dulciana

[duhl-see-an-uh, -ah-nuh]

dul·ci·an·a

[duhl-see-an-uh, -ah-nuh]
noun
an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.

Origin:
1770–80; < Medieval Latin, equivalent to Latin dulci(s) sweet + -āna, feminine of -ānus -an
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dulciana (ˌdʌlsɪˈɑːnə)
 
n
a sweet-toned organ stop, controlling metal pipes of narrow scale
 
[C18: from Latin dulcis sweet]

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