carillon
[ kar-uh-lon, -luh n or, esp. British, kuh-ril-yuh n ]
/ ˈkær əˌlɒn, -lən or, esp. British, kəˈrɪl yən /
noun
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal action, or by machinery.
a set of horizontal metal plates, struck by hammers, used in the modern orchestra.
Origin of carillon
1765–75; < French: set of bells, Old French
car(e)ignon, quarregnon < Vulgar Latin
*quadriniōn-, re-formation of Late Latin
quaterniōn-
quaternion; presumably originally a set of four bells
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British Dictionary definitions for carillon
carillon
/ (kəˈrɪljən) /
noun music
a set of bells usually hung in a tower and played either by keys and pedals or mechanically
a tune played on such bells
an organ stop giving the effect of a bell
a form of celesta or keyboard glockenspiel
verb -lons, -lonning or -lonned
(intr)
to play a carillon
Word Origin for carillon
C18: from French: set of bells, from Old French
quarregnon, ultimately from Latin
quattuor four