Fuge — meaning in English

English meaning

• fugue noun A musical composition in which a melody is introduced by one voice and then echoed and layered by others.
• kerf noun The action of cutting or carving; a cut or slice.
• molding noun A decorative strip, usually of wood or plaster, used to trim or ornament edges and joints.

Senses

Fuge is used for these senses in English:

• kerf The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
• molding (architecture) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface and to conceal joints, especially between unlike materials.

fugue — full definition

1. noun A musical composition in which a melody is introduced by one voice and then echoed and layered by others.
2. noun A dissociative state in which a person may travel or act without full awareness, sometimes forgetting their identity.

kerf — full definition

1. noun The action of cutting or carving; a cut or slice.
2. noun The narrow gap left behind after something has been sawn or cut.
3. noun The amount of material, such as wood or wool, taken off in a single cut.
4. noun How far apart the teeth of a saw point out from each other.

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