celestina

noun

cel·es·ti·na | \ ˌseləˈstēnə, ˌche-\

plural celestinas

Definition of celestina

1 : a keyboard instrument of the late 18th century that produced sustained tones by means of a moving band of silk that touched a string when the string's key was pressed

2 Celestina plural Celestinas : any of various organ flue stops of 4′ pitch

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The first known use of celestina was in 1787

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