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carillon
[ kar-uh-lon, -luhnor, especially British, kuh-ril-yuhn ]
noun
- a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
- a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.
carillon
/ kəˈrɪljən /
noun
- a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
- a tune played on such bells
- an organ stop giving the effect of a bell
- a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspiel
verb
- intr to play a carillon
Word History and Origins
Origin of carillon1
Word History and Origins
Origin of carillon1
Example Sentences
This is Bruges sleeping peacefully in old age, lulled to rest by the sound of its own carillon.
The carillon rung from the Belfry, guns were fired, and a ceremony in honour of the event took place in the Htel de Ville.
There we took coach, as the locks at Carillon are not yet large enough for full-sized steamers to pass.
Where of old, confused and lonely, le carillon noir of pain sounded, now all the strings of the heart vibrate and sing.
They had letters of introduction to a gentleman near Carillon on the Ottawa, and others to a family at Toronto.
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