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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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Word History and Origins
Origin of musical glasses1
First recorded in 1760–70
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Example Sentences
Their conversation was altogether made up of Shakspeare, taste, high life and the musical glasses.
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I was not half fine enough for you, could not talk of Shakespeare and the musical glasses.
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She is a charming hostess; we talk of Shakespeare and the musical glasses.
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Garland represented Field as discussing social and economic problems—why not the "musical glasses," deponent saith not.
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For a few minutes the conversation was frivolous, quite the Shakespeare and musical glasses kind of speech.
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