(n) a child's game in which players march to music around a group of chairs that contains one chair less than the number of players; when the music abruptly stops the players scramble to sit and the player who does not find a chair is eliminated; then a chair is removed and the march resumes until only the winner is seated, Syn.going to Jerusalem
(n) a rearrangement that has no practical effect or significance, Example: the company is looking for stability after years of musical chairs with directors; shareholders don't want the company playing musical chairs with their investment
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Musical box, or Music box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up spring mechanism or by batteries. -- Musical fish (Zool.), 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
To fetch home May with their musical. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. [ Colloq. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
3. A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a musical drama or musical play; as, Oklahoma! was a breakthrough in the form and popularity of the musical. [ PJC ]
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