Aeolusn.

Brit.

/ɪˈəʊləs/,

/ˈiːələs/, U.S.

/iˈoʊləs/,

/eɪˈoʊləs/

Forms: 1700s Eolus, 1700s– Aeolus.

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Aeolus.

Etymology: < Aeolus (ancient Greek Αἴολος ), the name of the mythical ruler of the winds who lived in the Aeolian Islands, also the name of the mythical ancestor of the Aeolians: see Aeolian n. and adj.

Chiefly poetic. Now rare.

Aeolus's harp n. (also harp of Aeolus) = Aeolian harp n. at Aeolian n. and adj. Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > lyre > Aeolian

Aeolus's harpa1748

Aeolian harp1750

Aeolian lyre1754

anemochord1801

wind-harp1813

a1748 J. Thomson Wks. (1750) II. 234 (title) Ode on Æolus's harp.

1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. xl. 15 The harp of Æolus it hight. [Note] This is not an imagination of the Author; there being in fact such an instrument, called Æolus's Harp, which, when placed against a little rushing or current of air, produces the effect here described.

1772 J. Russell Let. 19 Aug. in Partners in Sci. (1970) 31 There is a large Eolus's Harp, a Monochord, and one, if not two drawing Machines.

1886 Chronicle (Univ. Michigan) 18 Dec. 85/1 The mournful murmur of the river was changed into a lulling melody sweeter than the harp of Aeolus.

1924 Manitoba Free Press 14 Oct. 1/4 He somehow creates a far-reaching bleat or cry; makes of his wings a harp of Aeolus to charm.

1949 Tempo No. 12. 28 She..sings through the top branches like the voice of Nature itself, like the harp of Aeolus.

1984 Anglistentag 1982 174 Instead of the frequent pre-romantic symbol of Aeolus's harp, Akenside uses the symbol of Memnon's harp for the inspired poet singing under the breath of God.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aeolus
释义	Aeolusn. Brit. /ɪˈəʊləs/, /ˈiːələs/, U.S. /iˈoʊləs/, /eɪˈoʊləs/ Forms: 1700s Eolus, 1700s– Aeolus. Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Aeolus. Etymology: < Aeolus (ancient Greek Αἴολος ), the name of the mythical ruler of the winds who lived in the Aeolian Islands, also the name of the mythical ancestor of the Aeolians: see Aeolian n. and adj. Chiefly poetic. Now rare. Aeolus's harp n. (also harp of Aeolus) = Aeolian harp n. at Aeolian n. and adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > lyre > Aeolian Aeolus's harpa1748 Aeolian harp1750 Aeolian lyre1754 anemochord1801 wind-harp1813 a1748 J. Thomson Wks. (1750) II. 234 (title) Ode on Æolus's harp. 1748 J. Thomson Castle of Indolence i. xl. 15 The harp of Æolus it hight. [Note] This is not an imagination of the Author; there being in fact such an instrument, called Æolus's Harp, which, when placed against a little rushing or current of air, produces the effect here described. 1772 J. Russell Let. 19 Aug. in Partners in Sci. (1970) 31 There is a large Eolus's Harp, a Monochord, and one, if not two drawing Machines. 1886 Chronicle (Univ. Michigan) 18 Dec. 85/1 The mournful murmur of the river was changed into a lulling melody sweeter than the harp of Aeolus. 1924 Manitoba Free Press 14 Oct. 1/4 He somehow creates a far-reaching bleat or cry; makes of his wings a harp of Aeolus to charm. 1949 Tempo No. 12. 28 She..sings through the top branches like the voice of Nature itself, like the harp of Aeolus. 1984 Anglistentag 1982 174 Instead of the frequent pre-romantic symbol of Aeolus's harp, Akenside uses the symbol of Memnon's harp for the inspired poet singing under the breath of God. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1748
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