Colonel Walton, who had striven to check the conversation at moments when he became conscious of itstenor, now gladly engaged his guest on other and more legitimate topics.
This success would look like chance, if it were perpetual, and always of the sametenor.
(law) An exactcopy of a writing, set forth in the words and figures of it. It differs frompurport, which is only the substance or general import of the instrument.
1523, Lord Berners,The Chronicle of Froissart:
Than he shall delyuer to vs atenour of that he ought to do.
That course of thought which holds on through a discourse; the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent; meaning; understanding.
He would have learned , by the wholetenor of the divine law , and especially by the example of the absent Lord , whose property he was for a season trusted with , that he was to do as much good to humanity , and win as much glory to God, as was compatible with the measure of his trust, and for the time for which he might retain it.
1960 March, “Testing a rebuilt "Merchant Navy" Pacific of the S.R.”, inTrains Illustrated, page169:
The generaltenor of the report on No. 35020 is that all the improvements in performance aimed at in the rebuilding of these engines have been achieved.
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1962, Frank Howard Richardson,For Parents Only: The Doctor Discusses Discipline:
Many a star athlete has very little hair anywhere except what he wears on top of his head, and a voice that is absolutelytenor.
2009, Richard Smith,Can't You Hear Me Calling: The Life of Bill Monroe, Father of Bluegrass, Da Capo Press,→ISBN:
Sometimes Charlie would sing notes that were moretenor than original melody, forcing Bill to sing a high baritone-style line.
2012, Lily George,Captain of Her Heart, Harlequin,→ISBN, page173:
The door swung open, and a masculine voice—a little moretenor than Brookes's bass tones—called, “Brookes, come in. Do you have your colleague with you?”
2015, Michael J. Senger Sr.,The Connection, Lulu Press, Inc,→ISBN:
Kahn was not a big man and he had a voice that was a little moretenor than most preferred.
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