单词 | steam-organ |
释义 | > as lemmassteam-organ steam-organ n. = calliope n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > steam organ steam-organ1795 calliope1856 steam calliope1868 1795 W. Mason Ess. Eng. Church Music i. 36 And who knows but a certain noble Mechanic..may place a Steam Organ upon the Poop and play ça ira upon it. 1841 Civil Engineer & Architect's Jrnl. 4 247 M. Lax, jun., has just invented a steam organ, which can be heard through the extent of a whole province. 1910 ‘I. Hay’ in Granta 11 June 12 Even the steam organs seemed to have stopped of their own accord. 1962 L. Davidson Rose of Tibet vi. 106 It was as though he had been pushed into a steam organ at a fair. The stupefying blare of sound. < as lemmas |
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