1.
[syn: harmonica, mouth organ, harp, mouth harp]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Harmonica \Har*mon"i*ca\ (-[i^]*k[.a]), n. [Fem. fr. L.
harmonicus harmonic. See Harmonic, n. ]
1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of
hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with
the dampened finger, give forth the tones; it is now
called the glass harmonica, to distinguish it from the
common harmonica, formerly called the harmonicon.
[1913 Webster]
2. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two
tapes, and struck with hammers.
[1913 Webster]
3. A small wind musical instrument shaped like a flat bar
with holes along the thin edges, held in the hand and
producing notes from multiple vibrating reeds arranged
inside along its length; it was formerly called the
harmonicon. See harmonicon.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Harmonicon \Har*mon"i*con\ (-[i^]*k[o^]n), n.
A small, flat, wind instrument of music, in which the notes
are produced by the vibration of free metallic reeds; it is
now called the harmonica.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
harmonica
n 1: 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 [syn: harmonica, mouth organ, harp,
mouth harp]