xylophonen.

Brit.

/ˈzʌɪləfəʊn/, U.S.

/ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/

Forms: Also zylo- (see X n.).

Etymology: < Greek ξύλον (see xylo- comb. form) + ϕωνή voice, sound.

A musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of flat wooden bars, played by striking with a small hammer or by rubbing with rosined gloves.

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xylophone1866

woodpile1867

1866 Athenæum 7 Apr. 470/3 A prodigy..who does wonderful things with little drumsticks on a machine of wooden keys, called the ‘xylophone’, almost five octaves in compass.

1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles 322 A native zylophone made of eighteen sonorous strips of hard wood fastened side by side by strings and suspended over a boat-shaped sounding board.

1892 R. L. Garner Speech Monkeys xiii. 135 Drawing a mallet rapidly across the keyboard of a xylophone.

Derivatives

xylophonic adj. /-ˈfɒnɪk/ of, pertaining to, or resembling a xylophone.

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xylophonic1899

1899 M. H. Kingsley W. Afr. Stud. iii. 65 Many African instruments are..sweet..notably the xylophonic family.

1902 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 10/2 Two swarthy bare-armed blacksmiths who extract zylophonic music from a couple of cart-wheels.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	xylophone
释义	xylophonen. Brit. /ˈzʌɪləfəʊn/, U.S. /ˈzaɪləˌfoʊn/ Forms: Also zylo- (see X n.). Etymology: < Greek ξύλον (see xylo- comb. form) + ϕωνή voice, sound. A musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of flat wooden bars, played by striking with a small hammer or by rubbing with rosined gloves. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [noun] > xylophone xylophone1866 woodpile1867 1866 Athenæum 7 Apr. 470/3 A prodigy..who does wonderful things with little drumsticks on a machine of wooden keys, called the ‘xylophone’, almost five octaves in compass. 1890 H. S. Hallett 1000 Miles 322 A native zylophone made of eighteen sonorous strips of hard wood fastened side by side by strings and suspended over a boat-shaped sounding board. 1892 R. L. Garner Speech Monkeys xiii. 135 Drawing a mallet rapidly across the keyboard of a xylophone. Derivatives xylophonic adj. /-ˈfɒnɪk/ of, pertaining to, or resembling a xylophone. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > percussion instrument > [adjective] > xylophone xylophonic1899 1899 M. H. Kingsley W. Afr. Stud. iii. 65 Many African instruments are..sweet..notably the xylophonic family. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 28 Aug. 10/2 Two swarthy bare-armed blacksmiths who extract zylophonic music from a couple of cart-wheels. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1866
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