roulade

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An embellishment consisting of a rapid run of several notes sung to one syllable.

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A slice of meat rolled around a filling and cooked.

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Any of various other dishes in which a flexible base layer is rolled up together with a soft filling.

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In vocal music, a melodic embellishment consisting in a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable; a run.

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Slices of beef rolled with bacon and then steamed.

In music, to sing roulades or divisions.

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A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable, as in Handel’s oratorios.

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An elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.

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A slice of meat that is rolled up, stuffed, and cooked.