Both Uses of
falsetto
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Stephen rose from his seat, and sauntered to the piano, humming in falsetto, "Graceful Consort," as he turned over the volume of "The Creation," which stood open on the desk.†
Chpt 6.1 *
- She looked playful reproach at Stephen, who was sauntering up and down, and was just singing in pianissimo falsetto,— "The thirst that from the soul doth rise Doth ask a drink divine."†
Chpt 6.13
Definitions:
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(1)
(falsetto) a male voice that is artificially high -- usually while singing
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, falsetto may refer to the person using such a voice.