musical glasses
plural noun
a set of drinking glasses filled with varying amounts of water to produce ringing tones of different pitches when the player's finger is rubbed around the wet rims.
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Origin of musical glasses
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby musical glasses
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Example sentences from the Web for musical glasses
I am also an accomplished waltzer; I know the use of the globes, and can play the overture to Zampa on the musical-glasses.
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