: 1579 nightingale
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Philomel
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Philomel — (French Philomle ; German Philomele or Stahlgeige ) is the name of a musical instrument similar to the violin, but having four steel, wire strings. The philomel has a body with incurvations similar to those of the guitar; therefore, without… … Wikipedia
Philomel — Phil o*mel, n. Same as {Philomela}, the nightingale. [Poetic] Milton. Cowper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philomel — late 14c., from Gk. Philomela, poetic name of the nightingale, probably lover of song, from philos loving + melos song; but perhaps lover of apples (Gk. mela). In the myth, proper name of Pandion s daughter, who was turned into a nightingale… … Etymology dictionary
philomel — [fil′ə mel΄] n. [altered (infl. by L) < ME Philomene < ML Philomena, for L Philomela: see PHILOMELA] old poet. term for NIGHTINGALE … English World dictionary
Philomel (Babbitt) — Philomel, a serial composition composed in 1964, combines synthesizer with both live and recorded soprano voice. It is Milton Babbitt’s best known work and was planned as a piece for performance at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, funded by the… … Wikipedia
philomel — /fil euh mel /, n. Literary. the nightingale. Also, philomela. [1350 1400; earlier Philomele, Philomela ( < MF philomèle) < L Philomela < Gk Philómela PHILOMELA; r. ME Philomene < ML Philomena, dissimilated var. of PHILOMELA] * * * … Universalium
philomel — noun the nightingale … Wiktionary
Philomel — / Philomela Poetic name for the nightingale … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
philomel — n. nightingale … English contemporary dictionary
philomel — (G). A nightengale … Dictionary of word roots and combining forms
