dulciana

[duhl-see-an-uh, -ah-nuh]

noun

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

dulciana

/ ˌdʌlsɪˈɑːnə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulciana¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dulciana¹

C18: from Latin dulcis sweet

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