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
He amused his children by trilling nursery ditties, and joined his boys as they performed glees from the "Orphean Lyre," sometimes singing with the heart quite as much as with the understanding.
From Recollections and Impressions 1822-1890 by Frothingham, Octavius Brooks
Idol of the eastern kings, Awful as the god who flings His thunder round, and the lightning wings; God of songs, and Orphean strings, Who to this mortal bosom brings All harmonious heavenly things!
From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 06 by Scott, Walter, Sir
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