Musical box

musical box
    n 1: produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder
         that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate
         [syn: {music box}, {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 sentence; musical persons.
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   {Musical box}, or {Music box}, a box or case containing
      apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes
      automatically. The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up
      spring mechanism or by batteries.

   {Musical fish} (Zool.), 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.
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