See Also: orgue(dictionary)

orgue (iou)



orgue noun. obsolete exc. Hist. M17.
[French = organ, instrument, warlike machine, etc.: see ORGAN noun1.]
A musical organ; something resembling an organ or organ-pipes. M17.
Fortification. Any of several thick pieces of wood hung over a gate to act as a portcullis. E18.
? See also point d'orgue s.v. POINT noun2 3.