mostran.
/ˈmɒstrə/, U.S. /ˈmɔstrə/, /ˈmɑstrə/ Music. rare. Now historical.
A small mark at the end of a line (or page) of music indicating the note with which the next line (or page) begins; = direct n. 2. Also: a sign indicating the place in a line of music where a new musical subject begins.
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1724 Short Explic. Foreign Words Musick Bks. Mostra, is a little Mark or Character in Musick.
1752 C. Avison Ess. Musical Expression 131 I have ventured to introduce a new musical character, namely, this Mostra (?) or Index.
1782 C. Burney Gen. Hist. Music II. v. 558 I see no other use in this Signum..than to indicate the beginning of a new Subject in the Words and Music, like the Mostra, proposed by the late Mr. Avison, for the same purpose.
1898 J. Stainer Stainer & Barrett's Dict. Musical Terms (rev. ed.) Mostra, a direct ?. A sign, suggested by Avison, for pointing out to a performer the entry of a particular point or subject.]
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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