单词 | organette |
释义 | organetten. A small organ; spec. any of various self-playing, usually portable reed organs, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (In quot. 1892: spec. = orguinette n.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > small organ regalc1475 portativea1525 chamber organ1673 positive1728 positive organ1728 house organ1758 apollonicon1834 organette1849 organetto1876 1849 Times 3 Nov. 8/3 Household furniture, grand pianoforte, patent organette. 1883 Amer. Missionary Nov. 351 (advt.) 48 page illustrated catalogue of Organettes, Violins, [etc.]. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 21 Sept. 6/3 At Milan yesterday the International Literary and Artistic Congress..the use of perforated cards for organettes was declared to be an act of piracy. 1898 Westm. Gaz. 30 Dec. 9/2 An organette has also been purchased for use in the school block of the workhouse. 1905 Times 29 Sept. 14/6 American organette, with 12 extra barrels. 1985 Christie's East (N.Y.) Sale Catal.: Collectibles 3 Dec. No. 206 Orchestral organette..circa 1890 the hand-cranked reeded movement set within a rectangular case with gilt stencilled decoration. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1849 |
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