æolic, a.
(iːˈɒlɪk)
[ad. L. æolic-us a. Gr. αἰολικός.]
= æolian 1. æolic Digamma: the sixth letter of the early Greek Alphabet preserved in the æolic dialect. æolic mode; see æolian 1.
| 1674 Playford Skill of Mus. i. 59 The æolick Mood, was that which was of a more Airy and soft pleasing sound. 1807 Robinson Archæol. Græca v. xxiii. 534 The Phrygian mode was religious..the æolic, simple. |