Middle English Dictionary Entry
minūte n.(2)
Entry Info
| Forms | minūte n.(2) |
| Etymology | It. minuta; ?error for minim. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Mus. An ornament consisting of a group of short notes sung rapidly [see Apel Dict.Mus. 542-6].
Associated quotations
- c1475 Court Sap.(Trin-C R.3.21)2074 : Whyche laarge, whyche long, whyche brefe, whyche semybrefe, Mynute [?read: Mynim], crochet, in rewle and eke in space, All thys she [Dame Musica] taught.