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musical glasses

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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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Nearby words

  1. musical,
  2. musical box,
  3. musical chairs,
  4. musical chairs, play,
  5. musical comedy,
  6. musical ride,
  7. musical saw,
  8. musicale,
  9. musicality,
  10. musicalize
Compare glass harmonica.

Origin of musical glasses

First recorded in 1760–70
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British Dictionary definitions for musical glasses

musical glasses

pl n

another term for glass harmonica
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