- glock·en·spiel
- /ˈglɑːkənˌʃpiːl/ noun, pl -spiels [count]: a musical instrument that has a line of flat metal bars of different sizes that are hit with two special sticks
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glock|en|spiel — «GLOK uhn SPEEL, SHPEEL», noun. 1. a musical percussion instrument made up of a series of small, tuned bells, bars, or tubes mounted in a frame and played by striking with two little hammers. 2. a similar instrument, with a keyboard instead of… … Useful english dictionary
glock — glock·en·spiel; … English syllables
spiel — bon·spiel; glock·en·spiel; krieg·spiel; lang·spiel; sing·spiel; spiel·er; vor·spiel; zwisch·en·spiel; spiel; … English syllables
glockenspiel — glock·en·spiel … English syllables
glockenspiel — glock|en|spiel [ˈglɔkənspi:l US ˈgla: ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : German; Origin: glocke bell + spiel play ] a musical instrument consisting of many flat metal bars of different lengths, that you play with special hammers →↑xylophone … Dictionary of contemporary English
glockenspiel — glock•en•spiel [[t]ˈglɒk ənˌspil, ˌʃpil[/t]] n. mad a musical instrument composed of a set of graduated steel bars mounted in a frame and struck with hammers, used esp. in bands • Etymology: 1815–25; < G, =Glocken bells +Spiel play … From formal English to slang
glockenspiel — glock|en|spiel [ glakən,spil, glakən,ʃpil ] noun count a musical instrument that consists of metal bars on a wooden frame. You play the glockenspiel by hitting the bars with a small hammer … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Glockenspiel — Glock en*spiel , n. [G.; glocke bell + spiel play.] (Music) An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod, now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a bell like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon. [Webster 1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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