carillon

2 definitions found

carillon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by
        clockwork or by finger keys.
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     2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
        [1913 Webster]

carillon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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, carillon playing]