Aeoline

English

Etymology

From German Aeoline, from Classical Latin Aeolus (see Aeolian harp) + German -ine.[1] Piecewise doublet of aeolina.

Noun

Aeoline

  1. (music) A string stop on an organ with a very soft tone.

References

  1. ^ “aeoline, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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