orchestrion

[awr-kes-tree-uh n]

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noun

a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.

Origin of orchestrion

1830–40; orchestr(a) + -ion, as in accordion

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Related Words for orchestrion

jukebox, orchestrina, orchestrion

Examples from the Web for orchestrion

Historical Examples of orchestrion

They were dancing in the hall when I arrived, and now they're playing the orchestrion!
The Girl on the Boat
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
Raymond finally said to me, one evening, in the shadow of the orchestrion.
On the Stairs
Henry B. Fuller
I never asked what Mr. Gluckstein thought of the orchestrion.
On the Stairs
Henry B. Fuller
This orchestrion was a superior one, with a varied programme.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky
Modeste Tchaikovsky
The "musical instrument of his invention" was called an orchestrion.
An Introduction to the Study of Browning
Arthur Symons