(of musical instrument)
121instrument — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. implement (see instrumentality); flute, oboe, etc. (see music); document, deed, paper, record, charter; means, agency. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. tool, means, apparatus, implement; see device 1 , machine …
122instrument — n. 1. Tool, implement, utensil. 2. Medium, agent, means. 3. Writing, document, charter, deed, indenture. 4. Musical instrument …
123musical saw — a handsaw played as a musical instrument with a violin bow or a hammer while the saw is bent with varying tension to change the pitch. [1925 30] * * * …
124musical bow — noun A simple musical instrument consisting of a string supported by a flexible wooden bearer …
125musical saw — noun (also saw) A musical instrument consisting of a thin sheet of metal, or sometimes a saw, usually played with a bow …
126musical glasses — plural noun a graduated series of glass bowls or tubes played as a musical instrument by rubbing with the fingers …
127musical saw — mu′sical saw′ n. mus mad a handsaw played as a musical instrument with a violin bow or a hammer while the saw is bent with varying tension to change the pitch • Etymology: 1925–30 …
128musical — musical, ale, aux [ myzikal, o ] adj. • 1380; de musique 1 ♦ Qui est propre, appartient à la musique. Son musical. Notation musicale. « Swann tenait les motifs musicaux pour de véritables idées » (Proust). ♢ Où il y a de la musique; qui concerne… …
