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De - Pt| English Dictionary: grand stand | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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{Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland. {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}. {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in which the wires or strings are generally triplicated, increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of the instrument. {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo. {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}. {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for spectators, at a, race course, etc. {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical delegate in France. {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}. Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated; stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble. Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent is applied to anything which is imposing from its splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and modifications; but magnificence is that which has already reached the highest degree of superiority naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8] --Crabb. | |
