| 释义 |
epicedian, a. and n.|ɛpɪˈsiːdɪən|
Also 7 epecedean.
[f. as prec. + -an.]
A. adj. Elegiac; funereal.
1623Cockeram ii. s.v. Song, A Song sung ere the corse bee buried, Epicedian-Songe [printed Epiodian]. 1881Ld. Lytton in 19th Cent. Nov. 783 Epicedian strains.
†B. n. Obs. = epicedium.
1606Marlow & Chapman Hero & Leander iv, The..black-ey'd swans Did sing..woful epicedians. 1662Tatham Aqua Tri. 3 Swans are said to sing a little before they die..an Epecedean, or Funerall Song. |