- reed organ
- noun Date: 1851 a keyboard wind instrument in which the wind acts on a set of free reeds
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reed organ
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Reed organ — Reed Reed, n. [AS. hre[ o]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried, OHG. kriot, riot.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems, such as the various kinds of bamboo, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reed organ — n. an organ with a set of free metal reeds instead of pipes to produce the tones: cf. REED PIPE … English World dictionary
Reed organ — A reed organ, also called parlor organ, pump organ, cabinet organ, cottage organ, is an organ that generates its sounds using free metal reeds. Smaller, cheaper and more portable than pipe organs, reed organs were widely used in smaller churches… … Wikipedia
reed organ — a musical keyboard instrument, as the harmonium or American organ, having small metal reeds through which air is forced to produce the sound. [1850 55, Amer.] * * * ▪ musical instrument family any keyboard instrument sounded by vibration of … Universalium
reed organ — reed′ or gan n. mad a musical keyboard instrument, as the harmonium, having small metal reeds through which air is forced to produce the sound • Etymology: 1850–55, amer … From formal English to slang
reed organ — noun a free reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows • Syn: ↑harmonium, ↑organ • Derivationally related forms: ↑organist (for: ↑organ) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
reed organ — /ˈrid ɔgən/ (say reed awguhn) noun a musical keyboard instrument resembling the pipe organ, but having the notes produced by small metal reeds, rather than pipes …
reed organ — noun a keyboard instrument similar to a harmonium, in which air is drawn upwards past metal reeds … English new terms dictionary
reed-organ — n. Harmoneon, melodeon, seraphine … New dictionary of synonyms
Organ (music) — Organ 1741 Pipe organ in Église Saint Thomas, Strasbourg, France. Classification Keyboard instrument (Aerophone) Playing r … Wikipedia
