music box Meaning of "music box"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) produces music by means of pins on a revolving cylinder that strike the tuned teeth of a comb-like metal plate

Usage(s):

  1. For the album's effects, she chose low-key noises that sound good when downloadedacoustic instruments, a music box, a whispered voice.
  2. Or he will attach a music box to the back of a blue collage, with the key sticking through the front.
  3. Slender teeth mounted on a revolving cylinder, like the pins on a Swiss music box, pulled cotton through a series of narrow slots.
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