dulciana

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

noun

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

Origin of dulciana

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

Words nearby dulciana

dulc., dulce, dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, dulce gulf, dulcet, dulciana, dulcify, dulcimer, dulcinea, dulcitol, dulcy

Example sentences from the Web for dulciana

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

    Some Winter Days in Iowa |Frederick John Lazell

  • Most organs have a Dulciana stop in the treble which corresponds with the Diapason in the bass.

    Piano Tuning |J. Cree Fischer

  • This family was practically represented by the Dulciana and by the old slow-speaking German Gamba.

    The Recent Revolution in Organ Building |George Laing Miller

British Dictionary definitions for dulciana

dulciana
/ (ˌdʌlsɪˈɑːnə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for dulciana

C18: from Latin dulcis sweet