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flourish

In old English, a fanfare, but in modern music terminology a short figure used as an embellishment rather than as a theme.



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" The Rose replied, "I indeed, dear Amaranth, flourish but for a brief season
Fables by Aesop View in context
Mr Podsnap had even acquired a peculiar flourish of his right arm in often clearing the world of its most difficult problems, by sweeping them behind him (and consequently sheer away) with those words and a flushed face.
Our Mutual Friend by Dickens, Charles View in context
It is nasty for you to hear my despicable moans: well, let it be nasty; here I will let you have a nastier flourish in a minute.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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