orchestrion

[ awr-kes-tree-uhn ]

/ ɔrˈkɛs tri ən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR orchestrion ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra.

Origin of orchestrion

1830–40; orchestr(a) + -ion, as in accordion

Words nearby orchestrion

orchectomy, orchestra, orchestral, orchestrate, orchestrina, orchestrion, orchi-, orchialgia, orchid, orchidaceous, orchidectomy

Example sentences from the Web for orchestrion

It was a kind of combination between a gramaphone and an orchestrion.
Septimus|William J. Locke
Raymond finally said to me, one evening, in the shadow of the orchestrion.
On the Stairs|Henry B. Fuller
It would seem from his description of the orchestrion in Data zur Akustik that Vogler knew of no such device.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8|Various
Panharmonicon, pan-har-mon′i-kon, n. a mechanical musical instrument of the orchestrion class.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various

Jane Hubbard returned from the drawing-room, where she had been switching off the orchestrion.
The Girl on the Boat|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse

单词	orchestrion
释义	orchestrion [ awr-kes-tree-uhn ] / ɔrˈkɛs tri ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR orchestrion ON THESAURUS.COM noun a mechanical musical instrument, resembling a barrel organ but more elaborate, for producing the effect of an orchestra. Origin of orchestrion 1830–40; orchestr(a) + -ion, as in accordion Words nearby orchestrion orchectomy, orchestra, orchestral, orchestrate, orchestrina, orchestrion, orchi-, orchialgia, orchid, orchidaceous, orchidectomy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orchestrion It was a kind of combination between a gramaphone and an orchestrion. Septimus\|William J. Locke Raymond finally said to me, one evening, in the shadow of the orchestrion. On the Stairs\|Henry B. Fuller It would seem from his description of the orchestrion in Data zur Akustik that Vogler knew of no such device. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8\|Various Panharmonicon, pan-har-mon′i-kon, n. a mechanical musical instrument of the orchestrion class. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various Jane Hubbard returned from the drawing-room, where she had been switching off the orchestrion. The Girl on the Boat\|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse Words related to orchestrion jukebox, musical box, orchestrina
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orchestrion

noun

Origin of orchestrion

Words nearby orchestrion

Example sentences from the Web for orchestrion

Words related to orchestrion