Adjective : a descant recorder. ,a descant viol.    From Dictionary.com. 

African descant, which is why they dominant most sports where this explosive power is an asset.    From Wordnik.com.  [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference

Now a "descant" is a variation imposed upon a plain-song.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milton] Reference

We will not descant either on the Cause of his Silence or.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lining of the Patch-Work Screen] Reference

Robin joined in on the second verse, playing a lovely descant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Robin And The Kestrel]

He then proceeded to descant upon the general wrongs of horses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 339, January, 1844] Reference

The wind hummed at Kesh's ears in descant to the boatman's song.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spirit Gate] Reference

We now shall note how he proceeds to descant on slavery itself.    From Wordnik.com.  [West Indian Fables by James Anthony Froude Explained by J. J. Thomas] Reference

Then he will descant complacently upon the probability of a general.    From Wordnik.com.  [Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah] Reference

Eric hit a high D, a rasping trill, wailing descant down the scale.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows]

She being gone, we began to descant on the poor miserable Creature's.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Patch-Work Screen for the Ladies] Reference

I dare say he did not fail to descant upon the brutal behaviour of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Travels through France and Italy] Reference

She will not descant upon bodily ailments in the drawing-room or at the table.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters to a Daughter and A Little Sermon to School Girls] Reference

Mr. Otis received me more like a Brother than a father, and began to descant on.    From Wordnik.com.  [John Adams autobiography, part 1, "John Adams," through 1776] Reference

The three-note descant sounded again, sounding like an all clear, and Kate smiled.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Taint in the Blood]

A moment later, Eric dived in with the descant, leading right into the first verse.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knight Of Ghosts And Shadows]

But here I must restrain my rovings, and recall my purpose to descant on other points.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects] Reference

Fruits Basket (Eps 13-14) (Pleasant little kids intrigue descant with little plot) (New).    From Wordnik.com.  [TV Anime Guide for Nov 09 Updated 1 Nov 09] Reference

Dutifully turning her back on them, as well, Olanna joined in with a descant wail of her own.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]

And to the compassionate, you must descant upon the various hardships that the Pandavas have endured.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6 and 7] Reference

Can we have a descant going: 'disregard the 14,000 missiles Israel fired into Gaza in the same period'.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference

First will I descant upon my former blessings; so shall I inspire the greater pity for my present woes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Trojan Women] Reference

'You descant too much upon words, Sir; we have left off, now, using them with such prodigious precision.    From Wordnik.com.  [Camilla] Reference

Accessible and easy to learn in 2-part mixed voicing, it features handbells and optional children's descant.    From Wordnik.com.  [Children And Dreams] Reference