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Webster 1913 Edition
AEolian
Æ-o′li-an
,Adj.
[L.
Aeolius
, Gr. [GREEK].] 1.
Of or pertaining to Æolia or Æolis, in Asia Minor, colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; æolic;
as, the
. Æolian
dialect2.
Pertaining to Æolus, the mythic god of the winds; aërial.
Viewless forms the
æolian
organ play. Campbell.
Æolian attachment
, a contrivance often attached to a pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the strings.
Moore.
– Æolian harp
, Æolian lyre
a musical instrument consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings, on which the wind acts to produce the notes; – usually placed at an open window.
Moore.
– Æolian mode
(Mus.)
, one of the ancient Greek and early ecclesiastical modes.