Word Meanings - BALLADRY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads. "Base balladry is so beloved." Drayton.

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• BALLADE
  A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.
• SUBJECTION
  1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing. The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the rebels. Sir M. Hale. 2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control, and government
• SUBJECTIST
  One skilled in subjective philosophy; a subjectivist.
• SUBJECTNESS
  Quality of being subject.
• STYLET
  A small poniard; a stiletto. An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape
• SUBJECTLESS
  Having no subject.
• SUBJECTIVE
  Modified by, or making prominent, the individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective drama or painting; a subjective writer. Syn. -- See Objective. Subjective sensation , one of the sensations occurring when stimuli due to internal causes
• SUBJECT-MATTER
  The matter or thought presented for consideration in some statement or discussion; that which is made the object of thought or study. As to the subject-matter, words are always to be understood as having a regard thereto. Blackstone. As science
• BALLADRY
  Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads. "Base balladry is so beloved." Drayton.
• BELOVED
  Greatly loved; dear to the heart. Antony, so well beloved of Cæsar. Shak. This is my beloved Son. Matt. iii. 17.
• BELOVE
  To love. Wodroephe.
• BALLADER
  A writer of ballads.
• SUBJECT
  1. To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make subject; to subordinate; to subdue. Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification of sense to the rule of right reason. C. Middleton. In one short view subjected to our eye,
• SUBJECTIVITY
  The quality or state of being subjective; character of the subject.
• BALLAD
  A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. (more info) ballada a dancing song, fr. ballare to dance; cf. It. ballata. See 2d
• SUBJECTIVISM
  Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.
• STYLE
  The pin, or gnomon, of a dial, the shadow of which indicates (more info) style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking instrument, and akin to E. stick. See Stick, v. t.,
• SUBJECTIVIST
  One who holds to subjectivism; an egoist.
• SUBJECTED
  1. Subjacent. "Led them direct . . . to the subjected plain." Milton. 2. Reduced to subjection; brought under the dominion of another. 3. Exposed; liable; subject; obnoxious.
• BALLAD MONGER
  A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. Shak.
• ARAEOSTYLE
  See INTERCOLUMNIATION
• CYCLOSTYLE
  A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are transferred
• SURSTYLE
  To surname.
• AMPHIPROSTYLE
  Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the sides. -- n.
• INSTYLE
  To style. Crashaw.
• ENDOSTYLE
  A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity of ascidians. See Tunicata.
• DODECASTYLE
  Having twelve columns in front. -- n.
• INSUBJECTION
  Want of subjection or obedience; a state of disobedience, as to government.
• POLYSTYLE
  Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. -- n.
• CYRTOSTYLE
  A circular projecting portion.
• SUBSTYLE
  A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and a plane
• OCTASTYLE
  See OCTOSTYLE
• RESUBJECTION
  A second subjection.
• PENTASTYLE
  Having five columns in front; -- said of a temple or portico in classical architecture. -- n.