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 act of cutting or carving something; a stroke 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 act of cutting or carving something; a stroke or slice.
2. noun The groove or slit created by cutting or sawing something; an incision.
3. noun The portion or quantity (e.g. of wood, hay, turf, wool, etc.) removed or cut off in a given stroke.
4. noun The distance between diverging saw teeth.

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