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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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