harmonicon
AmericanEtymology
Origin of harmonicon
1815–25; noun use of Greek harmonikón, neuter of harmonikós harmonic
Example Sentences
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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
There was a moment's silence, broken by a distant harmonicon.
From Quaint Courtships by William Dean Howells
Then the chief musician came with a large wooden harmonicon hung from his neck.
From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Henri Théophile Hildibrand
I have had them on a glass harmonicon.
From Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 by Various
"Well, I merely heard you above the steam harmonicon at the switchback," said Miss Dale.
From An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; an Idyl of Saratoga by William Dean Howells
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