swell box

noun

a chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ or of reeds in a reed organ, and having movable slats or shutters that can be opened or closed to increase or diminish tonal volume.

Origin of swell box

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby swell box

sweet wormwood, sweetwort, sweir, Swelinck, swell, swell box, swelled head, swelled-headed, swelled head, have a, swellfish, swell front

Example sentences from the Web for swell box

The organist might leave his Swell-box shut or, by means of a catch on the pedal, hitch it full open.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Choir organ, of soft, mellow stops, often enclosed in a swell-box.
How it Works|Archibald Williams
Echo organ, of stops of small scale and very soft tone, enclosed in a "swell-box."
How it Works|Archibald Williams
The swell-box is made in three thicknesses, each of one inch.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury|H. J. L. J. Mass

单词	swell box
释义	swell box noun a chamber containing a set of pipes in a pipe organ or of reeds in a reed organ, and having movable slats or shutters that can be opened or closed to increase or diminish tonal volume. Origin of swell box First recorded in 1795–1805 Words nearby swell box sweet wormwood, sweetwort, sweir, Swelinck, swell, swell box, swelled head, swelled-headed, swelled head, have a, swellfish, swell front Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swell box The organist might leave his Swell-box shut or, by means of a catch on the pedal, hitch it full open. The Recent Revolution in Organ Building\|George Laing Miller Choir organ, of soft, mellow stops, often enclosed in a swell-box. How it Works\|Archibald Williams Echo organ, of stops of small scale and very soft tone, enclosed in a "swell-box." How it Works\|Archibald Williams The swell-box is made in three thicknesses, each of one inch. Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury\|H. J. L. J. Mass
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