The handle or knob by which a set of organ pipes is turned on or off; a stop-knob, draw-stop.
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| 释义 | society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > organ > [noun] > stop-knob (7) stop1585 The handle or knob by which a set of organ pipes is turned on or off; a stop-knob, draw-stop. stop-handle1858 = stop-knob n. piston1873 Music. In an organ: a button placed above or below the keyboard or above the pedalboard, controlling a preset combination of stops. stop-knob1887 the handle which is pulled out to open a particular stop in an organ. piston knob1890 = sense 3a. thumb-piston1904 = piston, n. 3a. speaking stop1938 a stop key on an organ which permits or prevents the sounding of a rank of pipes. |
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