单词 | half-valved |
释义 | half-valvedadj.Π 1783 tr. C. Linnaeus Syst. Veg. (1785) I. 402 Argemone. Cor. 6-petal'd. Cal. 3-leaved. Capsule half-valved. Prickly Poppy. 1856 Philadelphia Jrnl. Homœopathy 2 30 The plant [sc. Argemone Mexicana] is nearly allied to the Poppy, and scarcely to be distinguished but by the capsules being half valved. 2. Music (chiefly Jazz). With reference to the playing of a valved brass instrument: characterized by, involving, or produced by the half-valve technique. See half-valve adj. ΘΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > sound of instruments > [adjective] > sound of wind instruments > produced in specific way open1636 pinching1688 cuivré1931 1954 Record Changer Feb. 11/3 Rex performs in his customary half-valved manner, sometimes quite pleasantly. 1983 J. L. Collier Louis Armstrong (1985) xvii. 264 Armstrong himself was frequently tired and uninspired, falling back on repeated riffs, high notes, and half valved slurs. 2012 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 27 Feb. r5 Trumpeter Kenny Rampton was stunning as he went from a half-valved whisper to a full bore scream in Señor Blues. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). > as lemmashalf-valved half-valved adj. ΚΠ 1958 S. Dance in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xxiii. 297 Original creations like Boy meets horn with its stifled, half-valved statements. < as lemmas |
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