Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Harmonica"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Harmonica \Har*mon"i*ca\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
harmonica
n : 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: {mouth organ}, {harp}, {mouth
harp}]
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