Vocabulary : Lyre to Lyrism
Lyre : A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry. ;; One of the constellations; Lyra. See Lyra.Lyre bird : Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The common lyre bird (Menura superba), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail.
Lyric : Alt. of Lyrical ;; A lyric poem; a lyrical composition. ;; A composer of lyric poems. ;; A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; -- used chiefly in the plural. ;; The words of a song.
Lyrical : Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp. ;; Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate for song; -- said especially of poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the poet.
Lyrically : In a lyrical manner.
