Passing
111passing tone — noun see passing note …
112Passing of Peregrinus — The Passing of Peregrinus ( la. De Morte Peregrini) ( el. Περὶ τῆς Περεγρίνου Τελευτῆς) is a satire by Assyrian writer Lucian, in which the lead character, Peregrinus Proteus, takes advantage of the generosity of Christians. This is one of the… …
113passing bell — 1. a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral. 2. a portent or sign of the passing away of anything. [1520 30] * * * …
114passing note — Music. a note that is foreign to a harmony and is introduced between two successive chord tones in order to produce a melodic transition. Also called passing tone. [1720 30] * * * …
115PASSING-BELL — a bell tolled at the moment of the death of a person to invite his neighbours to pray for the safe passing of his soul …
116passing bell — /ˈpasɪŋ bɛl/ (say pahsing bel) noun 1. a bell tolled to announce a death or funeral. 2. a portent or sign of the passing away of anything …
117passing off — /pasɪŋ ˈɒf/ (say pahsing of) noun Law an unlawful act whereby a defendant trader misrepresents his or her goods to consumers so as to cause actual damage to the business or goodwill of the plaintiff trader, as in passing off inferior goods as the …
118passing vessel — See overtaking and passing …
119passing note — noun a nonharmonic note inserted for transition between harmonic notes • Syn: ↑passing tone • Hypernyms: ↑note, ↑musical note, ↑tone …
120passing duck — noun Etymology: passing (II) : king eider …
