celesten.
/sɪˈlɛst/ 1. The name of a colour, sky-blue: see celest adj.
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1875 Guide Royal Porcelain Wks. 22 The..mauve, Celeste, and other enamels present an interesting series.
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a. (short for voix céleste at voix n.): The name of a stop on the organ or harmonium.
b. A name for a certain form of the soft pedal on a piano.
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1880 in Grove Dict. Music II. 683/1 The use of the celeste pedal was indicated by Hummel with a special sign.
1886 Daily News 14 Dec. 7/2 All of the following are reed stops..Diapason, melodia, viola, celeste.
c. = celesta n.
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1934 S. R. Nelson All about Jazz v. 93 A couple of bars by solo violin, which is taken the second time by celeste.
1952 B. Ulanov Hist. Jazz in Amer. xiv. 164 He tried out every sort of scoring,..celeste interludes, [etc.].
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