See Also: descant(1)(dictionary)
descant(2)(dictionary)
descant(dictionary)

descant(2) (iou)



descant verb intrans. Also discant. LME.
[Prob. from the noun: so Old French deschanter (mod. dechanter).]
Sing harmoniously (arch.); play or sing a descant. LME.
Make remarks or observations; comment or talk at length on or upon a theme, esp. in praise. E16.
Shakespeare Richard III To spy my shadow in the sun And descant on mine own deformity. J. Galsworthy On this theme he descanted for half an hour.
descanter noun LME.