or|ches|tri|on

or|ches|tri|on
or|ches|tri|on «awr KEHS tree uhn», noun.
a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ, for producing the effect of an orchestra.
[< German Orchestrion < Greek orch see etym. under orchestra (Cf.orchestra)]

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  • or|ches|tri|na — «AWR kuh STREE nuh», noun. a reed organ that can imitate instruments such as the flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, and French horn by varying the form of the reeds or wind channels …   Useful english dictionary

  • ches — ches·a·peake; ches·sel; ches·set; ches·sy; ches·sy·lite; ches·ter·field; ches·ter·field·i·an; ches·te·ri·an; col·ches·tri·an; du·ches·nea; lag·or·ches·tes; man·ches·ter·ism; man·ches·ter·ist; man·ches·tri·an; or·ches·tia; or·ches·tra;… …   English syllables

  • colchestrian — col·ches·tri·an …   English syllables

  • manchestrian — man·ches·tri·an …   English syllables

  • orchestrina — or·ches·tri·na …   English syllables

  • orchestrion — or·ches·tri·on …   English syllables

  • Orchestrion — ◆ Or|ches|tri|on 〈[ kɛ̣s ], österr. a. [ çɛ̣s ] n.; s, tri|en〉 jedes der zw. 1791 u. 1851 erfundenen mechan. Musikinstrumente (vom Grammofon verdrängt) ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge or|ches|tr... kann in Fremdwörtern auch or|chest|r... getrennt werden. * …   Universal-Lexikon

  • na — abhi·na·ya; ab·na·ki; abom·i·na·ble; abom·i·na·tion; abom·i·na·tor; acae·na; aca·na; ac·a·ri·na; acei·tu·na; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·le·na·tion; ach·a·ti·na; ac·i·na·ceous; acu·mi·na·tion; ada·na; ade·na; ad·na·tion; aero·na·val; aesch·na;… …   English syllables

  • Orchestrion — Or*ches tri*on, n. A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Orchestrion — Or|ches|tri|on auch: Or|chest|ri|on 〈 [ kɛ̣s ], österr. a. [ çɛ̣s ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s od. ri|en〉 eins von mehreren, zwischen 1791 u. 1851 erfundenen mechan. Musikinstrumenten …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

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