orage
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun (noun) In organ-building, a stop constructed so as to produce a noise in imitation of the sound of a storm.
- noun (noun) A storm; a tempest.
Examples
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One of the combinations to the Pedal organ is designated, "Effets d'orage" -- a thunder stop.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments
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Wind, tempest, and orage assailed them so strongly that they weened to have perished without remedy, the holy virgin lift up her hands to heaven requiring help of our Lord, and anon the tempest ceased.
Note
'Orage' comes from the Old French 'ore,' wind.
