See Also: governess(medicine)
governess(2)(dictionary)
governess(dictionary)
Crescendo(money)
crescendo(dictionary)
crescendo(dictionary)
crescendo angina(medicine)
crescendo murmur(medicine)
crescendo sleep(medicine)

governess(2) (iou) and crescendo (oh)


governess(2) (iou)



governess verb. E19.
[from the noun.]
verb intrans. Work as a governess (GOVERNESS noun 2). E19.
M. R. Mitford Sixteen years of governessing..tamed that romantic imagination.
verb trans. Act as governess to; teach. M19.
C. M. Yonge She has been governessed and crammed till she is half sick of all reading.

crescendo (oh)



[C]
[Date: 1700-1800; Language: Italian; Origin: 'growing', from Latin crescendum, from crescere; CRESCENT]
if a sound or a piece of Music rises to a crescendo, it gradually becomes louder until it is very loud
-opposite diminuendo diminuendo
::The shouting rose to a deafening crescendo .
::The curtains opened as the Music reached a crescendo .
if an activity or feeling reaches a crescendo, it gradually becomes stronger until it is very strong
::The campaign reached its crescendo in the week of the election.