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Orgue

Orgue

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
organum
organ, Gr. [GREEK]. See
Organ
.]
(Mil.)
(a)
Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
(b)
A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.

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orgue

orgue

English

Noun

orgue (plural orgues)

  1. (military) Any of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
  2. (military) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.


Catalan

Noun

orgue m (plural orgues)

  1. (music) organ
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French

Etymology

From Classical Latin organum, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔʁɡ/

Noun

orgue m (plural orgues)

  1. (music) organ

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French orgue.

Noun

orgue m (plural orgues)

  1. (Jersey, music) organ

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