Hypertext Webster Gateway: "carillon"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Carillon \Car"il*lon\, n. [F. carillon a chime of bells,
originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L.
quadrilio, fr. quatuer four.]
1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by
clockwork or by finger keys.
2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
carillon
n 1: set of bells hung in a bell tower
2: playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
[syn: {bell ringing}, {carillon playing}]
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