Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dulcet"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dulcet \Dul"cet\, a. [OF. doucet, dim. of dous sweet, F. doux,
L. dulcis; akin to Gr. ? . Cf. {Doucet}.]
1. Sweet to the taste; luscious. [Obs.]
She tempers dulcet creams. --Milton.
2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious.
Their dainty lays and dulcet melody. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dulcet
adj 1: extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet
swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"
2: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {honeyed},
{mellifluous}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]
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