regal
A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without…A small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.
» The garden hosted a regal peacock.
Meaning
2 sensesA small, portable organ whose sound is produced by brass beating reeds without amplifying resonators. Its tone is keen and rich in harmonics. The regal was common in the 16th and 17th centuries, and has been revived for the performance of music from those times.
Regal
An organ stop of the reed family, furnished with a normal beating reed, but whose resonator is a fraction of its natural length. In the 16th and 17th centuries these stops took a multitude of forms. Today only one survives that is of universal currency, the so-called vox humana.
Examples
4 sentencesThe garden hosted a regal peacock.
At the convocation, all the faculty and deans wore their doctoral regalia and octagonal hats.
ruНа созыве все преподаватели и деканы были в докторских регалиях и восьмиугольных шляпах. — strayaper
Her Ladyship entered the parlor with a regal air.
The crowd parted as William walked through, his regal demeanor commanding respect.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English regal, from Middle French régale, possibly from Old French regol (“a gFrom Middle English regal, from Middle French régale, possibly from Old French regol (“a gutter, channel”). Doublet of rail, regula, rigol, and rule.
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