| music box n. A music-making device consisting of a housing or box enclosing a sounding mechanism, especially one in which a row of tuned steel teeth are plucked by pins set in a revolving cylinder to produce a melody. |
music box, musical box
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(Music / Instruments) a mechanical instrument that plays tunes by means of pins on a revolving cylinder striking the tuned teeth of a comblike metal plate, contained in a box
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| Noun | 1. |  music box - produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal platemusical instrument, instrument - any of various devices or contrivances that can be used to produce musical tones or sounds |
Translations
music box musical box n → carillon m inv
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