gemshorn

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The swell organ has bourdon, open diapason, salicional, æoline, stopped diapason, gemshorn, flute harmonique, flageolet, cornet -- 3 ranks,

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  1. In organ-building, a stop having tapering metal pipes which yield tones of a pleasant horn-like quality, intermediate between those of the open and those of the stopped diapason.

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  • The swell organ has bourdon, open diapason, salicional, æoline, stopped diapason, gemshorn, flute harmonique, flageolet, cornet -- 3 ranks, —  Pulpit and Press
 

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  1. German, from gems, chamois (see gemsbok), + horn = English horn.
 

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