dulciana

American  

[duhl-see-an-uh, -ah-nuh] / ˌdʌl siˈæn ə, -ˈɑ nə /

noun

1. an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.

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dulciana British  

/ ˌdʌlsɪˈɑːnə /

noun

1. a sweet-toned organ stop, controlling metal pipes of narrow scale

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Etymology

Origin of dulciana

1770–80; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin dulci ( s ) sweet + -āna, feminine of -ānus -an

Example Sentences

It is like changing from the great diapason to the dulciana stop.

From Project Gutenberg

Memory's pearls, in all the purity of their gleaming preciousness, were counted one by one by the flute and dulciana; and the sadder tones of the waldflute proclaimed the finding of the cross.

From Project Gutenberg