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Definition of Celeste
1. Proper noun. (given name female from=Latin) borrowed from (etyl fr) Céleste, ultimately (etyl la) ''caelestis'' "heavenly". ¹
2. Noun. (music) A celesta (a musical instrument). ¹
3. Noun. (music) An organ stop, deliberately slightly out of tune to give an undulating sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Celeste
1. celesta [n -S] - See also: celesta
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celeste
Literary usage of Celeste
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Organ Registration: A Comprehensive Treatise on the Distinctive Quality of by Everett Ellsworth Truette (1919)
"Voix celeste and Flute 4 ft. Vox Humana and Flute 4 ft. ... Vox Humana and Voix
celeste Vox Humana, Voix celeste, and Gedeckt Vox Humana, Voix celeste, ..."
2. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1830)
"... celeste, by the MARQUIS DE LAPLACE, Peer of France, fyc. fyc. ... celeste.
Par M. LE MARQUIS DE LAPLACE. Livs. XIII, XIV, XV, XVI. ..."
3. The Romance of the American Theatre by Mary Caroline Crawford (1913)
"In her prime, celeste was a very beautiful creature, with a handsome face, ...
If celeste looked to be only a child, when she came to us first, ..."
4. Mécanique Céleste (1839)
"THE following Memoir has been printed as part of the Fourth Volume of Dr.
Bowditch's Translation of the Mecanique celeste. A short notice, containing the ..."
5. The Spraying of Plants: A Succinct Account of the History, Principles and by Ernest Gustavus Lodeman (1897)
"... after which the solution can be diluted to 50 gallons; the precipitated
carbonate of copper; the Bordeaux mixture; modified eau celeste; and mixture No. ..."
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