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单词 zimbel
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zimbeln.

Brit. /ˈtsɪmbl/, /ˈzɪmbl/, U.S. /ˈtsɪmb(ə)l/, /ˈzɪmb(ə)l/
Inflections: Plural zimbels, zimbeln Brit. /ˈtsɪmbəln/, U.S. /ˈtsɪmbəln/.
Forms: 1800s– zimbel, 1900s– zymbel.
Origin: A borrowing from German. Etymon: German Zimbel.
Etymology: < German Zimbel (M. Praetorius 1618, or earlier), specific use of Zimbel kind of high-pitched percussion instrument using metal plates (Old High German zimbala kind of percussion instrument mentioned in the Old Testament, Middle High German zimbel kind of small, high-pitched bell) < classical Latin cymbalum (see cymbal n.). Compare earlier cymbal n. 3.The plural form zimbeln is after the German plural form. The pronunciation with initial /ts/ reflects the pronunciation of the German word.
Music.
A compound organ stop having a relatively high pitch; = cymbal n. 3.
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1888 Musical World 12 May 370/1 Specification of the large organ at Wolfenbüttel... III. Choir...7. Zimbel, doubled.
1976 Gramophone Oct. 628/3 An exuberant finale contrasts the zimbel with the cornet.
1980 New Grove Dict. Music XIII. 791/1 ‘Mixture’ was normally used to denote the Principal-scaled chorus Mixture as distinct from the high Zimbeln or the solo Cornets.
1986 J. Brombaugh in G. Stauffer & E. May J. S. Bach as Organist (2000) 42 Various newly invented, extremely high-pitched Zimbels.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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