reed stop
noun
a set of reed pipes in a pipe organ.
Origin of reed stop
1First recorded in 1720–30
Words Nearby reed stop
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How to use reed stop in a sentence
Krummhorn, krum′horn, n. a medieval clarinet-like instrument: a reed-stop in the organ.
In German and Dutch organs the term cornet is sometimes applied to a pedal reed stop.
British Dictionary definitions for reed stop
reed stop
noun
an organ stop controlling a rank of reed pipes
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