Sol-fa \Sol`-fa"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Sol-faed;p. pr. & vb.
n. Sol-faing.]
[It. solfa the gamut, from the syllables fa,
sol.]
To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as,
do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse
order.
Yet can I neither solfe ne sing. --Piers
Plowman.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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Sol-fa \Sol"-fa"\, n.
The gamut, or musical scale. See Tonic sol-fa, under
Tonic, n.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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