orchestrion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of orchestrion
1830–40; orchestr(a) + -ion, as in accordion
Example Sentences
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See, for instance, the music room, where a brass-looking, water-spewing elephant trunk fuels the instruments, including an ornate orchestrion.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2023
Beecham p�re soon added the latest gadget in mechanical music, a reed orchestrion, which made Wagner sound like a merry-go-round.
From Time Magazine Archive
As the dinner progressed, Claire found that she was to be relieved of her post at the piano by the continuous rumblings of the orchestrion.
From The Blood Red Dawn by Dobie, Charles Caldwell
The orchestrion bellowed and thundered on its platform, filling the ears with its long monotonous song.
From Men, Women, and Boats by Crane, Stephen
On the right hand side of the room is a huge orchestrion or monster music-box, and by its side is a raised platform, occupied by the orchestra employed at the place.
From Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney
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