Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In ceramics, sky-blue.
  • noun In organ-building, same as vox angelica. See vox.
  • noun In pianoforte-making, a variety of soft pedal.

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  • proper noun A female given name borrowed from French Céleste, ultimately Latin caelestis "heavenly".

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Examples

  • Имя файла J: \DOC\_Music1\___\Celeste - Celeste (1976) \Celeste - Celeste. wav

    AvaxHome krevin 2010

  • Celeste is approaching fifteen, the age when she may be given in marriage to an older man in her isolated, rural commune.

    the Virtual Bookmark: 2009

  • Celeste is a tremendous and inspiring mind, a great speaker and has fantastic insight into the challenges we face in delivering great interfaces.

    Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day | jonobacon@home 2010

  • Celeste is approaching fifteen, the age when she may be given in marriage to an older man in her isolated, rural commune.

    February 2009 2009

  • Celestial Heavens the baby might be, but even before the ink on her birth certificate was dry, my sister was being called Celeste, as she has been from that day forward.

    Belle Cameron Dokey 2008

  • Celestial Heavens the baby might be, but even before the ink on her birth certificate was dry, my sister was being called Celeste, as she has been from that day forward.

    Belle Cameron Dokey 2008

  • Celestial Heavens the baby might be, but even before the ink on her birth certificate was dry, my sister was being called Celeste, as she has been from that day forward.

    Belle Cameron Dokey 2008

  • Celestial Heavens the baby might be, but even before the ink on her birth certificate was dry, my sister was being called Celeste, as she has been from that day forward.

    Belle Cameron Dokey 2008

  • Eric Celeste is the new editor at Spirit magazine, and the press release to prove it follows.

    Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » SPIRIT, LET’S HEAR IT 2005

  • I called Celeste and Shaddy to share the news...no one picked up.

    Archive 2007-09-01 Cameroon Kate 2007

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