musical box

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. music box.

Word History and Origins

Origin of musical box¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Example Sentences

The Maharajah offered me the choice of three gifts—a young lady, an elephant, and this musical box.

From Project Gutenberg

Anne-Marie was a musical-box, ten years old, with yellow hair, whom he had wanted to get hold of for the last six months.

From Project Gutenberg

They beat time to the airs played by a musical box, and came from any part of the table requested by the members.

From Project Gutenberg

He had a musical box, which he was very fond of, and he had a man to keep it going at all hours of the day and night.

From Project Gutenberg

But he undid the silver paper cautiously, opened a red-leather case, and displayed a musical box.

From Project Gutenberg