- musical box
- noun Date: 1829 chiefly British music box
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
musical box
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Musical box — Musical Mu sic*al, a. [Cf. F. musical.] Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
musical box — musical boxes N COUNT A musical box is the same as a music box. [BRIT] … English dictionary
musical box — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a small box which plays a tune when the lid is opened … English terms dictionary
Musical box — A musical box (UK usage; music box in US English) is a 19th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to strike the tuned teeth of a steel comb. They were… … Wikipedia
musical box — noun produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb like metal plate • Syn: ↑music box • Hypernyms: ↑musical instrument, ↑instrument * * * noun chiefly Britain : music box * * * … Useful english dictionary
musical box — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms musical box : singular musical box plural musical boxes a small box that plays a tune when you lift its lid … English dictionary
Musical Box Society International — The Music Box Society International is a non profit organization dedicated to the enjoyment, study and preservation of all automatic musical instruments. From its modest beginning in 1949, MBSI now numbers several thousand members with… … Wikipedia
musical box — noun (C) especially BrE a box that plays a musical tune when you open it … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
musical box — /ˈmjuzɪkəl bɒks/ (say myoohzikuhl boks) noun a box or case containing an apparatus for producing music mechanically, as by means of a comb like steel plate with tuned teeth sounded by small pegs or pins in the surface of a revolving cylinder or… …
musical box — Chiefly Brit. See music box. [1820 30] * * * … Universalium
