Lexic.us

Definition of Slur over

1. Verb. Treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Slur Over

Literary usage of Slur over

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Review of Theology & Philosophy edited by Allan Menzies (1906)
"probably, as is their sweet way, slur over the philosophical parts, and therefore take little harm from having some views that are open to question stated ..."

2. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"The slur over two notes is called the short slur. ... The long slur (over more than two notes) is frequently a very indefinite sign. ..."

3. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"The slur over two notes is called the short slur. ... The long slur (over more than two notes) is frequently a very indefinite sign. ..."

4. Elson's Music Dictionary: Containing the Definition and Pronunciation of by Louis Charles Elson (1905)
"The slur over two notes is called the short slur. ... The long slur (over more than two notes) is frequently a very indefinite sign. ..."

5. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"To slur over the faults and failings of the great is not only inartistic: it is also fainthearted and unjust. It alienates sympathy. ..."

6. Mistakes and Disputed Points in Music and Music Teaching by Louis Charles Elson (1910)
"In applying rules we may classify a slur over two consecutive notes of different pitch as a "short slur," and any slur over more than two notes as a "long ..."

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