musical box
Origin of musical box
1First recorded in 1820–30
Words Nearby musical box
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How to use musical box in a sentence
The Maharajah offered me the choice of three gifts—a young lady, an elephant, and this musical box.
A Drake by George! | John TrevenaAnne-Marie was a musical-box, ten years old, with yellow hair, whom he had wanted to get hold of for the last six months.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresThey beat time to the airs played by a musical box, and came from any part of the table requested by the members.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionHe had a musical box, which he was very fond of, and he had a man to keep it going at all hours of the day and night.
Wanderings Among South Sea Savages And in Borneo and the Philippines | H. Wilfrid WalkerBut he undid the silver paper cautiously, opened a red-leather case, and displayed a musical box.
Bella Donna | Robert Hichens
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