单词 | cabinet organ |
释义 | > as lemmascabinet organ cabinet organ n. now chiefly historical (originally) a reed organ with pedal-operated bellows that is about the size and shape of a cabinet piano; (more generally) a small organ designed for use in a private home, typically able to be moved around (cf. chamber organ n.). [Compare French cabinet d'orgue chamber organ, literally ‘organ-cupboard’ (1668).] ΚΠ 1669 G. Clerke Let. 18 Oct. in H. Oldenburg Corr. (1969) VI. 288 I first designd these sayles to draw up water, and thought to have joynd ym to a double pump..as ye bellows are in Cabinett-organs. 1881 Cent. Mag. Nov. 131/1 It was one of those deceptive New England cottages, weather-worn without, but bright and bountifully home-like within—with its trim parlor, proud of a cabinet organ. 1941 Ira D. Sankey Centenary (Lawrence County Hist. Assoc.) 25 The small cabinet organ which Mr Sankey used as an accompaniment to his voice, was referred to in Scotland as the ‘Kist O'Whistles’ and his song books as the ‘Little Sankeys’. 2008 E. Keillor Music in Canada vi. 127 To meet the demand for parlour instruments, many companies produced reed cabinet organs. < as lemmas |
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