harmonicon
AmericanEtymology
Origin of harmonicon
1815–25; noun use of Greek harmonikón, neuter of harmonikós harmonic
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This may result in a piece played on an instrument from the musical instruments collection, such as the work Glenn Kotche, the drummer for the band Wilco, wrote for a 19th-century stone harmonicon.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2015
The ranat, or harmonicon, is a wooden instrument, with keys made of wood from the bashoo-nut tree.
From The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok by Leonowens, Anna Harriette
In return for the money, he sends a child’s harmonicon, the retail price of which is fifty cents.
From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
The music consisted of a harmonicon and a notched gourd, which was scraped with an iron rod to mark the time.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward
"His latest achievement is an infernal mouth harmonicon."
From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
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