Orphean
Britishadjective
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of or relating to Orpheus
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melodious or enchanting
Example Sentences
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The question of who is wooed by the power of music continued to linger in my mind after my weekend of Orphean operas.
From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2018
But these friendly interactions only seem so sweet because they mark the coda to an Orphean journey.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2016
Because the seams run far under Glace Bay, Tossy's Orphean journey was just beginning.
From Time Magazine Archive
Is not all this as if the infernal powers should be appeased and soothed by the melody and sweetness of the Orphean harp and voice?
From Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I. With An Historical Sketch Of The Origin And Growth Of The Drama In England by Hudson, Henry Norman
Destroy, sweep away, prepare the ground; then shall music the holy, music the civiliser, breathe over the renewed earth, and with Orphean magic raise in perfected beauty the towers of the City of Man.
From The Nether World by Gissing, George
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