Noun: descant 'des,kant
- A decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
"The soprano added a beautiful descant to the hymn";
- discant [archaic]
- Sing in descant
"The soprano descanted over the main melody"
- Talk at great length about something of one's interest
"The wine enthusiast descanted on the virtues of French vintages"; "He descanted about his favourite topic for hours"
Derived forms: descanted, descants, descanting
Type of: accompaniment, backup, discourse, discuss, musical accompaniment, sing, support, talk about
Encyclopedia: Descant