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ˈdiapase
Anglicized form of diapason, used by the poets.
1591Spenser Tears of Muses 549 Melodious measures, With which I..make a tunefull Diapase of pleasures. 1647H. More Song of Soul i. ii. xv, From this same universall Diapase Each harmony is fram'd. 1652Benlowes Theoph. vi. lxv, On the trembling cords his swift hand strayes, And clos'd all with full Diapaze. 1880Mrs. Whitney Odd or Even? xxiv. 255 The ceaseless soft crush of the waterfall kept up its gentle diapase. |