aeoline

noun

ae·​o·​line

ˈē-ə-ˌlīn

variants or less commonly aeolina

ˌē-ə-ˈlī-nə,

-ˈlē-

plural -s

1

a

: a very soft organ stop of mild string quality

called also aeolodicon

b

: a soft free-reed stop in a European organ

2

: a mouth harmonica

Word History

Etymology

Aeolus, god of winds + English -ine, -ina

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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