helicon
a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used especially in military bands.
Origin of helicon
1- Compare sousaphone.
Words Nearby helicon
Other definitions for Helicon (2 of 2)
a mountain in S central Greece. 5,738 feet (1,749 meters): regarded by ancient Greeks as the abode of Apollo and the Muses.
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How to use helicon in a sentence
The poet "as those wreathes up go" sees helicon's fresh founts flowing clearer and purer.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Then, cleansing the fountain of helicon from slime and rushes, he restored to the waters their first chastity and sweetness.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonParnassus and helicon were hills consecrated to the Muses, and the supposed place of their abode.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenParnassus was forked on the top; and from helicon ran a stream, the spring of which was called the Muses' well.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals | John DrydenThe present Edition is improved by a copy in England's helicon, edit.
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry, Volume III (of 3) | Thomas Percy
British Dictionary definitions for helicon (1 of 2)
/ (ˈhɛlɪkən) /
a bass tuba made to coil over the shoulder of a band musician
Origin of helicon
1British Dictionary definitions for Helicon (2 of 2)
/ (ˈhɛlɪkən) /
a mountain in Greece, in Boeotia: location of the springs of Hippocrene and Aganippe, believed by the Ancient Greeks to be the source of poetic inspiration and the home of the Muses. Height: 1749 m (5738 ft): Modern Greek name: Elikón
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