Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In organ-building, all the flue-stops taken together, in distinction from the reed-stops or reed-work. Also
flute-work .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Mus.) A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; -- in distinction from
reedwork .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A system of
organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through aflue orfissure and striking anedge above; distinguished fromreedwork .
Etymologies
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flue + work
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Examples
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The first phase of the organ refurbishment, also carried out by Harrison and Harrison Ltd, saw the restoration and reinstallation of the Swell, Great fluework and Pedal Principal 32ft stop, and was completed as part of a major transformation of the Royal Festival Hall, which reopened in June 2007.
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The first phase of the organ refurbishment, the restoration and reinstallation of the Swell, Great fluework and Pedal Principal 32ft stop, was completed as part of the major transformation of the Royal Festival Hall, which reopened in June 2007.
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