remplissage
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun (noun) That which serves only to fill up space; filling; padding: used specifically in literary and musical criticism.
Examples
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And upon this depend entirely all the admirable observations he has there made, concerning the ill effects which a crowded harmony, and the 'remplissage' of chords, have upon musical expression.
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With the exception of these, and a single duet, justice compels us to say that the rest was mere remplissage.
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'Every one,' my dear fellow, is too much to say, for the world's full of the crudest remplissage. The book of life's padded, ah but padded--a deplorable want of editing!
Note
‘Remplissage’ is French for ‘filling.’ It also refers to a medical procedure done to treat shoulder instability.
