harmonicon
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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
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
In the breath of the wind these slips, with all their notes varied like those of a harmonicon, gave forth a most melancholy murmuring.
From Robur the Conqueror by Jules Verne
Cyrus, I worry so, because I'm sure that woman thinks she can catch your father again.—Oh, just listen to that harmonicon downstairs!
From Quaint Courtships by William Dean Howells
The orchestra, taken as a whole, was rather noisy; but it comprised one instrument, the "bamboo harmonicon," which deserves to be known out of Burmah because of its sweetness and range of tone.
From Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places by Archibald Forbes
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