calliopen.

Brit.

/kəˈlʌɪəpi/,

/kaˈlʌɪəpi/, U.S.

/kəˈlaɪəpi/,

/ˈkæliˌoʊp/

Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names Calliopē, Καλλιόπη.

Etymology: < classical Latin Calliopē or its etymon ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (lit. ‘beautiful-voiced’), the name of the ninth of the Muses, presiding over eloquence and heroic poetry.The musical instrument (see sense 1) was invented and patented in 1855 by Joshua C. Stoddard (1814–1902), American inventor.

I. A musical instrument.

1. A musical instrument consisting of a set of graded whistles supplied with steam or (later) compressed air, and played using a keyboard or by means of a revolving cylinder. Cf. steam-organ n. at steam n. Compounds 7.The calliope is principally used in the United States on steamboats and steam trains and (mounted on wagons) in travelling fairs and circuses.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > steam organ

steam-organ1795

calliope1856

steam calliope1868

1856 Boston Daily Advertiser 4 July The newly invented steam musical instrument, which has been appropriately named ‘Calliope’, will discourse a variety of popular airs.

1858 J. Cook Let. 19 Sept. in F. G. Bascom Lett. Ticonderoga Farmer (1946) 45 On board the Armenia, the steamer on which we came, is a Calliope, or an instrument resembling an organ & played in connection with the engine.

1908 E. C. Booth Cliff End v. 35 The calliope at the Crystal Palace would just about begin to realise our musical aspirations—with steam drum attachment.

1955 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (ed. 3) v. 100 A calliope outside the circus tent.

2002 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 27 Mar. (Living section) 1 The not-always-so-melodious calliopes piping up a tune from a paddlewheeler on the Mississippi.

II. As the name of a bird.

2. A very small North American hummingbird, Stellula calliope, which migrates to Central America in winter; = calliope hummingbird n. at Compounds 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Trochilidae (humming-bird) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

zumbador1758

sunbeam1769

black warrior1831

hermit-bird1837

Anna's hummingbird1839

jacobin1843

straight-tail1843

vervain hummingbird1847

wedge-bill1848

fiery topaz1854

sungem1856

wood-star1859

calliope1861

rainbow1861

sabre-wing1861

sawbill1861

swallowtail1861

sword-bill1861

thorn-bill1861

visor-bearer1861

warrior1861

wood-nymph1861

puffleg1869

calliope hummingbird1872

flame-bearer1882

shear-tail1885

plature1890

rainbow starfrontlet1966

1861 J. Gould Introd. Trochilidæ 90 I cannot pass over the beautiful Calliope without perceiving the necessity for a separate distinctive appellation.

1925 Condor 27 111 The arrival of the Calliope hummer corresponds with the blooming of the manzanitas.

2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Dec. a30/1 The calliopes were thought to be ruby-throated hummingbirds, the only hummingbird native to the Northeast.

Compounds

C1. General attributive and objective (in sense 1).

ΚΠ

1861 Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal 7 Feb. The procession opened with two small coats containing nobody in particular..striving to ‘do’ a little calliope music on their own account.

1916 Rotarian Apr. 273/1 The calliope player gets busy with a lively Irish piece.

1962 Amer. Speech 37 28 There was a December–May marriage, conducted with all the calm and sobriety of a calliope concert.

2014 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Neighbor section) 2 Discover the grand circus spectacle of daredevil acts, amusing clowns, sleek animals, calliope music and buttery popcorn.

C2.

calliope hummingbird n. U.S. a very small North American hummingbird, Stellula calliope, which migrates to Central America in winter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Trochilidae (humming-bird) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of

zumbador1758

sunbeam1769

black warrior1831

hermit-bird1837

Anna's hummingbird1839

jacobin1843

straight-tail1843

vervain hummingbird1847

wedge-bill1848

fiery topaz1854

sungem1856

wood-star1859

calliope1861

rainbow1861

sabre-wing1861

sawbill1861

swallowtail1861

sword-bill1861

thorn-bill1861

visor-bearer1861

warrior1861

wood-nymph1861

puffleg1869

calliope hummingbird1872

flame-bearer1882

shear-tail1885

plature1890

rainbow starfrontlet1966

1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 185 Calliope Hummingbird. ♂ golden-green; below white, with green and rufous on sides; gorget violet or lilac, [etc.]

1935 Condor 37 47/1 In June, on Walker River at foot of Sonora Pass, Mr. Reis watched Calliope Hummingbirds take the sap of willow trees from holes made by sapsuckers.

2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Dec. a30/1 Two calliope hummingbirds, each one-tenth of an ounce and 2,000 miles off course, are attracting hundreds of people.

Derivatives

caˈlliopist n. (also calliopeist) a person who plays the calliope, esp. professionally.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > keyboard player > [noun] > organist > players of specific types of organ

organ-beater1852

calliopist1857

theatre organist1932

1857 Janesville (Wisconsin) Morning Gaz. 27 Apr. Upon the rear part is erected a beautiful orchestra, for the occupancy of the calliopist, formed after the model of a Grecian temple, perched upon the top of which is a large gilt American eagle.

1870 Public Ledger (Memphis, Tennessee) 9 June The talented calliopist of the Silver Moon, while giving his favorite tunes..frightened a dog to death.

1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon xiii. 150 A calliopeist who must at the same time stoke his calliope.

1989 Black Music Res. Jrnl. 9 174 Leslie Swanson, a white pianist and calliopist, was hired for the 1928 season on the steamboat Washington.

2006 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 22 Jan. t16 The certification was automatically revocable if the calliopist ever played Marching Through Georgia.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	calliope
释义	calliopen. Brit. /kəˈlʌɪəpi/, /kaˈlʌɪəpi/, U.S. /kəˈlaɪəpi/, /ˈkæliˌoʊp/ Origin: From proper names. Etymons: proper names Calliopē, Καλλιόπη. Etymology: < classical Latin Calliopē or its etymon ancient Greek Καλλιόπη (lit. ‘beautiful-voiced’), the name of the ninth of the Muses, presiding over eloquence and heroic poetry.The musical instrument (see sense 1) was invented and patented in 1855 by Joshua C. Stoddard (1814–1902), American inventor. I. A musical instrument. 1. A musical instrument consisting of a set of graded whistles supplied with steam or (later) compressed air, and played using a keyboard or by means of a revolving cylinder. Cf. steam-organ n. at steam n. Compounds 7.The calliope is principally used in the United States on steamboats and steam trains and (mounted on wagons) in travelling fairs and circuses. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > keyboard instrument > types of organ > [noun] > steam organ steam-organ1795 calliope1856 steam calliope1868 1856 Boston Daily Advertiser 4 July The newly invented steam musical instrument, which has been appropriately named ‘Calliope’, will discourse a variety of popular airs. 1858 J. Cook Let. 19 Sept. in F. G. Bascom Lett. Ticonderoga Farmer (1946) 45 On board the Armenia, the steamer on which we came, is a Calliope, or an instrument resembling an organ & played in connection with the engine. 1908 E. C. Booth Cliff End v. 35 The calliope at the Crystal Palace would just about begin to realise our musical aspirations—with steam drum attachment. 1955 R. Blesh Shining Trumpets (ed. 3) v. 100 A calliope outside the circus tent. 2002 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) (Nexis) 27 Mar. (Living section) 1 The not-always-so-melodious calliopes piping up a tune from a paddlewheeler on the Mississippi. II. As the name of a bird. 2. A very small North American hummingbird, Stellula calliope, which migrates to Central America in winter; = calliope hummingbird n. at Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Trochilidae (humming-bird) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of zumbador1758 sunbeam1769 black warrior1831 hermit-bird1837 Anna's hummingbird1839 jacobin1843 straight-tail1843 vervain hummingbird1847 wedge-bill1848 fiery topaz1854 sungem1856 wood-star1859 calliope1861 rainbow1861 sabre-wing1861 sawbill1861 swallowtail1861 sword-bill1861 thorn-bill1861 visor-bearer1861 warrior1861 wood-nymph1861 puffleg1869 calliope hummingbird1872 flame-bearer1882 shear-tail1885 plature1890 rainbow starfrontlet1966 1861 J. Gould Introd. Trochilidæ 90 I cannot pass over the beautiful Calliope without perceiving the necessity for a separate distinctive appellation. 1925 Condor 27 111 The arrival of the Calliope hummer corresponds with the blooming of the manzanitas. 2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Dec. a30/1 The calliopes were thought to be ruby-throated hummingbirds, the only hummingbird native to the Northeast. Compounds C1. General attributive and objective (in sense 1). ΚΠ 1861 Memphis (Tennessee) Daily Appeal 7 Feb. The procession opened with two small coats containing nobody in particular..striving to ‘do’ a little calliope music on their own account. 1916 Rotarian Apr. 273/1 The calliope player gets busy with a lively Irish piece. 1962 Amer. Speech 37 28 There was a December–May marriage, conducted with all the calm and sobriety of a calliope concert. 2014 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 29 Sept. (Neighbor section) 2 Discover the grand circus spectacle of daredevil acts, amusing clowns, sleek animals, calliope music and buttery popcorn. C2. calliope hummingbird n. U.S. a very small North American hummingbird, Stellula calliope, which migrates to Central America in winter. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Trochilidae (humming-bird) > unspecified and miscellaneous types of zumbador1758 sunbeam1769 black warrior1831 hermit-bird1837 Anna's hummingbird1839 jacobin1843 straight-tail1843 vervain hummingbird1847 wedge-bill1848 fiery topaz1854 sungem1856 wood-star1859 calliope1861 rainbow1861 sabre-wing1861 sawbill1861 swallowtail1861 sword-bill1861 thorn-bill1861 visor-bearer1861 warrior1861 wood-nymph1861 puffleg1869 calliope hummingbird1872 flame-bearer1882 shear-tail1885 plature1890 rainbow starfrontlet1966 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 185 Calliope Hummingbird. ♂ golden-green; below white, with green and rufous on sides; gorget violet or lilac, [etc.] 1935 Condor 37 47/1 In June, on Walker River at foot of Sonora Pass, Mr. Reis watched Calliope Hummingbirds take the sap of willow trees from holes made by sapsuckers. 2001 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 16 Dec. a30/1 Two calliope hummingbirds, each one-tenth of an ounce and 2,000 miles off course, are attracting hundreds of people. Derivatives caˈlliopist n. (also calliopeist) a person who plays the calliope, esp. professionally. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > instrumentalist > keyboard player > [noun] > organist > players of specific types of organ organ-beater1852 calliopist1857 theatre organist1932 1857 Janesville (Wisconsin) Morning Gaz. 27 Apr. Upon the rear part is erected a beautiful orchestra, for the occupancy of the calliopist, formed after the model of a Grecian temple, perched upon the top of which is a large gilt American eagle. 1870 Public Ledger (Memphis, Tennessee) 9 June The talented calliopist of the Silver Moon, while giving his favorite tunes..frightened a dog to death. 1932 E. Hemingway Death in Afternoon xiii. 150 A calliopeist who must at the same time stoke his calliope. 1989 Black Music Res. Jrnl. 9 174 Leslie Swanson, a white pianist and calliopist, was hired for the 1928 season on the steamboat Washington. 2006 Sunday Mail (S. Austral.) (Nexis) 22 Jan. t16 The certification was automatically revocable if the calliopist ever played Marching Through Georgia. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1856
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