descant: Meaning and Definition of

des•cant

1. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it.
2. (in part music) the soprano.
3. a song or melody.
2. a variation upon anything; comment on a subject.

1. a descant recorder.
1. soprano:a descant recorder.
2. treble:a descant viol.

1. to sing.
2. to comment or discourse at great length.