MUSICALS
Noun
musicals
plural of musical
Source: Wiktionary
MUSICAL
Mu"sic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. musical.]
Definition: 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 sentence; musical persons. Musical, or Music,
box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to
play certain tunes automatically.
– Musical fish (Zoöl.), any fish which utters sounds under water,
as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
– Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged
that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF.
Harmonica, 1.
Mu"sic*al, n.
1. Music. [Obs.]
To fetch home May with their musical. Spenser.
2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a
musical party. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition