| 单词 | steam calliope |
| 释义 | > as lemmassteam calliope steam calliope n. U.S. = steam-organ n. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > steam organ steam-organ1795 calliope1856 steam calliope1868 1868 Daily Territorial Enterprise (Virginia City, Nevada) 29 Aug. 3/1 Even a steam calliope would not cause our firm nerves to tremble as vigorously as this worst of all combinations of unsweet tones. 1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 164 The clanking roar of the rollercoaster and the steam-calliope. 1976 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch 16 Sept. 1/2 A steam calliope is the ransom for the return of Nipper. < as lemmas |
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