Both Uses of
dulcet
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- The voice was unexpectedly attractive; it was the low and dulcet note suggestive of romance; common in descriptions, rare in experience.†
Chpt 7-9 *
- In addition to the dulcet piping of Gabriel's flute, Boldwood supplied a bass in his customary profound voice, uttering his notes so softly, however, as to abstain entirely from making anything like an ordinary duet of the song; they rather formed a rich unexplored shadow, which threw her tones into relief.†
Chpt 22-24
Definition:
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(dulcet) pleasing and gentle to the ear