aeolian

/iˈoʊ.li.ən/
adj 5noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

of, or relating to the wind.

2

carried, deposited or eroded by the wind.

3

Aeolian mode

noun

1

A lightweight fabric with a ribbed surface, generally made by combining silk and cotton, or silk and worsted warp and weft.

adj

1

Relating to Aeolus, the Greek god of wind.

2

Designating the Aeolian mode or scale; the name of the minor key in modal theory.

And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation: […]

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