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A small, flat, wind instrument of music, in which the notes are produced by the vibration of free metallic reeds.

The doctrine or science of musical sounds.

ving parts proportioned to each other; symmetrical. God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and beautiful without us. Locke.

An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which the sound, which resembled the oboe, was produced by the vibration of thin metallic plates, acted upon by blowing through a tube.

One who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists.

a portion of this sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus established, Harmony.

A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or two keyboards, and has pedals and stops.

The act of harmonizing.

ation, or effect on the mind; to agree in sense or purport; as, the parts of a mechanism harmonize.

One who harmonizes.

An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds. It is often a monochord furnished with movable bridges.

en the different parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of effect; as, the harmony of the universe.

A governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the cities subjugated by them.

A hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta, occurring usually in white cruciform crystals; cross-stone.

Wearing heavy or complete armor; carrying heavy arms.

A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business firm on taking possession of a new house or premises. Johnson.

Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.

Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant. Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh. Cowper.

Without harmony.

The quality of being inharmonious; want of harmony; discord. The inharmoniousness of a verse. A. Tucker.