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Webster 1913 Edition
Musical
Mu′sic-al
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
musical
.] Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious;
as,
musical
proportion; a musical
voice; musical
instruments; a musical
sentence; musical
persons.Musical box
, or Music box
a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up spring mechanism or by batteries.
– Musical fish
(Zool.)
, any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
– Musical glasses
, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. Cf.
Harmonica
, 1.Mu′sic-al
,Noun.
1.
Music.
[Obs.]
To fetch home May with their
musical
. Spenser.
2.
A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Musical
MU'SICAL
,Adj.
1.
Producing music or agreeable sounds; as a musical voice.2.
Melodious; harmonious; pleasing to the ear; as musical sounds or numbers.