3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [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}, or {Music}, {box}, a box or case containing
apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes
automatically.
{Musical fish} (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Musical \Mu"sic*al\, n.
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.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
musical
adj 1: characterized by or capable of producing music; "a musical
evening"; "musical instruments"
2: talented in or devoted to music; "comes from a very musical
family" [ant: {unmusical}]
3: characteristic of or resembling or accompanied by music; "a
musical speaking voice"; "a musical comedy" [ant: {unmusical}]
4: containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing
melody; "the melodious song of a meadowlark" [syn: {melodious},
{melodic}] [ant: {unmelodious}]
n : a play or film whose action and dialogue is interspersed
with singing and dancing [syn: {musical comedy}, {musical
theater}]
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