Musical /(?)/
Mu·sic·al
Musical
a.
- 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.
Phrases & Compounds
- Musical 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
- 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.
Musical
n.
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Music. [Obs.]
To fetch home May with their musical.
- A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]
- A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a musical drama or musical play; as, Oklahoma! was a breakthrough in the form and popularity of the musical.