grace note
noun
,
Music.
1.
a note not essential to the harmony or melody, added as an embellishment, especially an appoggiatura.
Origin
1815-25
Examples from the web for
grace note
The slight profile of her face adds the final
grace note
.
But it's a mistake to overlook this gem, an oasis that adds a
grace note
to a desolate, somewhat dicey area.
British Dictionary definitions for
grace note
grace note
noun
1.
(
music
) a note printed in small type to indicate that it is melodically and harmonically nonessential