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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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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