aeolian : Idioms & Phrases
aeolian harp
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noun a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
wind harp; aeolian harp.
WordNet
aeolian lyre
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noun a harp having strings tuned in unison; they sound when wind passes over them
wind harp; aeolian harp.
WordNet
Æolian attachment
- a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings. Moore.
Webster 1913
Æolian harp, Æolian lyre
- a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; usually placed at an open window. Moore.
Webster 1913
Æolian mode
(Mus.) , one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.
