HELICON


Meaning of HELICON in English

/hel"i kon', -keuhn/ , n.

a coiled tuba carried over the shoulder and used esp. in military bands. Cf. sousaphone .

[ 1520-30; prob. special use of HELICON, by assoc. with HELICO- ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .