pipe organ

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noun

organ(def 1).

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.

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Origin of pipe organ

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Words nearby pipe organ

pipe fitter, pipe fitting, pipe jacking, pipe major, pipe of peace, pipe organ, pipe rack, pipe roll, pipe snake, pipe up, pipe vine

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That the members of fashionable church choirs, during the sermon, engage in kissing and hugging behind the pipe-organ.
The American Credo|George Jean Nathan
There are two familiar types of organ in use at the present time, the reed organ, the pipe-organ.
Music Notation and Terminology|Karl W. Gehrkens
I remember you said you did wish you were an organist in a Gothic church where they had a pipe-organ.
Vistas of New York|Brander Matthews
I know all about musical instruments from a pipe-organ to a corn-stalk fiddle.
Heart of the West|O. Henry

A wondrous instrument, this, finer even than the pipe-organ in an alcove at the far end of the room.
The Air Trust|George Allan England

British Dictionary definitions for pipe organ

pipe organ

noun

another name for organ (def. 1) Compare reed organ

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pipe organ

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