mouth organ

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mouth organ

n.1. See harmonica.2. See panpipe.

mouth organ

n (Instruments) another name for harmonica¹

har•mon•i•ca

(hɑrˈmɒn ɪ kə)

n., pl. -cas. a musical wind instrument consisting of a small rectangular case containing a set of metal reeds connected to a row of holes, over which the player places the mouth and exhales and inhales to produce the tones. Also called mouth organ. [1775–85; n. use of feminine of Latin harmonicus harmonic]

Thesaurus

Noun

mouth organ - a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired holeharmonica, mouth harp, harpfree-reed instrument - a wind instrument with a free reed

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口琴

mouth organ

→ 口琴zhCN

mouth organ

mouth organ:

see harmonicaharmonica.
1 The simplest of the musical instruments employing free reeds, known also as the mouth organ or French harp. It was probably invented in 1829 by Friedrich Buschmann of Berlin, who called his instrument the Mundäoline.
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Synonyms for mouth organ

noun a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole

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