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Traditional English :: melic
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melitis.html - adj.
(of a poem, esp. a Gk lyric) meant to be sung. [L melicus f. Gk melikos f. melos song] |
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Traditional English :: meliorate
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melitis.html - v.tr. & intr. literary improve (cf. AMELIORATE). melioration n. meliorative adj. [LL meliorare (as MELIORISM)] |
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Traditional English :: meliorism
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melitis.html - n. a doctrine that the world may be made better by human effort. meliorist n. [L melior better + -ISM] |
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Traditional English :: melisma
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melitis.html - n. (pl. melismata or melismas) Mus. a group of notes sung to one syllable of text. |
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English Idioms :: melt
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melitis.html - See: BUTTER WOULDN'T MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH, MELT IN ONE'S MOUTH. |
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English Idioms :: melt in one's mouth
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melitis.html - {v. phr.} 1. To be so tender as to seem to need no chewing. * /The chicken was so tender that it melted in your mouth./ 2. To taste very good; be delicious. * /Mother's apple pie really melts in your mouth./ |
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