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

celery blight
celery cabbage
celery pine
celery root
celery salt
celery seed
celery seeds
celery stick
celery top pine
celerylike
celesta
celestas
celeste
celestes
celestial
celestial bodies
celestial body
celestial equator
celestial equators
celestial globe
celestial guidance
celestial hierarchy
celestial horizon
celestial latitude
celestial longitude
celestial mechanics
celestial navigation

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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