Tibia Clausa

noun

plural Tibia Clausas

: tibia sense 2b

Theater organs have a warm, lush sound dominated by a bright flute stop called the Tibia Clausa.

—Ray B. Browne and Pat Browne, The Guide to United States Popular Culture, 2001

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