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reed stop

noun

  1. a set of reed pipes in a pipe organ.


reed stop

noun

  1. an organ stop controlling a rank of reed pipes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of reed stop1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Example Sentences

Krummhorn, krum′horn, n. a medieval clarinet-like instrument: a reed-stop in the organ.

In German and Dutch organs the term cornet is sometimes applied to a pedal reed stop.

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