01 n. The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.
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The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses.(Class. Myth.)
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A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers.
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A beautiful species of humming bird (Stellula Calliope) of California and adjacent regions.(Zool.)