orotund

& s. [Lat. os (gen it. or is)=the mouth, and rotund us round, smooth.] A. As adj .: Characterized by fullne , clearne , strength, and smoothne ; rich and musical. (Said of the voice or manner of utterance.) B. As subst.: A mode of intonation directly from the larynx, having a fullne , clearne , strength, and smoothne , and having the rich and musical quality, which forms the highest perfection of the human voice. *or-pha-line, subst . [Fr. orphalin , from O. Fr. orphenin.] An orphan (q. v.). or-phan, s . & a . [Latin orphan us , from Greek orphanos=destitute.] A. As substantive: I. Ord. Lang.: A child who has been bereft of one or both parents, usually the latter. "I was left a trampled orphan ." Tennyson: Locksley Hall, 156. II. Church Hist .: A party of Hu ites who refused to follow Procopius or to elect any special selves Orphans because they had lost their spiritual leader after the death of Ziska, and called them father. IMG:content-0377.png:[blocks in formation]