Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In organ-building, a very soft stop of the flute or string class.
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Examples
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I admired the short trills in the left hand, which were trilled out quite independently, as if by a second player; the gliding ease of the cadence marked dolcissimo.
Chopin : the Man and His Music James Huneker 1890
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Liberami, o Amore ineffabile, da ogni mal pensiero; riscaldami ed infiammami del tuo dolcissimo amore, sicchè ogni pena mi sembri leggiera.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series John Addington Symonds 1866
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Liberami, o Amore ineffabile, da ogni mal pensiero; riscaldami ed infiammami del tuo dolcissimo amore, sicchè ogni pena mi sembri leggiera.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866
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The recap in flute and harp, dolcissimo e pianissimo, wafts in a world not quite available to mere mortals.
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Serenade was crooned beautifully dolcissimo, he is an intelligent actor and his delivery of the text was crystalline.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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they i read on yelp that they're actually named dolcissimo.
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i went to dolcissimo today and the opening date is march 7. i saw they took down the babycakes sign too. they said they decided to change the name before their opening. i took a peep inside and it looks really cute! i'm so excited to try their stuff!
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with dolcissimo just around the corner, if they get on the ball with their baking and offer seating, i might have to choose them over five sweets.
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