Dulciloquence
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The quality of being dulciloquent. rare, uncountable
"Be that as it may, certain it is, that Kemble performed both at Leicester and Gloucester, and from thence proceeded to Cheltenham, where, in conjunction with a Mr. Carlton, he produced a nouvelle entertainment; i. e. a lecture upon eloquence, by himself, and sleight of hand tricks by his coadjutor. This is perhaps the only instance on record where dulciloquence and legerdemain went hand in hand."
Example
More examples"Be that as it may, certain it is, that Kemble performed both at Leicester and Gloucester, and from thence proceeded to Cheltenham, where, in conjunction with a Mr. Carlton, he produced a nouvelle entertainment; i. e. a lecture upon eloquence, by himself, and sleight of hand tricks by his coadjutor. This is perhaps the only instance on record where dulciloquence and legerdemain went hand in hand."
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