Useful english dictionary. 2012.
car|il|lon — «KAR uh lon, luhn; kuh RIHL yuhn», noun, verb, lonned, lon|ning. –n. 1. a set of bells arranged for playing melodies. The bells are played upon with hammers, either by hand or by a keyboard or other mechanism. 2. a melody played on such bells. 3 … Useful english dictionary
carillon — car•il•lon [[t]ˈkær əˌlɒn, lən[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]kəˈrɪl yən[/t]] n. 1) mad a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action or by machinery 2) mad an electronic instrument imitative of the sound of the carillon •… … From formal English to slang
carillon — car|il|lon [ kə rıljən ] noun count a musical instrument consisting of a set of bells in a small tower that you play using a keyboard in the same way that you play a piano … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Carillon — Car il*lon, n. [F. carillon a chime of bells, originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L. quadrilio, fr. quatuer four.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by clockwork or by finger keys. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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carillon — /kar euh lon , leuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /keuh ril yeuhn/, n. 1. a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery. 2. a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.… … Universalium
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