harmonicon
AmericanEtymology
Origin of harmonicon
1815–25; noun use of Greek harmonikón, neuter of harmonikós harmonic
Example Sentences
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This may result in a piece played on an instrument from the musical instruments collection, such as the work Glenn Kotche, the drummer for the band Wilco, wrote for a 19th-century stone harmonicon.
From Washington Post • Oct. 15, 2015
"His latest achievement is an infernal mouth harmonicon."
From The Vehement Flame by Deland, Margaret Wade Campbell
There was a moment's silence, broken by a distant harmonicon.
From Quaint Courtships by Howells, William Dean
The guitar was placed on the lap, the curtain fell and it played; so did the fiddle—out of tune, as usual—and also a little glass harmonicon with actually a soupçon of melody.
From Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis by Davies, Charles Maurice
A wheezing strain from the harmonicon followed her into the May sunshine, then ended, abruptly;—Mrs. Price had begun!
From Quaint Courtships by Howells, William Dean
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