| 单词 | roof swell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroof swell roof swell n. [after German Dachschweller (1799 or earlier)] a mechanism for creating crescendo and diminuendo effects on an organ by opening and closing the upper shutters on a swell box; cf. door-swell n. at door n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > organ > [noun] > swell or swell-box swell1774 door-swell1852 roof swell1852 Venetian swell1852 wind-swell1852 1852 tr. J. J. Seidel Organ & its Constr. 27 The roof or door swell [Ger. Dach- oder Thürschweller],..when accurately constructed (of oak wood), is the best sort. 1988 F. K. Grave In Praise of Harmony vi. 264 Both the roof swell and the second of five manuals were removed altogether. < as lemmas |
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