DULCIANA

Dul `ci *an "a, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. L. dulcis sweet. ] (Mus. )

dulcian

dul ci an |ˈdəlsēən ˈdəlsiən | ▶noun an early type of bassoon made in one piece. • any of various organ stops, typically with 8-foot funnel-shaped flue pipes or 8- or 16 -foot reed pipes. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German Dulzian, or a variant of dulciana .

dulciana

dul ci an a |ˌdəlsēˈanə, -ˈänə ˌdəlsiˈænə | ▶noun an organ stop, typically with small conical open metal pipes. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via medieval Latin from Latin dulcis ‘sweet. ’

dulcian

dulcian |ˈdʌlsɪən | ▶noun 1 an early type of bassoon made in one piece. 2 any of various organ stops, typically with 8-foot funnel-shaped flue pipes or 8- or 16 -foot reed pipes. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from German Dulzian, or a variant of dulciana .

dulciana

dulciana |ˌdʌlsɪˈɑːnə | ▶noun an organ stop, typically with small conical open metal pipes. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via medieval Latin from Latin dulcis ‘sweet ’.