A type of reed organ resembling the harmonium but in which air is sucked (not blown) through reeds.
美式簧风琴
Example sentencesExamples
There were only two people who pretended not to hear it, the gentleman who played the American organ and the lady who dreamt of going to Warsaw.
Between the ages of twelve and fifteen I regularly played the American organ and led the singing at the three churches in our village
‘American organs’ (which are also made in Europe) have greater stability of tone and pitch, thicker reeds, and sound rather more like a pipe organ, but they are less capable of expression than the harmonium.
Definition of American organ in US English:
American organ
noun
A type of reed organ resembling the harmonium but in which air is sucked (not blown) through reeds.
美式簧风琴
Example sentencesExamples
‘American organs’ (which are also made in Europe) have greater stability of tone and pitch, thicker reeds, and sound rather more like a pipe organ, but they are less capable of expression than the harmonium.
Between the ages of twelve and fifteen I regularly played the American organ and led the singing at the three churches in our village
There were only two people who pretended not to hear it, the gentleman who played the American organ and the lady who dreamt of going to Warsaw.