HARMONICA

harmonica, mouth organ, harp, mouth harp

(noun) a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

harmonica (plural harmonicas)

a musical wind instrument with a series of holes for the player to blow into, each hole producing a different note

a musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.

a toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.

Synonyms

• French harp

• gob iron

• Mississippi sax

• mouth harp

• mouth organ

• tin sandwich

Anagrams

• charmonia

Source: Wiktionary


Har*mon"i*ca, n. Etym: [Fem. fr. L. harmonicus harmonic. See Harmonic, n. ]

1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with the dampened finger, give forth the tones.

2. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two tapes, and struck with hammers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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