ORGUES

Noun

orgues

plural of orgue

Anagrams

• -gerous, Rogues, grouse, rogues, rouges, rugose

Source: Wiktionary


ORGUE

Orgue, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. organum organ, Gr. 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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