noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An organ stop with a sweet-sounding tone.
2. 2
   the organ stop having a tone of soft sweet string quality wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bassooncelloclarinetclarioncornetdiapason

Etymology

From Latin dulcis (“sweet”).

Related phrases

organ stop

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