'Carillon' definitions:
Definition of 'carillon'
(from WordNet)
noun
Set of bells hung in a bell tower
noun
Playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower [syn: bell ringing, carillon, carillon playing]
Definition of 'Carillon'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells. [1913 Webster]