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machicotage

ma·chi·co·tage [ ¦mashə̇kō¦täzh]

machicotage

noun

[¦mashə̇kō¦täzh]

plural -s

Definition of machicotage

: the embellishment of the solo part of plain song by the insertion of ornaments between the authentic tones

History and Etymology for machicotage

French, from machicoter to embellish plain song (from machicot, a former choir official in the chapter of Notre Dame in Paris, France) + French -age

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